Coal burning responsible for heavy air pollution in India: IEACCC study
Implementing emission norms, running clean coal power need of the hour, the study says
‘Air pollution and climate change actions should be connected to reduce impact on people’s health’
Part 2: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution and its health impact
Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit
New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action
Winter pollution 2023-24: North & east India most polluted; air quality in north worsened significantly
Smaller cities in Bihar and Rajasthan emerged as pollution hotspots, rivalling major metropolitan areas like Delhi
'Childhood cancers doubled in Delhi in 25 years, when city's air quality also became toxic'
Manas Ranjan Ray, former assistant director & head, department of experimental haematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, …
2023 in a blink: DTE revealed the true extent of air pollution on India’s children this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
Deadly nursery: More children in Delhi have cancers than any other Indian city; is air pollution to blame?
Is India prepared for the long term impact of poor air quality?
Increasing wildfires, heatwaves to increase ‘climate penalty’, finds WMO study
Asia will suffer the consequences of increased air pollution the most
Gadkari announces vehicle scrappage policy
Says will reduce pollution and boost automobile industry
Simply Put: Polluter pays? Really?
Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Act, for your children's sake
We are doing too little too late
Simply put: Fifteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India
Not just lungs, carbon particles can penetrate into placenta of pregnant women
A new research has found evidence that air pollutants pass from lungs to the placenta
Pollution in news on May 23
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa — tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it
Most strategies being used to tackle air pollution focus on household air pollution compared to outdoor air pollution, study found
Delhi public transport: Good news and bad news
The new state budget of Delhi promises upscaling of public transport and bus fleet electrification. But the new Economic Survey warns about …
Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind
Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes
‘Sick-building syndrome’ fuelling India’s COVID-19 infections
Greed of the air-conditioning industry and architects mean that India’s new buildings don’t get adequate ventilation; now, the Centre …
Air pollution in India has caused losses of up to Rs 7 lakh crore annually
Losses caused by air pollution in India annually are 3% of its 2019 GDP and twice its annual public health expenditure, according to a new report
Air quality improved in parts of Africa due to dip in fires
In the dry months between November and February, there was a 4.5 per cent decline in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration
Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle
Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash
Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia
Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…
Bharat Stage VI: India leapfrogs today and it is no Fool’s day
Despite the pall of gloom around COVID-19, there is reason to cheer that India has become the only country to leapfrog directly to Bharat Stage …
Global environmental change alters grasslands
Grasslands store 30 per cent of the world's carbon making them crucial in combating climate change
Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem
Happy Seeder — a tractor-mounted device — will eliminate air pollution and reduce green house gas emissions from on-farm activities …