Sequel to a murder story

It is dangerous to breathe in most Indian cities, and even though the government accepts this, precious little is being done about it

Yamuna clean-up project - Inaction plan

the March 31, 2003, deadline set by the Supreme Court (sc) for cleaning the 22-kilometre Delhi stretch of Yamuna river has come and gone. Yet the …

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.

Can polluted air particles inhaled by a pregnant mother reach her placenta?

Traces of the pollutants were found in the foetal side which was very close to where the umbilical emerges

India’s fertiliser industry needs to prioritise pollution control: CSE Study

The industry has been classified under the ‘red category’ of polluting sectors by the Central Pollution Control Board

Will US EPA’s new method erase pollution deaths?

Outdoor air pollution kills 4.2 million people every year, according to the World Health Organization

Satellite data can help track exact air pollution from power plants

Air pollution is responsible for five million early deaths and 147 million years of healthy life lost, every year, worldwide 

Can curbing air pollution give rise to heatwaves?

Measures to reduce air pollution could affect clouds and lead to severity of heatwaves in coming decades, suggests a study.

Green crackers will cut PM 2.5 emission by up to 30%

The chemical formulation of ‘green’ crackers has been finalised, Supreme Court told

Good News: This man is reviving Hauz Khas lake using artificial wetlands

Tarun Sebastian Nanda, a civil and environmental engineer has taken up a project of cleaning the Hauz Khas lake in Delhi by using artificially …

The Role of Global Air Pollution in Aging and Disease: Reading Smoke Signals

Global Air Pollution in Aging: Reading Smoke Signals is a complete reference connecting environmental pollution research to the human aging …

Why Diesel Vehicles should be regulated in Delhi

Diesel vehicles are allowed to pollute more and their exhaust is directly linked to cancer. This is a good enough reason to regulate the sale and …

Climate Change and Air Pollution: The Impact on Human Health in Developed and Developing Countries

This book discusses regional and international climate-change, air- pollution and human-health scenarios.

What to do on polluted days

Exposure to air pollution can lead to acute lower respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults. How do …

When citizens choose not to hear

Firecrackers would stop burning only when environment-friendly options of celebrating Diwali are made appealing

Delhi's air quality worsens, but does the city have a plan to avoid repeat of 2016?

In the past week, the PM2.5 concentration in ambient air has consistently increased in the national capital region

Anumita Roy Chowdhury reacts to Global burden of Health Study

The Centre for Science and Environment demands urgent intervention and action in view of the results from the new analysis of global burden of …

Chandra Bhushan on air pollution risk

Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general of Centre for Science and Environment, talks about the risks of air pollution on people and the …

Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution

Bikers and pedestrians are slowly reclaiming their space in metropolises as well as other urban centres to reduce vehicle emission and toxicity …

Indians have shorter lifespan because of air pollution

A new study by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and National Centre for Atmospheric Research, says that one could lose as much as 6.…

A cleaner start

A device consisting of a series of metallic discs will considerably reduce pollution caused by a car immediately after it starts

Drink your glasses empty

US scientists have developed a device that eliminates allcarcinogenic additives from groundwater reserves

SUV ads: Dangerous city animals

If an alligator could drive, what vehicle would it choose to go to a party? None other than the Tata Safari.The query in the latest Tata Safari …

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

COVID-19 lockdown: Rajasthan releases city-wise analysis of air pollution

Significant decrease observed in levels of PM10, PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide during lockdown period across all stations