-The Indian Express Prolonged exposure to pollution leads to acute respiratory infections and chronic bronchitis. It could also aggravate pre-existing heart and lung DISEase. New Delhi: The worsening levels of air quality in Delhi is bound to bring its own share of problems, putting residents at the risk of developing heart-related issues and cancer. A week after Diwali night, the air quality has been deteriorating each passing day with a thick blanket...
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Right to clean air -Anurag Agrawal
-The Hindu As I write this column, my gaze is on the post-Deepavali haze that has enveloped Delhi. As a third-generation asthmatic, with a fourth-generation asthmatic daughter, it is set me wondering whether returning to Delhi, the city of my birth, from the United States a decade ago was a mistake. This haze is smog (smoke + fog), a hazardous mix of noxious gases and very high levels of suspended respirable...
More »Data shows success of TB treatment in India is lower than government figures -Shreya Shah
-IndiaSpend Only 73% of one kind of TB cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, than the government-reported 84% success rate Only 73% of one kind of tuberculosis (TB) cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, much lower than the government-reported 84% success rate, according to a new study published in the United States and United Kingdom-based health journal Plos Medicine. Untreated or partially-treated TB patients may infect others, at least partially nullifying...
More »Dropout pill: Aadhaar tabs on all students -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre plans to track every student enrolled in every private or government school in the country by their Aadhaar numbers to keep tabs on dropout rates. Those among the 26 crore students who do not have Aadhaar cards will be given a unique 18-digit number by which they will be tracked till they get their Aadhaar numbers. The idea behind the ID-based tracking system is to log the...
More »Air pollution behind 10% under-5 years deaths: Unicef report
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A report by the United Nations Children's agency, Unicef, released on Monday has confirmed the worst fears of people living in polluted areas — that bad air is contributing to death of many children even before they celebrate their fifth birthday. Outdoor and indoor pollution, the agency noted, are directly linked to respiratory DISEases that account for almost one in 10 under-five deaths, making air pollution...
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