India must redouble sustainability efforts: Environment performance index

Ranked 168 out of 180 countries; all South Asian countries, except Afghanistan, were ahead of India in the ranking  

78% cities recorded ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ AQI during COVID-19 lockdown: CPCB

The CPCB monitored 115 cities between March 16 and April 15; NO2, SO2 emissions reduced significantly 

Delhi air less toxic amid COVID-19 lockdown

Average PM 2.5 level during 4 weeks of lockdown lowest on record outside monsoon since 2016

Wheels are turning

Let’s share cars; take a bus or metro; cycle or walk

American thermal power plants under mercury regulation

US Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards will be effective from December 2014

Gas & propane stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure to unsafe levels, finds US study

Homes with gas stoves expose residents to an estimated 4 parts per billion increase in NO2 on average over a year

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

Delhi air remains 'severe plus'

Emergency persists despite drop in stubble burning 

Indian roads belong to motorised vehicles, not cyclists or pedestrians

Vehicular emissions cannot be reduced without strengthening the public transport system

Business as usual

Blanket of dust to cover North India in few days; air quality will be hit

These are ominous signs for Delhi, which saw a public health emergency in 2016 and 2017 due to extremely poor air quality

Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities

Air pollution-related fatalities in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad from 2005-2018

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Political parties oblivious to climate change, pollution

Survey finds ecological concern among most urban voters, but key players BJP, SP shy away from commitments    

Toxic air attacks wombs and cradles in India, kills 12 kids every hour

The WHO study is a wake-up call for the government to act as it shows an undeniable link between air pollution and major health risks

SC judgment on firecrackers: Execution a major challenge

Here’s an analysis of how the apex court's recent judgment has a lot of ground to cover

Across cities, commuters are giving metro a miss: CSE

Besides Delhi, cities such as Kochi, Lucknow and Chennai have seen a massive drop in projected ridership

Transport-related emissions in megacities: Delhi on top, Bhopal emits the least

Urban commute in even smaller cities is becoming highly polluting and energy-intensive, finds CSE’s latest analysis

A giant backing out?

Mercedes-Benz has put on hold investments in India due to ban on sale of larger diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR

Toll contractor refuses to levy ‘green tax’ on trucks in Delhi

Says collecting tax from trucks entering Delhi as ordered by Supreme Court is 'an impossible task'

Air pollution and our right to clear air

As Delhi’s air pollution levels reach alarming highs, even non-smokers in the city have started developing smokers’ lungs. But the …

Beijing undertakes measures to fight air pollution

City has launched initiatives to gradually ban coal, impose a pollution fee and create “air corridors”

Winged wonder

US researchers have developed an aircraft that could possibly explain the mystery of UFOs

Tending on its own

Simply Put: Looking for an uptick

Dense fog episodes twice more frequent in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh than Delhi-NCR: Study

Low-lying Terai region bordering India and Nepal worst hit