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Air pollution kills 600,000 children each year: WHO
Oct 29, 2018 10:04Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organization warns.
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WHO study says air in Indian cities among dirtiest
May 03, 2018 00:10India should follow China's example and clean up the air in its cities, which are among the world's worst for outdoor pollution, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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UN agency says air pollution kills 7 million each year
May 02, 2018 08:30More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually.
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Pakistan moves to curb urban air pollution after court ruling
Apr 30, 2018 14:01Pakistan’s environmental protection agency is installing air quality monitors and warning factories to add pollution filters after a panel of the country’s top judges ordered the government to detail its efforts to control worsening air pollution.
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Air pollution kills 6.5 million annually: IEA
Jun 28, 2016 08:24Air pollution has been declared the world’s fourth-largest threat to human health, killing nearly 6.5 million per year.