but as air pollution increases, pav may soon be toast. NPR's Omkar Khandekar tells us more. (SOUNDBITE OF MACHINE WHIRRING) OMKAR KHANDEKAR, BYLINE: Every morning, while Mumbai sleeps, the Yazdani ...

Doctors warn that asbestos, a cancer-causing material banned globally, is still used in Indian homes. Invisible fibres in old ...

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This report exposes the myth that air quality is a seasonal problem. Sources of air pollution continue to contribute the same amount of pollutants, weather patterns only make it look better” ...

It's a smoky day in Calgary, and the air quality in the city is bad that spots like Beijing and Mumbai look like they have ...

The crash of an Air India flight shows how the country’s ambitions of rapid growth are often superimposed on urban infrastructures already pushed to the limit.

Over 55% of days from Feb to Apr saw PM10 exceed safe levels in Mumbai, raising major health and policy concerns.

Community kitchen workers face high PM levels, risking respiratory issues, reveals joint Mangalore University, IIT & UoM ...