Doctors in India's most populous city are sounding the alarm over what they say is a fivefold increase in cases of a severe inflammation of the lungs called hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Experts link the spike directly to Mumbai's growing pigeon population, since their droppings are the leading cause of the disease in India.
BMC’s latest environment report throws up alarming data with pollution levels in 2022-23 highest in last four years. Officials blame toxic air on construction a