Air Pollution: Understanding Its Impact on Health and Best Practices for Mitigation

Air pollution is a global crisis that has been identified as one of the major health concerns by the World Health Organisation. The impact of air pollution on human health is far-reaching, with chronic diseases such as asthma and lung cancer being linked to poor air quality.  Moreover, air pollution not only affects physical health […]

8 major lakes in Goa found to be extremely polluted

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Right on the heels of the Goa State Pollution Control Board’s report about the air quality in the state being reduced to poor levels, comes more bad news. Water pollution is also on the rise with the discovery of 8 major lakes in the state having high levels of toxicity. Even though the GSPCB’s water […]

Goa’s poor air quality could soon leave all breathless

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The pollution in Goa’s air is almost visible to the naked eye. One can especially see this when driving over the Mandovi bridge into Panjim. It’s almost as though the state capital is covered in a faint haze. Only as one gets closer does he realize that it’s pollution and not mist. Today’s article in […]