Consuming consciously is not being miserly
Conscious consumption and 'cheapness' needs to be disassociated
Pollution in news on June 6
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
Pollution in news on May 9
Diwali pollution: Delhi air quality to be in ‘poor’ & ‘very poor’ categories today, tomorrow
Fire count due to stubble burning low over northwest Delhi as on October 23
IIT to propose 20 metre-tall air purifiers for Delhi
The Rs 12-cr units will have a range of a km
Atrial fibrillation patients at greater stroke risk when exposed to air pollution: Study
AFib is a common heart rhythm disorder that affects more than 2.7 million Americans
Reviving NCR’s air: CAQM submits action plan to NGT, mostly in line with CSE recommendations
The action plan incorporates the updating of emission inventories and source apportionment studies across the entire NCR
2023 ended on a high pollution note, finds CSE analysis of winter air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR
Factors like reduced contribution from stubble burning, November rains and milder winters were undone by low wind speed
Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors
Deserts now increasingly border built structures around the world, including urban dwellings
Simply Put: Noida Twin Towers’ fall and rise
Study underlines air pollution link to increased risks of pre-term birth, birth weight and pregnancy complications
Singleton pregnancies in 2000-2015 in Kansas, US examined
Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study
The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific
Delhi’s Diwali greys return as crackers burnt with gay abandon
Here is a look at the run-up to and aftermath of Diwali 2021 in Delhi
Dung beetle experiment suggests carbon dioxide is bad for insects too
Beetles exposed to eCO₂ have reduced chance of making it to adulthood, say report
Bihar bans tree-felling
Government cites increasing pollution and heatwave in the state as reason for the ban
EU Emissions Trading System does not hurt firms’ profitability, says OECD
In fact, firms subject to the ETS tended to perform better, it noted
Kolkata's smog is a challenge of complex chemistry and action
The city needs to build up on its strengths to tackle smog episodes
Pollution in news on June 5
Air pollution in news on April 11
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on air pollution
Crises plaguing state pollution control boards
Employees barely gain technical expertise in the working of SPCBs
Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India
India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
‘Pollution OPD’ launched in Delhi as worsening air quality poses health hazards
Open once a week now, the OPD at Ram Manohar Lohia will operate more frequently if number of patients increase
In polluted Delhi, children have no place to hide from diseases
Seasonal measures, graded action not enough when millions of children are at risk of chronic ailments
Centre made over 100 changes in Environment Impact Assessment Notification in past 5 years
The year 2022-23 saw the highest number of changes introduced in the notification