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Hayli Gubbi volcano had little to no impact on South Asia’s severe air pollution: ICIMOD analysis

Hayli Gubbi volcano had little to no impact on South Asia’s severe air pollution: ICIMOD analysis

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Simply Put: Pollution play

Simply Put: Pollution play

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Simply Put: Messi and pollution

Simply Put: Messi and pollution

17 Dec 2025

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News

Hayli Gubbi volcano had little to no impact on South Asia’s severe air pollution: ICIMOD analysis

Hayli Gubbi volcano had little to no impact on South Asia’s severe air pollution: ICIMOD analysis

26 seconds ago

2 min read

Simply Put: Pollution play

Simply Put: Pollution play

1 hour ago

1 min read

Simply Put: Messi and pollution

Simply Put: Messi and pollution

17 Dec 2025

1 min read

GRAP-IV explained: Why is Delhi under emergency air pollution measures again?

GRAP-IV explained: Why is Delhi under emergency air pollution measures again?

15 Dec 2025

1 min read

Simply Put: AQI is a temperature

Simply Put: AQI is a temperature

15 Dec 2025

1 min read

What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?

What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?

14 Dec 2025

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Simply Put: Clean air consumers

Simply Put: Clean air consumers

13 Dec 2025

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Can AQI below 200 truly be a ‘Good Day’, Mr Minister?

Can AQI below 200 truly be a ‘Good Day’, Mr Minister?

Sharanjeet Kaur

12 Dec 2025

2 min read

Simply Put: Measuring AQI

Simply Put: Measuring AQI

12 Dec 2025

1 min read

Rising temperatures contribute to higher ozone levels in atmosphere: UN Report

Rising temperatures contribute to higher ozone levels in atmosphere: UN Report

Himanshu Nitnaware

11 Dec 2025

2 min read

Air quality in Patna worse than Delhi on December 10: Data

Air quality in Patna worse than Delhi on December 10: Data

Mohd Imran Khan

10 Dec 2025

2 min read

Air pollution killing nine million a year as warming worsens air quality worldwide, UN report warns

Air pollution killing nine million a year as warming worsens air quality worldwide, UN report warns

Himanshu Nitnaware

10 Dec 2025

4 min read

Interviews

Microplastics now make up to 5% of particulate pollution in Indian cities, mostly from synthetic clothing, packaging, vehicle wear and footwear.

‘Microplastics now make up as much as 5% of particulate pollution in India’s cities’

03 Dec 2025

6 min read

By tomorrow afternoon or evening, Delhi’s air quality will likely hover between ‘Poor’ and ‘Very Poor’: Gufran Beig

By tomorrow afternoon or evening, Delhi’s air quality will likely hover between ‘Poor’ and ‘Very Poor’: Gufran Beig

20 Oct 2025

4 min read

New proposal to add exemptions for a banned hazardous chemical under Stockholm Convention is questioning its credibility: Giulia Carlini

New proposal to add exemptions for a banned hazardous chemical under Stockholm Convention is questioning its credibility: Giulia Carlini

Rohini Krishnamurthy

05 May 2025

7 min read

Loretta J Mickley, senior research fellow and co-lead of Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group at Harvard

‘We don’t fully understand what governs India’s temperature trends’

Akshit Sangomla

09 Apr 2025

4 min read

‘Reducing aerosol pollution could worsen heat risks — we need policy that can handle both’

‘Reducing aerosol pollution could worsen heat risks — we need policy that can handle both’

Akshit Sangomla

07 Apr 2025

3 min read

David Shumway Jones, Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University and an expert on the history of air pollution in India

‘There is reason to believe controlling air pollution can increase temperatures’

Akshit Sangomla

04 Apr 2025

4 min read

Blogs

Can AQI below 200 truly be a ‘Good Day’, Mr Minister?

Can AQI below 200 truly be a ‘Good Day’, Mr Minister?

Sharanjeet Kaur

12 Dec 2025

2 min read

Toxic winters and political silence: Reimagining India’s air pollution policy with insights from China

Toxic winters and political silence: Reimagining India’s air pollution policy with insights from China

08 Dec 2025

3 min read

Why India’s domestic reforms alone can’t combat air pollution

Why India’s domestic reforms alone can’t combat air pollution

Saaransh Mishra

05 Dec 2025

4 min read

How e-buses, GCC model & digital technology are reshaping state transport undertakings

How e-buses, GCC model & digital technology are reshaping state transport undertakings

02 Dec 2025

4 min read

India’s silent genocide: Why toxic air is our greatest constitutional crisis

India’s silent genocide: Why toxic air is our greatest constitutional crisis

01 Dec 2025

5 min read

Delhi’s air pollution crisis is brutal, but the way we talk about it is worse

Delhi’s air pollution crisis is brutal, but the way we talk about it is worse

29 Nov 2025

5 min read

Air pollution, if it cannot be avoided, must be compensated for

Air pollution, if it cannot be avoided, must be compensated for

28 Nov 2025

4 min read

The annual witch-hunt of farm stubble burning masks the real policy culprits

The annual witch-hunt of farm stubble burning masks the real policy culprits

24 Nov 2025

5 min read

Videos

GRAP-IV explained: Why is Delhi under emergency air pollution measures again?

GRAP-IV explained: Why is Delhi under emergency air pollution measures again?

GRAP-IV is the strictest stage of India’s air-pollution response framework

15 Dec 2025

1 min read

Northeast India is turning into a pollution hotspot

Northeast India is turning into a pollution hotspot

28 Nov 2025

1 min read

Ash from Ethiopia’s 12,000-Year dormant volcano drifts into India

Ash from Ethiopia’s 12,000-Year dormant volcano drifts into India

27 Nov 2025

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: Our right to clean air is not negotiable. Here’s what we need to do

The Sunita Narain Show: Our right to clean air is not negotiable. Here’s what we need to do

25 Nov 2025

1 min read

Delhi’s faulty air monitors: Can we trust the numbers?

Delhi’s faulty air monitors: Can we trust the numbers?

09 Nov 2025

1 min read

2022 research data show how air pollution stunts growth in children

2022 research data show how air pollution stunts growth in children

08 Nov 2025

1 min read

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