A range of issues from traffic, mobility and carbon emissions at local and global levels
Delhi battles for clear skies and lungs
The Capital needs to completely transition to clean fuel and address local sources of pollution
Stubble burning forces Delhi to breathe ‘poor’ air
Air quality in Capital touches 280 and three areas respire ‘very poor’ quality air, according to CPCB and SAFAR data
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 4, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A brief introduction to climate change and transportation
How to reconcile people's love affair with their vehicles and society's need to reduce carbon emissions?
Can polluted air particles inhaled by a pregnant mother reach her placenta?
Traces of the pollutants were found in the foetal side which was very close to where the umbilical emerges
Odd-even scheme: Before Delhi starts third leg, let’s see how the last two went
While the scheme made impact beyond private vehicular emissions, it saw some counter-intuitive trends too
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Air pollution linked with cardiovascular diseases: Study
Tobacco had the strongest association with heart disease, followed by physical inactivity and low-quality diet
‘We need to take a relook at our air pollution standards’
Down To Earth speaks to NEERI director, Rakesh Kumar on India’s air pollution standards
कबरई में पत्थर उद्योग से घर-घर बीमार, हर घर शिकार
बुंदेलखंड क्षेत्र के महोबा जिले में स्थित कबरई और उसके…
Sensor-based air quality monitoring instruments left out of new certification scheme
The notification gives CSIR-NPL the authority to certify instruments but fails to address the certification of low-cost instruments
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 19-24)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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