Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average of 20 months and will have the greatest impact in south Asia, according to a study published Wednesday. The State of Global Air report, published by the US-based Health Effects Institute and the University of British Columbia, says air pollution is […]
Air Pollution
Taxing, not banning, companies can make them adopt eco-friendly practices
Cement factories, in Katas Raj case, and steel mills in Islamabad are under heightened scrutiny and the proceedings of these cases have unleashed some important findings. The first one is that violating environmental laws pays off even when a company anticipates all the legal consequences of its behavior as these companies made profits worth billions […]
Infographic: Health recommendations for Pakistan’s polluted air
Pakistan’s air quality is unhealthy, and sometimes hazardous, which means the public is at high risk of adverse health effects including aggravated cardiovascular and respiratory illness. The following infographic illustrates health recommendations to prevent associated health risks.
Air pollution in Lahore: a major crisis at hand
Lahore is the second largest city, growing at the rate of 4% annually and the most polluted city of Pakistan. Following the pattern of last year, Lahore has been engulfed by the toxic and disturbing smog which has proven to be hazardous not only to the lungs but also to the naked eye. Despite the […]
Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease. Diabetes has primarily been associated with lifestyle factors like diet and a sedentary lifestyle, but research by the Washington University School of Medicine in St […]
Delhi reels as summer haze catches Indian capital off guard
Air pollution soared in New Delhi on Thursday to hazardous levels rarely seen outside winter as sand blown from deserts enveloped the Indian capital in a once-in-a-decade phenomenon. Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do “but pray […]
Indian city Kanpur has world’s worst air pollution: WHO
Soot turned the white handkerchief around Abhash Kumar Sharma’s face to black as the police officer tried to direct gridlocked traffic in the Indian city with the world’s dirtiest air. It was all he had to ward off the pollution blamed for filling Kanpur’s hospital beds with growing numbers of chronic lung and cancer cases. […]
Air pollution causing over 20,000 premature deaths in Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: According to a World Bank report, more than 20 thousand premature deaths per annum occur due to Air Pollution in Pakistan. The report titled as ‘Cleaning Pakistan’s Air: Policy Options to Address the Cost of Outdoor Air Pollution’ states that Pakistan is the only South Asian country where urbanisation is on the rise, while […]