State of Energy: We still use unclean cooking fuel

One out of three—or 33.8%—households in India continue to use firewood, chips and crop residue as their primary cooking fuel. The use …

Delhi's emergency action plan to tackle air pollution

The Supreme Court recently passed a graded action plan to tackle Delhi's air pollution woes. Down To Earth explains how it works

Air pollution: will the green cess concept work?

The country's apex court has paved the way for registration of diesel vehicles on payment of one-time environmental cess

Kirk Smith on new paradigm of exposure management

Kirk Smith, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, talks about new paradigm of air pollution exposure …

Sunita Narain spells out the agenda for clean air in Delhi

Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain recommends measures for cleaning Delhi's air to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the International Conclave …

Odd-even experiment with private cars: Delhi CM appeals to people to make it successful

As of now, this experiment has been planned for 15 days and may be  implemented again after a few months

Deadly nursery: Why children bear brunt of toxic air in Delhi

Pollutants lower immunity levels and increase inflammation in children, say experts

India was third-most polluted country globally in 2023, right behind top-ranking Bangladesh and Pakistan

Begusarai in Bihar most polluted city in world, New Delhi the most polluted capital; Africa continues to be most underrepresented continent

Simply Put: Living in toxic air

Plantation drives not enough to fight air pollution

A sapling cannot do what a mature tree can as it takes it decades to be able to support environmental needs

How does vacuum cleaning of roads change exposure to pollutants?

A real-time assessment by Centre for Science and Environment found marginal reduction in particulate matter after vacuuming of a Delhi road

Urban trees can tackle pollution, heat waves

A report points out trees and other types of vegetation, when planted along a city street or grown in a park or residential yard, provide …

Talking about air

Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia

Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report

Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report

‘Air pollution cuts India’s average life expectancy by 5 years’

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the others mentioned in a new report by the University of Chicago

SC directs environment ministry to notify plan to improve Delhi air

The Comprehensive Action Plan is the first-ever comprehensive set of short, medium and long-term measures for key sources of air pollution in …

Smog towers ineffective, at least 40,000 needed in Delhi to combat toxic air: DPCC tells NGT

Towers can reduce particulate pollution by 12% in 200 metre radius; DPCC suggests turning buildings into air pollution control museums

Air pollution killed 116,000 Indian kids within a month of birth in 2019

Household air pollution accounted for 64% of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution

India had world's highest pollution-related deaths in 2019: Report

Deaths due to other forms of pollutions also highest in India

Simply Put: The price of cars

Polluted cities

Air pollution in several US cities was severe this summer, says a recent report

Settlement reached

Clearing the air

No US entry for polluting Mexican trucks

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