On the shelf?

Pollution: the great leveller

Carcinogenic benzene levels peak in Delhi

Petrol pumps and heavy traffic locations worst affected

Making space for emissions

‘Developed nations want India to leapfrog to a technology which even they have not accepted’

With climate change negotiations round the corner, an important debate on the use and phase out of hydrofluorocarbons used as coolant in …

Old demons remain, new emerge

Developing nations warn any move to reinterpret UNFCCC will be counterproductive

Every breath you take

Pollutants in the air damage more than the lungs, warn health experts

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Science and Technology - Briefs

Obama’s grand climate plan doesn’t add up

Obama used all the right words. He tried to please all. But ultimately it will not curb emissions in the US to the required levels. Further, it …

Montreal Protocol: crucial meet on HFCs begins

Should these coolant gases be discussed under Montreal Protocol? Outcome of Bangkok meet may influence climate talks later this year

Climate on a skid

Global warming is likely to be far greater and faster than previous estimates, says the latest report of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction …

Ozone restrictions not enough

More cities critically polluted

Tighter norms make air we breathe more poisonous

India’s SO2 emissions up by 71 per cent in 5 years, shows US study

'CPCB underestimating pollution from coal-fired thermal power plants'