Rizwana orders nationwide anti-air pollution drive

Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has directed all relevant agencies to jointly launch coordinated operations to tackle air pollution across Bangladesh. Speaking at an emergency coordination meeting held on Sunday at the Water Development...

CCC Mayor calls for protection from plastic pollution

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain said that Patenga sea beach is a priceless asset of Chattogram. Despite repeated warnings, the City Corporation will take legal action against those who are illegally occupying the beach...

Sanwo-Olu calls for collective action to end plastic pollution in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on residents to take collective responsibility for ending plastic pollution, declaring that Lagos must be defined not by pollution but by innovation, responsibility, and decisive action toward a...

AAP, BJP spar over pollution in Yamuna in Delhi

Delhi pollution to increase rheumatoid arthritis risk? Manipal Hospital orthopaedic surgeon reveals 7 warning signs

Pollution levels continue to surge after Diwali in Delhi and NCR. The most immediate consequences include respiratory issues. But did you know prolonged exposure to pollutants can trigger autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis?...

Lagos residents lament air pollution, seek stricter law enforcement

As Lagos continues to battle environmental challenges associated with its rapid urbanisation, residents across the state have raised concerns over its worsening air quality, largely attributed to indiscriminate waste burning, vehicular emissions,...

Study Shows Plug-In Hybrids May Produce Similar Amounts Of Pollution As Gas Vehicles

A recent study shows that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, also known as PHEVs, produce nearly as much pollution as the gasoline-powered vehicles they are ultimately intended to replace. This study was performed by Transport & Environment (T&E),...

Delhi Air Pollution: How many air purifiers should I have in my home?

Delhi Air Pollution: This isn’t a sales pitch for air purifiers. I’m not here to convince you that buying more machines will magically fix Delhi’s air. The truth is, the best health advice anyone can give right now is to leave the city altogether...

Green activists need to think beyond carbon emissions

What do you think about wetlands? Once, that was a question mostly just found in geography exams – or documentaries with the beloved biologist David Attenborough. No longer. This week, a public-private British group called FloodAction Coalition...

Pulmonologist suggests 8 essentials to keep your lungs healthy during winter and pollution season

The November air already feels heavy with smog and pollution. This change in season after the festive period can pose a real challenge for your lungs. The combination of dropping temperatures and rising pollution levels, including smog, smoke, and...

‘Marathon in 400 AQI': Delhi holds fitness events despite pollution chokehold

As Delhi chokes under a dense blanket of smog, a viral social media post on Sunday questioned Delhi's priorities, as marathon and cycling events were held even as the city's air quality reached a dangerous level beyond 400 on the Air Quality Index...

Johor Bahru residents bathe in rain and mosques as river pollution cuts water to nearly 2 million

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 2 — The water supply disruption following the pollution incident in Sungai Johor has forced some residents in several housing areas around this district to bathe at mosques and collect rainwater for daily use. Residents in areas...

Company linked to Sg Johor pollution faces possible prosecution, says DOE

JOHOR BARU: The company linked to the Sungai Johor pollution may face prosecution if the Environment Department (DOE) finds violations under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Act 127). In a statement Sunday (Nov 2), the DOE said following a...

Sg Johor pollution: Some JB residents forced to bathe at mosques

JOHOR BARU: The water supply disruption following the pollution incident in Sungai Johor has forced some residents in several housing areas around the district to bathe at mosques and collect rainwater for daily use. Residents in areas such as...

Air Pollution Increases the Risk and Accelerates the Onset of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

New research shows that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and other air pollutants can increase the risk and accelerate the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Tiny particles can cross the blood-brain barrier, causing...

Pollution Crisis: Why a Leading Lung Specialist Urges People to Move Out of Delhi-NCR?

Top Pulmonologist Warns Delhi-NCR Residents to Move Out Amid Pollution Crisis Even as Delhi-NCR continues to reel under the “very poor” category air, there has been a dramatic surge in the city’s serious health crises, according to a senior...

A costly COP

Scientists have warned that “global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected”, with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off as the first ‘tipping point’ in climate-driven ecosystem collapse. The ‘Global...

Company Linked To Sungai Johor Pollution Faces Possible Prosecution - DOE

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- The company linked to the Sungai Johor pollution may face prosecution if the Department of Environment (DOE) finds violations under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Act 127). In a statement today, the DOE said...

Global Warming May Surpass 1.5°C Soon, Warns UN Chief

(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: With just a month to go before the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that overshooting the 1.5°C target set under the Paris Agreement is now inevitable, though...

Lagos must be defined by innovation, not plastic pollution – Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the weekend called on all residents to make a shared declaration that Lagos will not be defined by pollution, but by action, innovation, and responsibility in order to achieve a zero-plastic waste...