Even the wind cannot help Delhi’s air
Despite higher wind speeds, pollutants from Diwali celebrations lingered in the atmosphere and rendered it toxic
Crop Burning: Punjab and Haryana’s killer fields
Punjab produces about 19-20 million tonnes of paddy straw and about 85-90 per cent of this paddy straw is burnt in the field
NGT orders deregistration of 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR
Green tribunal revisits its own order asking Regional Transport Office to ban toxic vehicles on the NCR’s roads
Delhi's odd-even number plate experiment: will it succeed?
The government needs to develop a robust mechanism to discourage those who will inevitably try to get around the rules by buying a second …
State of Energy: We still use unclean cooking fuel
One out of three—or 33.8%—households in India continue to use firewood, chips and crop residue as their primary cooking fuel. The use …
Air during COVID-19 lockdown: March’s last week cleanest so far in Delhi
This is the first time since 2016 that March in spring has recorded lowest pollution levels
Deployment of sensor-based air quality monitors in Meghalaya is a welcome step
Sensor-based technology — being developed for the past few decades — has leapfrogged in recent years
Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution
Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …
Why farmers in Punjab and Haryana continue to burn rice stubble?
Every year during October and November, farmers in Punjab and Haryana are blamed for polluting the Delhi air by burning stubble
New device developed to tackle pollution in high traffic zones
Prototypes of WAYU have been installed at the ITO Junction in central Delhi and Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi; 54 more units would be installed in …
How climate change is altering air travel
Rising tides, icy air, melting permafrost and air that is too hot for take-off are challenging aviation as the world warms
Building new roads does not solve traffic congestion, analysis finds
Arterial roads, which were built with the purpose of removing congestion, have worsened the traffic speeds across Delhi-NCR
Can masks save you from pollutants in the air?
While the effectiveness of anti-pollution masks cannot be denied, they are not the permanent solution against air pollution
Alive and choking
Toyota told the National Green Tribunal that the ban on registration of new diesel cars in Delhi-NCR would affect the existence of the company. …
Odd-even experiment with private cars: Delhi CM appeals to people to make it successful
As of now, this experiment has been planned for 15 days and may be implemented again after a few months
Fog can be deadly, says study
Fog water contains 20 times more monomethylmercury, the most neuro-toxic form of mercury, than rain water
How fireworks kill you: part by part
A look at the chemical composition of commonly available fireworks, their roles and physiological effects
Deadly air: face it
Leaving Delhi for a less-polluted city would mean accepting defeat. And not many have the option. Instead, we must fight the battle against …
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Advanced air pollution warning system to predict stubble burning areas near Delhi
The system, which tracks crop burning using satellite data, can also forecast air pollution levels for next 72 hours
Should public transport be made free?
Cost-saving should have been the objective behind Delhi govt’s free metro and bus rides for women, rather than being a by-product of gender …
Electric shock to diesel
It is wiser to get off the diesel route quickly and adopt electric mobility. Is India listening?
International response to black carbon
Ray Minjares from International Council on Clean Transportation, San Francisco, talks about the implications for transportation policy in …
Bangalore’s ‘Bus Day’
A day-long event organised by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation to promote public transport in Bangalore, is now traditionally …
Your early morning walk could be a risk to your health
Pollution monitoring shows green areas in Delhi have much higher PM2.5 levels than road intersections during the early hours