A range of issues from traffic, mobility and carbon emissions at local and global levels
'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'
Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …
India, own the agenda for clean air
After all, clean air is a public good and the adverse health effects of polluted air affect everyone
Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures
11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh
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
World Environment Day in numbers: Air pollution
Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert
David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 29, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Chinese officials aided industries to defy pollution rules
President Xi Jinping had last year called for efforts to fight pollution
Union government needs to focus on clean air
According to the State Of Global Air …
May 24, 2019
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Simply put: Delhi air quality index 'very poor'
Tracking aerosol built-up in the country through satellite images
While air quality bulletins recently highlighted north India’s dust problems, satellite reanalysis data show the problem of toxic …
When Pollution Meant Punishment
As early as the 13th century, restrictions were put on the burning of coal as a precaution against the health hazards of air pollution
Back to the pollution board
Industrialists in Agra and Firozabad are in a tizzy about the Supreme Court's order to close down more than 200 polluting industrial units near …Air Pollution Costs Europe US$ 1.6 Trillion
Dirty air costs Europe about a tenth of its GDP, with Germany, the UK and Italy among the hardest hit economically
How California dealt with its air pollution
California has rigorous enforment mechanisms to check vehicular emissions