Off with their heads!

South Asia

Simply Put: Editing out the problem

Stubble burning crisis: Why thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR have been slow in adopting biomass co-firing

Only three plants have reported higher quantities of biomass co-firing since December 2022 till August 2023

Simply Put: G20 summit in pollution capital

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

Massive coal use in Mumbai’s industrial clusters worsening city’s air quality: CSE study

Inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s, warn experts

Air pollution is not letting the world sleep well

American researchers find that increasing pollutants in ambient air causes sleep apnea

Anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu turns violent, at least 11 killed in police firing

At least 30 others were injured when police opened fire to quell the protest

WHO report on polluted cities in India a dire warning: CSE

Of the 5,000 odd cities and towns in India, monitoring is being done in only 307 cities

Tough problems need tough solutions

In spite of all the noise about air pollution, we are doing everything to make it worse

Air pollution sets back global economy by $225 billion

An estimated 5.5 million people died due to air pollution-related diseases in 2013

Union, Delhi governments urge residents to observe ‘cracker-free’ Diwali

Kejriwal, Javadekar issue appeals to residents of national capital

Protector of the Taj

Banning three-wheelers

Bike your way to work

PAKISTAN AIDS

Better option

South Korea

Warning to erring units

THAILAND

DYING FISH

THE PHILIPPINES

After Delhi

...Andhra Pradesh may also ban 15-year-old vehicles

Cancer in the air

Even low levels of benzene can cause lymphomas cancer in children