A brief introduction to climate change and transportation
How to reconcile people's love affair with their vehicles and society's need to reduce carbon emissions?
Traffic-related pollution adding to asthma burden worldwide
China accounted for the largest number of cases of traffic pollution-related asthma, followed by India, US, Indonesia and Brazil
NO2 exposure can lead to premature death, respiratory & circulatory illness: Report
Review suggested improving air quality indices to include information on health risks and vulnerable groups & alerts on NO2 peak pollution levels
Vehicles were top polluters in Delhi during Diwali week: CSE
Delhi has 14 million registered vehicles and an annual addition of 0.5 million vehicles a year
Exposure to vehicular pollution may increase risk of dementia
More than 90% of the world population is lives in areas with higher than recommended levels of air pollution
Winter air pollution & smog: CSE study notes fresh patterns
Daily PM2.5 levels up 8-11 times between cleanest August & dirtiest November across Delhi-NCR
Delhi should be ready for 'severe' air again
Northwesterlies bring in stubble burning fumes into capital; low temperature, slow winds keep them trapped
What the toxic air did to Delhites
Down To Earth talks to doctors to get a sense of the ailments that residents of NCR are exposed to
After SC order, CPCB uploads studies on impacts of pollution on health
A total of 13 studies, conducted since 2010, have been uploaded. Out of these, only four are on impacts of air pollution on health
Delhi air pollution: Hours before the 'emergency'
Apex Court-appointed body on pollution releases advisory, says pollution levels in Delhi-NCR will be ‘severe’ for the next week &…
If done well, sticker scheme to give way to better pollution control measures
Colour-coded sticker scheme meant to regulate highly polluting vehicles will be implemented in October in Delhi-NCR
Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?
Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China
In Delhi, deadly air pollution is never out of season
After a deadly smog episode in winter, the city witnessed severe ozone pollution this summer, followed by a spike in PM10 level due to pre-…
Delhi govt’s proposal on e-buses does not address major concerns: EPCA
According to EPCA, the government has not done sufficient work to detail out the proposal for induction of 1,000 e-buses and their necessary …
How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?
In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles
Pollution in news on April 13
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution
Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air
Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact
Air pollution by PM2.5 linked to rise in antibiotic resistance globally: Analysis
Study throws new light on spread of antimicrobial resistance through air, has relevance for all areas where air pollution is higher, says CSE
Air pollution in rural India: Ignored but not absent
Air pollution is a transboundary problem, it transcends rural and urban boundaries. But the issue is rarely discussed and action plans are rigid
Indo-Gangetic Plain residents live 7 years less than other Indians: Study
This is because air quality in the region fails to meet the WHO’s guidelines on particulate pollution
Trees, crops endemic to India can help combat air pollution: Study
Peepal, mango, neem, maize, safflower & pigeon pea are found to be most suitable for areas with higher levels of air pollution
Delhi Pollution Crisis: CM Kejriwal announces school shutdown in Delhi for a week
Emergency measures are not a magic bullet; systemic and sustained change in Delhi’s air quality is needed, Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE says
Similipal fire shines light on dark hole in India’s real-time air quality monitoring network
Most cities do have manual monitoring systems of air quality but related data becomes available only a year later
Pollution less severe this winter in Delhi; smog episodes fewer, shorter: CSE
There were wide variations in the overall air quality in adjacent areas within the city, pointing at local pollution
Coming up in 2020: Air pollution to figure in a number of developments
From new BS-VI standards in Delhi to likely entry of more electric vehicles to efforts for combating stubble fires, India will be stepping up its …