New Year celebrations: Kolkata saw spike in most noise monitors at midnight among metros

Surge highest around a city hospital, air quality also worsened since January 1

WHO report on polluted cities in India a dire warning: CSE

Of the 5,000 odd cities and towns in India, monitoring is being done in only 307 cities

Tough problems need tough solutions

In spite of all the noise about air pollution, we are doing everything to make it worse

China planning ‘strictest’ environment protection system to improve health

Pollution is recognised as one of the major threats to public health in China

Air pollution sets back global economy by $225 billion

An estimated 5.5 million people died due to air pollution-related diseases in 2013

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Ban sought on diesel

THAILAND

MEXICO

Acting tough?

Blair resolves to push Bush on climate change

The ultimate subversive

Former President K R Narayanan made power good

Judiciary gassed

VEHICULAR POLLUTION

Polluted city

Diesel vehicles are at the core of Hong Kong's air pollution problems

UNITED NATIONS

POLLUTING VEHICLES

Clean fuels

....should come cheaper not dearer. But obviously someone does not care

London is the cleanest

The level of pollution due to vehicular emissions is falling throughout the UK

Towards clean air

Spurious fuel

Bush law row

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Ambient air pollution behind recurring economic losses in Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda: UNEP

Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019 

Rent an e-scooter

An electric two-wheeler service in Pune promises to make commuting cleaner, easier

For cleaner air