No mention of regional coordination to curb air pollution in 102 city plans, finds study
Sources from outside a city’s boundaries account for at least 30% of pollutants in that city, according to study
The Invisible Killer: a hidden danger in the air
Autumn in India is smog season, the worst time of year for some of the world's most polluted cities. The air pollution that we breathe every day …
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
Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR high after Diwali
Despite cracker ban, the 24-hour average level of PM2.5 during Diwali and the morning after has been 397 mg per cubic metre, which is 6.6 times …
CWG legacy project on air quality spreading to more cities
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) will be launched in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on May 12
A look at paddy crop residue burning updates
NASA images show how smoke emanating from paddy residue burning is contributing to air pollution
Union Budget 2021-22: Clean air in focus — build ambition
The new clean-air funding, a good step forward, will hopefully enable deeper systemic changes for verifiable improvement in air quality
Delhi air quality dips further: Thursday mostly ‘very poor’
Mundka records ‘severe’ air, season’s worst amid calm winds, stubble fume
Air quality turns ‘severe’ in many parts of Delhi-NCR, north India
While Delhi overall had an unhealthy AQI (297), Meerut (359), Panipat (347) and Karnal (322) were marked in ‘severe’ category
We don’t know much about air pollutants that cause every eighth death in India
Researchers at Yale University find that molecular makeup of a pollutant varies despite it being from the same environment
Clean air is a human right: WHO
World needs to reduce number of deaths from air pollution by two-thirds by 2030, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO in his …
SC asks Centre to notify air pollution control plan within two weeks; CSE welcomes ruling
Delhi and NCR will have to reduce particulate pollution by at least 74 per cent from the current level of annual average PM2.5 to be able to meet …
Negotiating for better climate, but little change at home
Delhi is engulfed in a thick smog with dangerous air pollution levels as the environment minister attends the annual Conference of Parties
Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution
Bikers and pedestrians are slowly reclaiming their space in metropolises as well as other urban centres to reduce vehicle emission and toxicity …
World Environment Day 2021: Pollution will rebound, warns CSE
Analysing air quality shows how tough it is to curb pollution only with forced restrictions: State of India’s Environmenmt 2021: In figures
COVID-19 flattens peak-hour pollution
The flat rates of peak-hour pollution due to the lockdown proves why strong action is needed to reduce traffic volumes and cut tailpipe emissions …
COVID-19: Dirty air and vice of the virus
The novel coronavirus pandemic may have lowered air pollution. But this crisis-led change shows how health risk perception makes difficult …
These toxic metals make Diwali firecrackers 'beautiful'
From tremors, weakness, anxiety, shortness of breath to paralysis and cancer, the colours in Diwali firecrackers all have a toxic source
What is the national clean air program (NCAP)?
The Indian government recently announced the draft guidelines of the National Clean Air Program? Polash Mukherjee from the Centre for Science and …
'Mercury emissions in Asia maybe highest in the world and little data is available'
Data on mercury emissions in Asia is not being recorded, but a new sampling network may change that
'I want to be like Uncle Sam'
Nearly three quarters of India's Environment Supplement Plan (ESP) has been directly lifted from the United State's Supplemental Environmental …
Stopmotion: Why diesel vehicles should be regulated in Delhi
Diesel vehicles are allowed to pollute more and their exhaust is directly linked with cancer. This is a good enough reason to regulate the sale …
WHO raises the bar on clean air
The WHO seeks significant tightening of clean air benchmarks for near zero tolerance for particulate pollution and to protect public health
Did unprecedented Covid deaths, funerals cause spike in Delhi’s pollution levels during second wave
New study recorded an unusual increase in particulate matter during the second wave lockdown
Delhi may see another peak pollution episode around the New Year: Experts
Episode to occur due to enhanced local emissions and secondary aerosol formation under favourable meteorological conditions