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April 4, 2023

LIQUID3: How Microalgae Could be the Key to Fighting Urban Air Pollution

A well-known method to lower atmospheric CO2 levels is to plant trees.Heavily populated cities, however, leave little room for planting greenery.A liquid tree, nicknamed LIQUID3, is the solution. LIQUID3 is an innovative

Health·News·Pollution

IIT Bombay Develops Revolutionary Air Pollution Solution with PAVITRA Model – London, Mumbai, Shanghai & Delhi Struggle With Air Pollution

An innovative solution to aid in the fight against air pollution, dubbed Pavitra, has been created by the IIT, Bombay. Pavitra is a cutting-edge model and a sophisticated as well as efficient tool for managing and addressing air pollution in

January 25, 2023

Mumbai’s Air Pollution: A Ticking Time Bomb for Public Health

India·Opinion·Pollution

A healthy person has no problem with his/her lungs. But being exposed to air pollution over a long period of time can cause lung

New Discovery: Strong Electric Field Creates Hydroxide, Key Molecule in Clearing Air Pollution

Climate·Pollution·Science

A mechanism that creates hydroxide through a strong electric field at the surface between airborne water droplets & surrounding air has been discovered and

A new study led by MIT scientists reveals that burning ammonia in ship engines could still contribute to ozone pollution while causing serious impacts on air quality.

Energy·Mobility·Sustainability·Technology

MIT Study Reveals Ammonia as Maritime Fuel Could Cause Over Half a Million Premature Deaths Annually

A recent study from MIT found that proposing ammonia as an alternative for maritime fuel could further degrade the air quality and can have serious impacts on public health. The study revealed

Sunita Somvanshi

September 12, 2024

Health

Study Reveals Air Pollution May Increase Lupus Risk by Up to 27%: Discoveries from 459,815 Participants

An elevated risk of incident systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is linked to exposure to air pollutants, according to a study published online in Arthritis & Rheumatology on July 10. Using data from

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

July 20, 2024

Air China B-2471 takeoff SFO runway 28R , Photo credits - dsleeter_2000 ,CC BY-NC 2.0

Europe·Pollution

52 Million Europeans Exposed to Risks from Ultrafine Particles Emitted by Nearby Airports

An report prepared by the European ecologist federation Transport & Environment (T&E) warns that ultrafine particles (UFP), emitted by air traffic, could affect up to eight million people living near major airports

Rahul Somvanshi

June 29, 2024

Buildings in Ulaanbaatar obscured by smog. Ulaanbaatar is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Phtoto Source - Asian Development Bank , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Artificial Intelligence·Pollution·Science

Imperial College’s New AI Model Predicts Air Pollution Levels with Unprecedented Accuracy

Air pollution is a public health challenge that threatens people and the environment, making timely and precise air quality measurements and predictions more crucial than ever. A team of researchers at the

Rahul Somvanshi

June 28, 2024

The Imperial Towers, Tardeo , Mumbai Photo Credit: Satish Krishnamurthy {CC BY-SA 2.0}

India·Pollution

Mumbai’s Air Pollution Complaints Surge 305% in Five Years Amid Deteriorating Air Quality

According to a report released by the Praja Foundation on Tuesday, complaints related to air pollution in Mumbai city have increased by 305 percent over the past five years. The report indicates

Govind Tekale

June 13, 2024

Freemont Factory in California, Photo Credit: Tesla

Activism·USA

Tesla Faces Lawsuit for Over 100 Clean Air Act Violations: Is the Fremont Factory Polluting Your Air?

A nonprofit environmental group, Environmental Democracy Project, has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, alleging that the automaker, under CEO Elon Musk, violated the federal Clean Air Act hundreds of times by emitting

Rahul Somvanshi

May 26, 2024

Pollution·Science

22% Spike in Diabetes Risk with 10% Air Pollution Rise, 1 in 5 Global Cases Linked

Air pollution is a major factor for type 2 diabetes. This is confirmed by a study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. It followed 12,064 adults residing in Delhi and

Rahul Somvanshi

May 26, 2024

India·Pollution

Mumbai’s Alarming Air Pollution Visible from Sea: MMR AQI Crisis Extends Beyond 10KM Offshore

Concerns about the quality of the air in Mumbai and MMR have grown, as seen by a snapshot taken on January 14, 2024, by Shaunak Modi, which remarkably depicts the level of

Rahul Somvanshi

January 18, 2024

India·Pollution

Kolkata Confronts Air Pollution Crisis: A Close Look at the Urban Air Quality Dilemma

Kolkata, the seventh-largest city in India, is currently dealing with an acute problem of air pollution. India’s Central Pollution Control Board has consistently rated the city’s air quality as “poor” to “dangerous.”

Yangchula Bhutia

December 25, 2023

High-Rise Buildings in Mumbai, Photo Source Pexels

India·News·Pollution

4 in 10 Residents in Delhi, Mumbai Seek Medical Attention as the Air Pollution Crisis Worsens

4 in 10 Residents in Delhi and Mumbai seek medical attention for health issues related to air pollution every few years,” the survey added. Pristyn Care, a healthcare provider, conducted a survey

Karmactive Staff

December 10, 2023

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