Patna’s severe air quality due to Ganga’s shifting course: Govt study

Ganga has shifted four kilometres away from the city, leaving an exposed bed of sand, which Himalayan winds are blowing into Patna, it says

Don’t venture out of homes, use masks if important: Nepal cautions against air pollution

No respite froom air pollution so far; govt had shut educational institutions for five days on March 30

Nepal schools shut: Forest fires, westerly winds from India may have contributed to air pollution

All schools and colleges in Nepal were shut on March 30 due to an alarming spike in air pollution levels 

Ahead of Diwali, air quality in Delhi slips to season's worst

Less wind on Diwali day as well a fog incident the day after will make the situation worse

2018’s autumn, early winter show marginal improvement for Delhi air: CSE

Still, there are hardly any ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ or even ‘moderately polluted’ days in sight

Winter pollution: Diwali night can add 300-600 µg/m3 of PM2.5 to Delhi's air

Delhi’s seasonal winter PM2.5 average had improved during the pandemic, but it stagnated post-pandemic. Action this winter will determine …

How carbon sinks can help India become a ‘net zero’ country

An increase in India’s green cover can help meet its Paris Agreement commitments and reduce toxic emissions in the atmosphere.

Air quality turns ‘severe’ in many parts of Delhi-NCR, north India

While Delhi overall had an unhealthy AQI (297), Meerut (359), Panipat (347) and Karnal (322) were marked in ‘severe’ category

Indian cities have a long way to go in air pollution mitigation: CSE

Most cities don’t meet prescribed WHO standards for pollutant levels; most of India is also not monitored, says CSE report

Toxic air: Graded Response Action Plan announced for Kolkata, other Bengal cities

West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’s, say experts   

Delhi pollution: Looking at social, political facets of climate crisis can help in better adaptation

A balanced mixture of outrage and compassion is needed to give birth to new forms of policies and actions

Budget 2021-22 should incentivise clean fuel for pollution control

Transition to cleaner fuels used for combustion, as done in Beijing, is the most dependable solution to clean Delhi’s air

Delhi may see another peak pollution episode around the New Year: Experts

Episode to occur due to enhanced local emissions and secondary aerosol formation under favourable meteorological conditions

Use your phone camera for real-time pollution check

Click an image either through the smartphone camera or by the app camera, uploade on the app to see the air quality index, PM 2.5, SO2, …

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

At least 56 north Indian cities experience winter pollution trends similar to Delhi: CSE study

‘Very poor’, ‘severe’ days significantly higher in National Capital Region, Uttar Pradesh   

Delhi on the verge of another 'severe' air quality episode 

Calm surface winds and a decrease in the ability of the atmosphere to disperse pollutants have made conditions conducive for such an episode

Join the dots for clean air

Delhi’s air pollution crisis has an urgent message: India must have a regional plan to fight the menace

93% children below 15 exposed to toxic air: report

Risk is higher in low and middle-income countries where 98% of children under 5 live in conditions where PM 2.5 levels are above WHO guidelines

Not just Delhi, 70 Indian cities reel under air pollution

None of these cities, which are monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board, had good air quality between October 22 and 29

That time of the year

Although health impacts are shouted about, there is still only “little” more appetite for action

Smoke from wildfires may have added over 700 COVID-19 deaths to US toll

More than 19,742 COVID-19 cases are associated with spike in PM 2.5 levels due to wildfires 

Only 9 pollution control bodies share details of public hearings online: CSE transparency index

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu and Uttar Pradesh share no …

Reading into new air policy for Delhi-NCR: Focus on prevention, timely intervention

It is clear that positive impact needs participation of wider areas in neighbouring states

Stubble burning forces Delhi to breathe ‘poor’ air

Air quality in Capital touches 280 and three areas respire ‘very poor’ quality air, according to CPCB and SAFAR data