China to probe accuracy of its air pollution data
Some provincial governments have been manipulating figures to meet national standards, says minister
Book: Carbon Colonisation, the Carbon Neutral Myth
Report>>Carbon colonisation, The Carbon Neutral Myth Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins by Carbon Watch Transnational Institute, …
Vehicle scrappage announced in Budget 2021-22 a welcome measure
It will help reduce vehicular pollution in urban areas, besides boosting the sale of newer vehicles, including electric ones
Lateral Thoughts: Air pollution will reduce only through good governance
Air pollution has been plaguing Delhi for 4 decades; the reasons are well known and there is adequate data to pin responsibilities
First global map of atmospheric ammonia distribution published
Researchers also found that past assumptions about atmospheric ammonia levels are largely inaccurate and that the levels are much higher than …
Yes, Delhi Metro is more unaffordable than the New York City Subway
My own experience shows that the Delhi Metro pinches the minimum survival expense of a well-off Delhite at least twice as hard as the NYC subway …
The fault in our stars
ISEER, the new system of rating and labeling ACs that began this year, seems designed to serve industry interest rather than consumer or climate …
Ode to politics of consensus: Sheila Dikshit
It would be really unfortunate if we let the Sheila Dikshit way of politics go out of fashion
Racing towards zero emissions
Anumita Roychowdhury, CSE’s executive director-research and advocacy, talks cars, mobility, emissions and much more with Lucas di Grassi, …
Clean technology: overcoming the growth v environment debate
Sustainable development is a multi-dimensional concept with three interacting aspects—ecology, economics and ethics
'It will take time to bring two-wheelers into the odd-even scheme's ambit'
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal talks about the road ahead for a pollution-free Delhi at CSE event
A look at news you may have missed this week
How the world’s coffee addiction could destroy tropical forests to moose conquering newer areas in a warming Alaska—a quick look at …
In the Parliament on March 15, 2016
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
‘Improving efficiency only way to control nitrogen pollution’
Human-induced nitrogen emissions have surpassed natural emissions, damaging the environment and human health, says Mark Sutton, lead author of &…
Clean up or close down
Threatened with closure on grounds of pollution, Palam Potteries adopted a waste minimisation method that brought down its smoke emissions and …
The general folly
Recently, the US-based General Motors has rammed into a controversy involving nearly half a million of its luxury cars spewing alarming amounts …
A bolt from the blue
If critical air traffic control operations are not beefed up by adequate and modern infrastructure, nightmare is bound to happen in the Indian …
Battling blaze up there
Communication is vital to aerial fire-fighting. A project in the US aims at making it easier for pilots with the help of the advanced navigation …
Reclaiming clean air
An emissions trading programme, introduced in the US to provide incentives to companies for emission control, could be an effective instrument in …
Composition: critical
While the aircraft industry flies high with composites, one question nags engineers: are they really safe?
Air pollution levels in Delhi drop by 60 per cent on car-free day
Delhi government has proved that reducing car numbers can significantly bring down pollution in a city where air pollution kills at least one …
Supreme Court upholds pollution levy on trucks entering Delhi
The apex court will give an order on Monday based on directions prepared by amicus curiae
Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution
We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19
Dust, high temperatures bring Delhi’s air quality down to 'poor'
The Aravalli range plays a critical role in checking sand migration from the Thar Desert to Delhi-NCR; but they now stand degraded
Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law
Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour