Pollution deaths

DNA: 'Virus' of Pollution is more dangerous than COVID-19

Recently there was a report of the World Health Organization in which it claimed 47 lakh people died due to Covid in India. After this, India raised a strong objection to this report of WHO. The big question is that everyone expressed their concern on the figures of deaths due to coronavirus, but there is silence everywhere on the latest report on the deaths due to pollution.

May 19, 2022, 00:44 AM IST

Environmental pollutants claim lives of 1.7 million children each year: WHO

A polluted environment is a deadly one - particularly for young children, says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General.

Mar 06, 2017, 09:07 AM IST

50,000 die each year due to air pollution in Britain

Cars, buses and freight trucks are the principal cause of air pollution in over 95 per cent of legally-designated air quality management areas in Britain, Xinhua news agency cited the study as saying.

Aug 31, 2016, 08:50 AM IST

Indoor air pollution causing more deaths than outdoor: Experts

Approximately 40 per cent of all the diseases burden can be attributed to household air pollution, according to a WHO official.

Nov 19, 2015, 00:32 AM IST