Earth just had its 5th-warmest September on record
Likelihood of 2022 being one of the ten warmest years on record is greater than 99 per cent
Need parking policy to entitle every citizen to dignified life, says Supreme Court
The apex court upholds parking rules as a clean air strategy and asks for its implementation
Record demand for coal power in 2021, way off Net Zero: IEA
Carbon emissions from coal will be 3 gigatonnes higher in 2024 than required to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050
Punjab extends time for brick kiln conversion to September
Those operating kilns with older technology still have to pay a fine depending upon the capacity of kiln under the polluter pay principle
Reassess consents for upcoming coal power plants to prevent pollution norm violation
Some 95 per cent of the upcoming power stations have not made any plans to meet new pollution norms due to loose enforcement
Coal is all about energy security, says coal minister Piyush Goyal
Government bats for using the best technology available for sourcing energy from coal so that the adverse consequences on environment are …
NGT stays ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years, seeks solutions
National Green Tribunal has asked the Delhi government to find out ways to keep these vehicles off the roads
Bridge gap between planning and engineering to shift to sustainable mobility
Countries’ policies for sustainable transport have the right intentions, but are incomplete and selective
A revolution misplaced
Apathy towards China's environmental degradation may seem a thing of the past. But the damage that has already occurred places a daunting task …
Search for the lesser evil
A Down To Earth survey of the civil society shows that when it comes to the environment, no political party in India has anything substantive …
Truth or dare
By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …
CPCB confirms COVID-19 lockdowns helped clean up Delhi air
PM2.5 levels dropped by 50% during the lockdown in the national capital, a new CPCB study said
Indonesia initiates low-sulphur fuel movement
Nine cities identified where efforts will be concentrated to reduce air pollution; Batam and Denpasar included
Experts welcome Delhi government’s electric vehicle policy
The policy aims to make a quarter of all new vehicle registrations battery-operated by 2024
COVID-19 lockdown: What are the lessons for Graded Response Action Plan
It is time for the government to order more robust source apportionment studies for cities hit by plummeting air quality
Stubble burning bill: Rs 2 lakh crore/year in air pollution
Over five years, economic loss due to burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated to be $190 billion, or nearly 1.7 per cent of India&…
Why is there no serious discussion on NOx control in the power sector?
Industry has peddled straw man arguments about primary control technology being not competent enough to control power plant emissions
Accidents cause maximum deaths among young population, says WHO
Road accidents and non-communicable diseases emerge as major killers according to the World Health Statistics 2017 report
Negotiations pick pace as US proposes amendment text on exempted countries
The amendment text proposed by the US allows HFC exemption for 34 countries, mostly from the Middle East and Africa
Lethal breath
After respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, air pollution now shows a definitive link with strokes
Trees saving 850 human lives a year in US
In monetary terms, the health benefits caused due to removal of air pollution by trees in the US is $ 6.8 billion a year, says a study
Too cool for comfort
How rising incomes are lowering room temperatures at the cost of energy, health and comfort
Relevance to India
While countries with comparatively low particulate pollution are concerned, the Indian administration is complacent
A close look at particles
Simply put, particles are tiny killers thatadversely affect humans at very lowconcentrations and even with minimal increase