According to doctors, for any healthy person, a recommended AQI should be less than 50, but these days the AQI has spiked beyond 400, which could prove fatal for those suffering from lung-related diseases and even poses a risk of lung cancer.
According to one study, a 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over the age of 60 results in a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia. The study also implies that improving or sustaining deep sleep, commonly known as slow-wave sleep, in later life may aid in the prevention
Due to the continuous increase in air pollution, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Department and the Municipal Corporation conducted a raid late in the evening on illegal furnaces for melting e-waste and brass in Moradabad. The workers fled the place.
China, for the first time has seen more outflows of foreign direct investment than inflows as tensions rise with the US over semiconductor technology and concerns about rise in anti-spying activity heighten risks.
Researchers discovered that those who live in places with median levels of air pollution are 56% more likely to get Parkinson's disease than those who live in areas with the lowest levels of air pollution.
Criticising Pakistan's order to expel undocumented Afghan migrants from the country, the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has stated that the decision has also put 200 Afghan journalists at risk of expulsion, Khaama Press reported.
Many species of bacteria have been discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to be connected with an increased risk of severe malaria in humans and mice when present in the stomach.
Nepal is reeling from the disastrous aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has now claimed the lives of 143 people, according to the Nepal police. The impact of this catastrophe has left a trail of destruction, leaving countless individuals injured and communities in turmoil.
According to one study, a 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over the age of 60 results in a 27% increased risk of dementia. The study also implies that improving or sustaining deep sleep, commonly known as slow-wave sleep, in later life may aid in the prevention of dementia.