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The UK-India Environmental Noise and Health Research Workshop 2026, New Delhi

A one-day research workshop organised by CCDC in partnership with the University of Leicester and the Royal Society is the first-ever initiative to systematically investigate noise exposures and health outcomes in India. A one-of-a-kind workshop, it brought together researchers to share their work, align methodologies, and identify next steps for future collaboration. International collaborators presented comparative findings from the UK and other LMIC settings, enriching the discussion with cross-regional perspectives on noise and health research.

Presentations & Publications

1. Long term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and kidney function in urban Indian adults
   Mandal S, Jagannathan R, Anand S, Ali MK, Prabhakaran P, Mohan S, Gupta R, Narayan KV, Mohan V, Schwartz JD, Tandon N. Kidney International Reports. 2026 Jul 8:106693.
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106693
   ⁠View Publication – https://www.kireports.org/article/S2468-0249(26)02925-6/fulltext
2. The role of neighborhood and household level socio-economic status in determining air pollution exposure in two Indian cities
   Menon JS, Mandal S, Ali MK, et al. Environmental Research Letters. 2025;20(5):054063.
   DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adccdd
   ⁠View Publication – https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adccdd
3. Health effects of selected environmental Exposomes Across the Life courSe in Indian populations using longitudinal cohort studies: GEOHealth HEALS Study protocol
   Prabhakaran D, Sieber NL, Jaganathan S, et al. BMJ Open. 2024;14(10):e087445.
   DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087445
   ⁠View Publication – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39486816/
4. Investigating the role of gut microbiome in the association between ambient air pollution and type-2 diabetes mellitus: a causal inference approach using review of evidence to date
   Mandal S, Kuriakose S, Shridhar K. Frontiers in Environmental Health. 2024;3:1339674.
   DOI: 10.3389/fenvh.2024.1339674
   ⁠View Publication – https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-health/articles/10.3389/fenvh.2024.1339674/full
5. Longitudinal associations between ambient PM2.5 exposure and lipid levels in two Indian cities
   Anand K, Walia GK, Mandal S, et al. Environmental Epidemiology. 2024;8(2):e295.
   DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000295
   ⁠View Publication – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38617424/
6. PM2.5 exposure, glycemic markers and incidence of type 2 diabetes in two large Indian cities
   Mandal S, Jaganathan S, Kondal D, et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 2023;11(5):e003333.
   DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003333
   ⁠View Publication – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37797962/
7. Daily nonaccidental mortality associated with short-term PM2.5 exposures in Delhi, India
   Krishna B, Mandal S, Madhipatla K, Reddy KS, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz JD. Environmental Epidemiology.2021;5(4):e167.
   DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000167
   ⁠View Publication – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8367036/?
8. Exposure to particulate matter is associated with elevated blood pressure and incident hypertension in urban India
   Prabhakaran D, Mandal S, Krishna B, et al. Hypertension. 2020;76(4):1289–1298.
   DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15373
   ⁠View Publication – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32816598/
9. Leveraging existing cohorts to study health effects of air pollution on cardiometabolic disorders: India Global Environmental and Occupational Health Hub
   Walia GK, Mandal S, Jaganathan S, et al. Environmental Health Insights. 2020;14:1178630220915688.
   DOI: 10.1177/1178630220915688
   ⁠View Publication – https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1178630220915688
10. Ensemble averaging based assessment of spatiotemporal variations in ambient PM2.5 concentrations over Delhi, India, during 2010–2016
    Mandal S, Madhipatla KK, Guttikunda S, Kloog I, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz JD. Atmospheric Environment.2020;224:117309.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117309
    ⁠View Publication – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231020300510?via%3Dihub
11. 2024 Climate and Health Policy Priorities for India
    Prabhakaran P, Dutta P. Lancet Countdown – India Policy Priorities. October 2024.
    ⁠View / Download Report – https://lancetcountdown.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lancet-Countdown-2024_India-Policy-Priorities.pdf
12. Climate Change and Cardiovascular Health: Advancing Resilient Action Beyond COP30
    Prabhakaran P, Berenstein C, Hamidi S, Vedanthan R, Münzel T. Global Heart. 2026;21(1):38.
    DOI: 10.5334/gh.1550
    ⁠View Publication – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42110323/
13. Investment Case Study for Air Pollution Reduction: Amritsar and Gurugram, India
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2025.
    ⁠View / Download Report – https://www.undp.org/india/publications/investment-case-study-air-pollution-reduction-amritsar-and-gurugram-india
14. Methodology for Developing Household and Ambient Air Pollution Investment Cases
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). February 3, 2025.
    ⁠View / Download Report – https://www.undp.org/publications/methodology-developing-household-and-ambient-air-pollution-investment-cases

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