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Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution

Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the …

Indian cities have a long way to go in air pollution mitigation: CSE

Most cities don’t meet prescribed WHO standards for pollutant levels; most of India …

Just a year left, India has met less than 2% of its e-vehicles target

The aim was 15-16 million e-vehicles by 2020; As of May 2019, country had only 0.28 million

Jakarta residents to sue government for poor air quality

20 environmentalists and 37 commoners will file a suit on June 18

Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert

David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat …

Particulate matter from cigarettes, mosquito coils makes indoor air toxic

A study reveals that aluminum, chromium and tin are higher in mosquito coil smoke, and …

Ozone levels increase in Delhi, pose health risk

This could lead to a public health crisis as ozone is extremely hazardous to human health

Dirty air killing Indians early and in large numbers

1.2 mln early deaths by breathing dirty air; dying 2.6 years earlier; COPD, lung cancer …

Vehicular fumes escalate deaths and illness: New global study

Diesel vehicles responsible for nearly half the world's premature deaths. Delhi ranks sixth

Air pollution is not letting the world sleep well

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

We don’t know much about air pollutants that cause every eighth death in India

Researchers at Yale University find that molecular makeup of a pollutant varies despite it …

China’s anti-pollution measures have backfired

A new study says China’s efforts to bring down PM 2.5 concentration has in turn led …

Crop burning in 2018 lesser than previous year, claims govt

The authorities have come out with figures and attribute the decrease to schemes it started …

Rewind 2018: State of the air India breathes

Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year over …

2018’s autumn, early winter show marginal improvement for Delhi air: CSE

Still, there are hardly any ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ or even ‘…

EU Emissions Trading System does not hurt firms’ profitability, says OECD

In fact, firms subject to the ETS tended to perform better, it noted

First global map of atmospheric ammonia distribution published

Researchers also found that past assumptions about atmospheric ammonia levels are largely …

Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air

Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its …

NGT slaps Delhi government with Rs 25 crore fine for ‘failing to check pollution’

The green tribunal gave the order in response to pleas filed by residents of Mundka and …

Is Rs 5-crore penalty on fly ash polluters really enough?

The NGT penalty, when compare with the profit coal power plants make, doesn’t look …

Tiny pollutants your body has no defence against unchecked

While there are no regulations or safe standards of PM1 or PM0.1, they can easily penetrate …

CSE welcomes apex court’s rap to authorities on Delhi pollution

The court has given a stern message to authorities and set a higher benchmark for …