Singapore: A new study has found that between 1980 and 2020, 135 million deaths have occurred globally due to air pollution caused by human activities. According to researchers at the Singapore-based Ninyang Technological University (NTU), weather patterns such as El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole have increased the amount of these pollutants in the…
In a message marking Wednesday’s World Environment Day, António Guterres emphasized that countries “must deliver” on all their commitments to restore degraded ecosystems and land, and on Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, the global agreement to protect biodiversity. “They must use their new national climate action plans to set out how they will halt and reverse deforestation…
Jerusalem: A new study has revealed that increasing air pollution is the major cause of low birth weight in newborns. A study conducted by epidemiologists at the Hebrew University found a significant link between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and low birth weight. The study also emphasized the need for more effective air pollution…
High Commissioner Volker Türk voiced his concern that Sunday’s poll which saw Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secure a fifth term in office, was “marred by violence and repression of opposition candidates and supporters”, according to a press release from rights office OHCHR. “In the months leading up to the vote, thousands of opposition supporters have…
Washington: A new study has found that air pollution increases the risk of heart and lung diseases as well as breast cancer. Researchers from the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) discovered that the greatest increase in breast cancer incidence was seen in women whose homes The…
Bangkok: According to data presented in a new study, environmental pollution caused by plastic in cigarette butts and packaging is worth $26 billion annually, and $186 billion (adjusted for inflation) in value lost every 10 years. is causing This financial loss comes in the form of waste disposal and damage to the global aquatic environment….
The urgency of this effort is underscored by the ongoing global plastic pollution crisis, where approximately 430 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually. Around two-thirds of it is just thrown away, harming both the environment and the food chain. Convening for its third session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) will focus on the so-called zero draft…
Oman: Exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of stroke within five days, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Jordan’s Department of Medicine reviewed data from 110 observational studies in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The study looked at stroke events and the amount of common air pollutants…
FairFinance launched a digital campaign that will address legislative, participatory and societal perspectives. Photo: File 69.5% of Pakistan’s population will lose their lives within 5 years due to neurological, cardiovascular and lung diseases with the current level of air pollution. The average annual exposure to particulate pollution per person in Pakistan is 63 µg/m3, 12…
Pakistan, China, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and some other countries are the most affected by air pollution. Photo: File Chicago: Air pollution, especially 2.5 PM particles, is making the population of the world sick and thus shortening their average life. This report is presented by the organization and website called Airquality Life Index which can be…
