Why did Mumbai become more polluted while Delhi skies cleared up last winter? Climate change may be a factor
Unusual triple dip La Nina triggers, a sign of changing climate, impacted the large-scale wind pattern
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 22, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
As told to Parliament (February 5, 2024): Over 400 MLD industrial effluents discharged into Ganga and Yamuna daily
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Gassed: How air pollution is affecting India’s future
Air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people, a phenomenon that stunts India’s economic …
India has one of the world’s highest ambient air pollution levels
All cities in the country with a population of million plus breathe unhealthy air
Severely polluted air bars people from breathing
National Clean Air Programme: Good idea but weak mandate
The much-awaited plan should not be top-down, it should create room for tighter action
Can you beat air pollution with masks
Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs
South Asian cities need action on air pollution before next winter
Stringent measures, raising public awareness and promoting regional collaboration need of the hour
Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction
Simply Put: Missing the target
Philippine clean air Act: One year on
Philippines has become the first country to ban incinerators outright
Simply put: To breathe or not to...
Science behind smog and its ominous implications
Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive
Delhi air quality witnesses relief from pollution after rain, strong wind
Weather forecast for next few days is not favourable for retaining today’s gains
Delhi air in trouble again: Should farm fires be in focus
Satellite images show fire spots in severa places in Punjab, Haryana
No crackers
Ambient air pollution behind recurring economic losses in Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda: UNEP
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019
Air pollution levels go down after rain: No odd-even scheme in Delhi for now
Supreme Court had termed the scheme as optics
DTE Coverage: Delhi’s first smog episode of 2023-2024
National capital in global spotlight again as ‘world's most polluted city’
Simply Put: Vehicular fumes
Simply Put: Breathing problems are passe
Unprecedented ozone levels have made Delhi air more toxic: CSE analysis
Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad also show worrying trends
WATCH: The human and economic costs of air pollution
New report pegs economic cost of such pollution at $8 bln / day
Watch: Why air pollution is bad for mental health
High levels of air pollution can drive people to suicide