Through the thick air
This Diwali, PM 10 and PM 2.5 reached eight times the safe limit. Its not the first time and it won't be the last. Burning of crop stubble, road …
Unreal in pampered India
With NDMC winning the smart city challenge, the contrast between where the government lives and where the rest of the citizens live could not …
Why odd-even system can bring back the glory of bus transport
One can call it environmental injustice or incentive for pollution, public bus transport is more taxed than private vehicles
Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF
Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution
Smaller cities more polluted than Delhi: Study
Pollution levels are high all over the country, but unlike the capital, many smaller cities have not received the required attention
Supreme Court bans registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000cc for three months
The court asks the Centre and Delhi government to work together and fix norms to clean the city’s toxic air
Paddy fields burning: Smog shrouds national capital
The smoke resulting from burning crop residues combined with vehicular emissions make the air we breathe deadly
Multi-pollutant crisis in Delhi-NCR: Ozone pollution another deadly contributor
With high pollution levels and growing heat stress due to climate change, the ozone level is frequently exceeding the standards
Why does Beijing value its citizens more than Delhi?
Both cities might have air pollution issues, but Delhi is way behind Beijing as far as awareness and solutions are concerned
Delhi’s clean air challenge
It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we need to take urgently and decisively
Will implement odd-even without exemptions: Delhi government tells NGT
The Delhi government had withdrawn its decision to bring back the odd-even scheme for an interim period sighting safety issues for women
Your early morning walk could be a risk to your health
Pollution monitoring shows green areas in Delhi have much higher PM2.5 levels than road intersections during the early hours
Supreme Court bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi, NCR
The licences of existing firecrackers sellers will be suspended and the government will not issue new licences
15 lessons for India
As odd-even traffic restrictions in Delhi draw to a close, we highlight the takeaways from this massive community initiative to curb air …
Delhi’s wake up call
Plans on to track pollution during the Commonwealth Games. What about cleaning the air?
Enough is enough
For over a week after Diwali, Delhi breathed poison. Air pollution peaked to unprecedented levels. Public anger forced emergency measures. But …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 10, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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
World Environment Day in numbers: Air pollution
Containing air pollution in the national capital
The air pollution crisis has opened up opportunity to rework long term strategies
Thirty new smart cities announced; India to have City Livability Index
800 projects worth Rs 34,000 crore are under various stages of implementation
Air-polluting chemicals travel across continents, pose greater risk of cancer: study
Cancer risks due to exposure to PAH seem four times higher than predicted earlier
Nine out of 10 people breathe poor quality air, says WHO
Low- and middle-income countries are the worst affected regions
'Delhi's air was unbreathable on Diwali night'
How air pollution is adding to India’s diabetes burden
PM2.5 can enter the bloodstream and cause liver damage, thus enhancing diabetes risk