Air pollution in India resulted in 1.67 million deaths in 2019—the largest pollution-related death toll in any country in the world—and also accounted for $36.8 billion in economic losses, according ...

A new study has found a link between in-utero exposure to fine particulate matter and low birth weight and preterm birth in ...

While India's national air pollution control programme, launched in 2017, aims to improve air quality, PM2.5 levels have continued to rise in many parts of the country.

Air pollution consisting of particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres in diameter, PM2.5, can enter the lungs and bloodstream and is a major health risk in India.

The death toll from Air India’s horrific plane crash rose to 270 Saturday, as officials revealed the pilot's chilling distress call sent just before the aircraft plunged into the ground.

The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday ...

With over 1.6 million deaths and tens of billions in lost output each year, India’s air pollution crisis is no longer just an ...

Death toll in Air India crash rises to at least 279 Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the site where the Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Jun 12, 2025. (File photo: Reuters/Amit Dave) ...

The results show that around 3.8 million deaths over the period can be linked to air pollution levels above India's own air quality guidelines of 40 micrograms per cubic metre.

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