In celebration of Women’s Month and Earth Day, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines Inc. and the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) to empower women in the waste sector. Through the Women in Waste’s Economic Empowerment Activity under the Clean Cities, Blue …
CPCB recently surveyed polluting units in state The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) will give special training to industrialists about chemical usage in districts on the Yamuna banks — Panipat, Sonepat, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Faridabad and Gurugram — to reduce the level of ammonical nitrogen concentration in the Yamuna. The HSPCB will also make a …
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Industry leaders discuss how moving the needle on ESG can help the tech sector thrive in an age of distrust. The planet’s heating up and public trust is melting down. These two challenges are connected—we won’t solve one without solving the other. But can we really rescue ourselves with a three-letter acronym? Tech companies can …
Environmental factors play a role in health, with research finding that people living in certain areas have a higher risk for health problems and mortality. Multiple factors such as air pollution and fuel-burning methods can impact cardiovascular and all-cause mortality risk at varying degrees, according to a new study. The authors argue that to improve …
Outdoor air pollution may raise the risk of death by 20%, study finds Read More »
A study conducted in South India adds new evidence on the detrimental effects of cooking with biomass fuel and respiratory health Summary:A new study has evaluated the link between air pollution and lung function of young adults who had recently attained their expected maximum lung function. The study found that participants with higher exposure to …
Young adults with higher exposure to household air pollution show worse lung function Read More »
