The general folly
Recently, the US-based General Motors has rammed into a controversy involving nearly half a million of its luxury cars spewing alarming amounts …
A bolt from the blue
If critical air traffic control operations are not beefed up by adequate and modern infrastructure, nightmare is bound to happen in the Indian …
Battling blaze up there
Communication is vital to aerial fire-fighting. A project in the US aims at making it easier for pilots with the help of the advanced navigation …
Reclaiming clean air
An emissions trading programme, introduced in the US to provide incentives to companies for emission control, could be an effective instrument in …
Composition: critical
While the aircraft industry flies high with composites, one question nags engineers: are they really safe?
Air pollution levels in Delhi drop by 60 per cent on car-free day
Delhi government has proved that reducing car numbers can significantly bring down pollution in a city where air pollution kills at least one …
Supreme Court upholds pollution levy on trucks entering Delhi
The apex court will give an order on Monday based on directions prepared by amicus curiae
Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution
We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19
Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law
Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour
Dust, high temperatures bring Delhi’s air quality down to 'poor'
The Aravalli range plays a critical role in checking sand migration from the Thar Desert to Delhi-NCR; but they now stand degraded
Environment funds lying unused
Only 17 per cent of the funds created by the Supreme Court have been utilised in Delhi over last 15 years
When people participate in a government initiative
Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited
Stubble burning, dust from West put an end to north India’s clean air
The region had experienced clean skies during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now, particulate matters have again increased
Methane emissions from Indian landfills: Knowing why estimates vary by models key to effective management
Concerted efforts needed to standardise data collection, invest in modern waste management infrastructure, develop region-specific models
Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa
14% of all deaths in children under five across Africa in 2019 linked to air pollution, finds HEI report
Rising air pollution in West Bengal no longer a Kolkata syndrome
Lack of adequate monitoring of polluting industries beyond Kolkata among causes behind the trend, claim activists
Implementation of this efficient pollution monitoring system caught in delays
Continuous Emission Monitoring System is a set of equipment that monitors and sends emission data to pollution control agencies every 15 minutes
Minister claims no data for pollution-related deaths in India, studies say otherwise
Dr Harsh Vardhan said in Parliament on Friday that there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation …
Brick kilns shifting to cleaner technology, but progress is slow
An order by the Central Pollution Control Board in June asked brick kilns across India to shift to a cleaner and more efficient “induced …
Why three toddlers were forced to seek SC ban on firecrackers
Citing fundamental right to life, parents make their children as litigants in a first-of-its-kind PIL against the use of firecrackers during festivals
China takes more actions to control air pollution, India lags behind
From strengthening of existing monitoring systems to making hard policy decisions, China has handled the problem with an iron hand
Delhi Air Emergency: Capital bending the curve but more action needed
Delhi’s pollution levels should be reduced so that even when air speeds go down, cold air settles and episodes of high pollution strike, it …
Invisible particles do matter for the air we breathe, finds studies
Ultrafine particles having almost negligible weight, surface area do have an effect on haze formation, visibility and air pollution, the studies found
Gandhi’s prescription for a healthy life
On the 151st birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Down To Earth presents excerpts from Mahatma Gandhi: The Great Indian Way by late …
Do not travel to China: Indian govt to citizens
Issuance of Indian e-visas to Chinese passport holders or foreign nationals living or travelling from China has been temporarily suspended