Trending | World | Johnson, 47, recently visited India to record a podcast with Kamath for his show "WTF" in a five star hotel, but despite wearing the N95 mask and around an air purifier, he left the room mid-way. The AQI was 130 at that time. 

'My eyes and throat burn': Anti-ageing influencer Bryan Johnson walks out of Nikhil Kamath's podcast midway due to 'poor air quality'

As the Indian Capital, Delhi, suffocates under a blanket of smog blamed on stubble burning, a new study has revealed that thermal power plants emit 16 times more pollution.

Thermal power plants emit 16 times more pollution than stubble burning: Study  

Indian national capital Delhi on Sunday (Nov. 17) once again woke up to a suffocating shroud of smog, with air quality plunging to severe levels. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI), as per ANI, spiked to 428 at 8 am, firmly placing it in the "severe" category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Delhi smothered in smog with 'severe' AQI level; Mumbai records 'moderate' air quality

A recent study published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health has revealed that even short-period exposure to air pollution levels meeting the Indian standards can result in deaths.

33,000 deaths attributed to air pollution levels each year within Indian norms: Study

In no other part of the world is pollution's devastating impact more obvious than in South Asia, which bears more than half of the world's pollution burden. If the current high levels of pollution continue, residents are predicted to lose around 5 years on average, and more in the most contaminated areas.

South Asia remains the world's most polluted region, with India ranking second

To address environmental issues in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday launched an advanced Green War Room and Green App that will look into the problems pertaining to 10 kinds of pollution throughout the winter season.

Delhi government launches advanced Green War Room app to address 10 kinds of pollution

People all over the nation have embraced the idea of car-pooling, and data indicates that women constitute close to half of the total active car-poolers in the country.

Car-pooling to soon become the norm; Bengaluru drifts into 1st place with maximum number of car-poolers

Environmentalists and residents in New Delhi urged authorities to shift the upcoming India-Bangladesh Twenty20 match to a different venue as air pollution remained at the most severe level in the Indian capital for the second day running on Wednesday (October 30).

As pollution plagues Delhi, calls grow to shift India-Bangladesh T20 match

The level of PM2.5 - the most harmful particulates in the air - registered nearly zero inside the Paharpur Business Centre compared with 415 outside.

'It's like working in Switzerland': Inside Delhi's healthiest building

Pakistan doesn't publish official stats to help citizens cope when air pollution goes to dangerous levels. Some citizens are trying to change that

Pakistani citizens gasp for clean air

A study by US-based institutes said the number of early deaths due to toxic air had spiked by 50% between 1990 and 2015

More than one million Indians died due to poor air quality in 2015: Report

An environmental body filed a petition with the Supreme Court earlier this week demanding a review of the government's previous lacklustre attempts to control the pollution

India's top court sets 2-day deadline for Delhi government to chalk out anti-smog plan

Companies are ordering the masks in bulk so that they can distribute them to employees

Choking in Delhi: Air masks run out of stock as layers of smog envelop Indian capital

Titled 'In-transit' and 'Make Over', the sculptures serve as a mirror to the society by showcasing the alarming situation of road traffic

Artist creates sculptures to create awareness about car pooling in India's Bengaluru

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