Soundproofing a city deafened by its clamour: Hyderabad grapples with rising noise pollution
Hyderabad: With an increasing number of vehicles and relentless construction noise taking a toll on Hyderabad’s auditory health, experts are proposing several strategies to mitigate this ...
It's time to turn down the volume in Hyderabad: Traffic cacophony posing a grave risk to residents' health
Noise pollution in Hyderabad has reached dangerous levels, resulting in increased cases of stress, insomnia, and hearing damage among residents ...
The Independent19d
How is pollution actually affecting our health?
Experts suggest that the actual levels of air pollution may be even higher, as many regions lack the necessary monitoring needed to provide more accurate data. But how exactly does air pollution ...
Indiatimes20d
India’s air pollution crisis: 13 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India - Report
A recently released report by IQAir highlights India's critical air pollution situation, with 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities in the country. Despite a 7% decrease in PM2.5 ...
Newsweek20d
Map Shows US Cities With Worst Air Pollution
According to the ranking in IQAir's 2024 World Air Quality Report, these are the 10 U.S. cities with the worst pollution in North America: While eight of the most polluted U.S. cities in North ...
Associated Press21d
Majority of the world’s population breathes dirty air, report says
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report ...
CNN21d
The list of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities is out. All but one are in Asia
The only city outside of Asia featured on the list is N’Djamena, the capital of Chad in central Africa – which was named the country with the worst air pollution. Meanwhile the cities with the ...
Vox22d
We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky.
The air was so laden with pollution from coal power plants and cars at the time that it turned the rain toxic. Downpours killed fish, destroyed forests, eroded statues, and damaged buildings ...
Scientific American22d
Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
“It’s really scary,” says Marcus Eriksen, a marine scientist at the 5 Gyres Institute, a nonprofit plastic pollution research organization, who was not involved in the study. The researchers ...
London Evening Standard23d
Cyndi Lauper ‘cried’ after song title was made into feminist slogan for protests
Girls Just Want To Have Fun singer Cyndi Lauper said she “cried” after seeing the title of her hit song had been modified and turned into a feminist slogan. The New York-born music star ...
Indiatimes24d
Cable-stayed bridge across Adyar: GCC calls for DPR
The estuary is a haven for various bird species, while the sands are also a turtle nesting spot. The increased light and noise pollution could disrupt their habitat. MSID:: 118789487 413 ...