Cleaning Patna’s air: Municipal corporation to replace diesel-run vehicles with CNG and electricity
Patna’s air quality index has become ‘very poor’ in recent years
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Delhi public transport: Good news and bad news
The new state budget of Delhi promises upscaling of public transport and bus fleet electrification. But the new Economic Survey warns about plummeting bus ridership
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Many developing countries, unlike India, do not have proper air monitoring systems; if they …
Air pollution mission: NASA, Italian space agency to study 11 most populated cities globally, including Delhi
MAIA mission to use data from Earth observation satellite to help scientists find …
2022 too short, too far: Air pollution was in the news again, not least due to Delhi
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
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Wah Taj! Really?
While the SC expends its energy on shouting at the authorities to save the Taj Mahal, let’s look at the 17th century mausoleum’s sad state of affairs
New systems, old habits
Launched in 2014, the new-age regulatory mechanism for highly polluting industries remains a non-starter due to poor planning, hasty execution and lack of enforcement
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
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A milestone: India to regulate real driving emissions from new vehicles today onwards
Vehicles will get tested for real driving emissions in real traffic conditions from today onwards to ensure durable emissions performance and to prevent emissions cheating
Anubha Aggarwal
CAQM’s focus on captive thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR a welcome step, but challenges ahead
Several industries Down To Earth spoke to were unaware of the new order or were perplexed about the technical feasibility of it in their captive power plants
Subhadeep Nayak
Why training in eco-driving is a dire necessity in India
Trained drivers who practise eco-driving principles help lowering fuel consumption and fatality rates
Anumita Roychowdhury
A milestone: India to regulate real driving emissions from new vehicles today onwards
Vehicles will get tested for real driving emissions in real traffic conditions from today onwards to ensure durable emissions performance and to prevent emissions cheating
Anubha Aggarwal
CAQM’s focus on captive thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR a welcome step, but challenges ahead
Several industries Down To Earth spoke to were unaware of the new order or were perplexed about the technical feasibility of it in their captive power plants
Subhadeep Nayak
Why training in eco-driving is a dire necessity in India
Trained drivers who practise eco-driving principles help lowering fuel consumption and fatality rates