Simply Put: Looking for an uptick

Eight of 10 most polluted cities this winter from UP: CSE

The smaller and upcoming cities were the pollution hotspots 

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

Science behind smog and its ominous implications

Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive

Deteriorating air quality in Delhi and Dhaka, as smog envelops both capitals

Bangladesh has been urged by the World Bank to clean up the air by coordinating more closely with its south Asian neighbours

Severely polluted air bars people from breathing

Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air

DTE reports from various parts of North India as children across the region grow up among contaminants

Delhi air to remain ‘very poor’ this week. Here’s why the problem isn't going away

A mix of meteorological conditions & policy flaws behind the recurring problem

Cleaning Patna’s air: Municipal corporation to replace diesel-run vehicles with CNG and electricity

Patna’s air quality index has become ‘very poor’ in recent years

New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease

Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study

Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution

Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts

Diwali pollution: Delhi air quality to be in ‘poor’ & ‘very poor’ categories today, tomorrow

Fire count due to stubble burning low over northwest Delhi as on October 23

Can you beat air pollution with masks

Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs

Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study

The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific

Stubble fire counts up, Delhi air quality slips to ‘severe’

Stubble burning share of PM2.5 estimated around 42% on November 4 from 5% a day earlier

‘Very poor’ Delhi air to slip further over 2 days

Blame factors: Calm surface wind, low ventilation, local pollution sources

Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves slightly to ‘very poor’

Change in wind direction primarily responsible; situation worsen during weekend

As told to Parliament (March 21, 2022): PM10 pollution worsened in 31 cities in 2020-21, decreased in 96

All that was discussed in the House through the day

One in every two children in Kolkata suffers from air pollution, set to rise this year with AQI worsening

Rate of asthma within Kolkata teenagers highest among Indian major cities, first generation asthmatic children soaring

As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 15, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Patna’s severe air quality due to Ganga’s shifting course: Govt study

Ganga has shifted four kilometres away from the city, leaving an exposed bed of sand, which Himalayan winds are blowing into Patna, it says

Don’t venture out of homes, use masks if important: Nepal cautions against air pollution

No respite froom air pollution so far; govt had shut educational institutions for five days on March 30

Nepal schools shut: Forest fires, westerly winds from India may have contributed to air pollution

All schools and colleges in Nepal were shut on March 30 due to an alarming spike in air pollution levels 

Ahead of Diwali, air quality in Delhi slips to season's worst

Less wind on Diwali day as well a fog incident the day after will make the situation worse