Cleaner air: Can we go back to ‘normal’?
CPCB’s evidence on nation-wide clean up during the lockdown implies that clean air action has to upscale to new normal
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
Delhi's air pollution is down by 25%, need is to reduce another 65%
Enforcement of graded response action plan on pollution hotspots in the national capital can help achieve clean air
Just a year left, India has met less than 2% of its e-vehicles target
The aim was 15-16 million e-vehicles by 2020; As of May 2019, country had only 0.28 million
Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert
David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …
Yamaha, Suzuki and Mazda also cheated in emission tests
Japan reveals that its major car makers conducted improper fuel economy and emissions tests on their vehicles
Dust storm continues to choke Delhi
Air pollution levels alarmingly high a day after dust storms from Rajasthan hit the city
Pollution control certificate now mandatory for vehicle insurance renewal
With mandatory linking of annual vehicle insurance with valid PUC certificate the compliance level can improve
In an unprecedented move, four major capital cities to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens will incentivise use of alternative vehicle and promote walking and cycling
SC allows diesel SUVs back into the capital
Following a plea by car manufacturer to pay one per cent environment protection charge, the court allows big diesel cars in the NCR
Growing maritime traffic major source of air pollution in East Asia
Contributed 16 per cent of carbon dioxide in the region in 2013 compared to 4-7 per cent during 2002-05
Change in safety standards a must for successful transition from HFCs to hydrocarbons
The only major barrier to the large scale use of hydrocarbons has been the safety concerns over the high flammability of these refrigerants
About 60 per cent OECD population exposed to dangerous PM2.5 pollution levels: report
Nearly half of all the countries from the group were found to have an annual PM10 concentration above WHO-recommended levels
The road less travelled is better for your health, says study
While there was no significant difference in mean exposure to black carbon between the main road and the less-travelled one, differences between …
Click to test air quality
Computer scientists from Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, launched software that uses the sky’s …
International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies 2023: India needs airshed policies to tackle air pollution
It is not possible for local administrative units to meet the clean air benchmark without minimising regional influence; airshed level control …
The poison we breathe
Anumita Roychowdhury, head of clean air and sustainable mobility programme at CSE, on what needs to be done to clean the air in our cities
Diwali amid COVID-19: Not bursting fire crackers will keep Delhi from turning into a gas chamber again
Even under a zero-firecracker emission scenario, PM2.5 levels are predicted to bring air quality at the edge of ‘very poor’ and ‘…
Government did not do enough to stop crop burning, say farmer representatives
Scientists urge that worsening air quality in Delhi may have a direct link with crop residue burning in neighbouring states
Delhi budget’s emphasis on reducing air pollution welcome: CSE
But the budget not including personal vehicle taxation as a measure to address explosive increase in cars and two-wheeler numbers is disappointing,…
Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN
Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …
Chemicals in daily use products cause as much pollution as vehicles: study
A study conducted in 33 industrial cities in Europe and the US shows that chemicals in pesticides, adhesives, cleaning agents and personal care …
Second car-free day observed in Delhi on November 22
Chief Minister Kejriwal says that reducing the number of cars can significantly bring down pollution levels in the city
Smaller cities more polluted than Delhi: Study
Pollution levels are high all over the country, but unlike the capital, many smaller cities have not received the required attention
How accessible, connected is Delhi? Not much, says new CSE study
Low-income neighbourhoods of Delhi are more inaccessible; but higher income, planned areas also fall short of benchmarks