Maharashtra, Gujarat top sulphur dioxide polluters in India

India is the world's largest emitter of SO2. Of the 45 hotspots in India, emissions at 43 are due to coal-based electricity generation, while …

Visible improvement in Delhi’s air quality, long way to go to achieve clean air: EPCA

EPCA’s report card says that the Delhi-NCR region must not lose the momentum in this fight to breathe clean air

CSE condemns Delhi government’s decision to scrap BRT

'The capital city has decided to take back the space from the transport of the masses to give it to polluting cars and SUVs'

Government releases National Air Quality Index, CSE welcomes it

India now needs action to reduce smog, says Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment

Air pollution deaths: What troubles Delhi today may haunt Mumbai tomorrow

South Asian cities extremely vulnerable to PM 2.5 pollution exposure, related mortality, say experts 

Gas-based two wheelers launched to curb air pollution

As per the idle emission test, the hydrocarbon emissions from CNG retrofitted two-wheelers are 75 per cent lesser as compared to their petrol-…

Who can touch diesel?

India’s diesel vehicle industry is so powerful that even a Volkswagen-like exposé of the cover-up of diesel emissions is like water …

Crises plaguing state pollution control boards

Employees barely gain technical expertise in the working of SPCBs

The 200 million tonne challenge

With the sector set to boom, India needs an action plan

Liquid fuel from solid coal all gas

This winter most polluted for Maharashtra, Gujarat in last 4 years: CSE report

This demands urgent and aggressive scaling up of the multi-sector action plan to control pollution

Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern

PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019

Air pollution linked to 15% global COVID-19 deaths: Study

Contributed to 27% COVID-19 deaths in East Asia; 19% in Europe, 17% in North America 

Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution

The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity

Ujjwala scheme: Experts, govt officials mum on LPG cylinder refills

While researchers and officials applaud government’s efforts in reducing household air pollution, none talk about how hardly anybody is …

Why car-free days in Gurgaon must gather momentum

The vehicle ownership in the city is among the highest in the country, leading to air pollution

China sets new standards for air purifiers

Standards are expected to curb deliberate misleading by producers about the effectiveness of purifiers

Upscaled EV manufacturing needs zero emissions mandate

Electric vehicle output quota for auto companies, reportedly proposed in the working paper of the EAC-PM, can be a game changer when other EV …

Air pollution in news on April 11

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on air pollution

Brace for another round of widespread rainfall

Is it a ‘western disturbance’?

Anti-pollution software

To monitor sponge iron units

Clean watch, green drive

Airing woes

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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