Reading Time: 4 minutesIndia is battling a slow, invisible emergency: air pollution that now blankets nearly 60% of its districts year-round. Delhi’s winter smog is only the tip of the iceberg. Can India learn from global clean-air success stories and reclaim the right to breathe? Every winter, Delhi-NCR wakes up to the same unsettling sight: sun hiding behind…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to NGT has stated that there are high levels of Faecal Coliform Bacteria at Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen you hear the term ‘air pollution’, you probably picture smoke from factories, car emissions, or dust from construction sites. These are the types of pollution we typically associate with the outdoors. But have you ever considered the air pollution inside your home? Could the air in your living space be subtly affecting your brain?…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new study reveals that lead levels in turmeric sold in India, Nepal, and Pakistan exceed regulatory limits by several times. The study, published in Science of The Total Environment, found that turmeric samples from Patna in India and Karachi and Peshawar in Pakistan had lead levels surpassing 1,000 microgram/gram (μg/g). Turmeric from Guwahati and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe World Health Organization has activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time in response to a recent mpox outbreak.
