This winter, air pollution will once again breach record levels across cities, causing illnesses and several avoidable deaths. Where do our faults lie and what can we do to correct them?
A shot in the arm for Delhi
Odd-even scheme: Success lies in the eyes of the beholder
Even as commuters in Delhi participate in the odd-even scheme, questions have begun to arise over its success
Neither odd nor even
BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal is popular for being the MP who cycles to Parliament
As odds keep evens out, air pollution dips
A comprehensive study the Centre for Science and Environment shows that air pollution in Delhi dipped after the odd-even formula was rolled …
A car free day keeps the chocking away
Delhi is reeling under a worse polluted winter than 2014. The odd-even formula empowers people to take the first step out of the gas chamber
Science and politics of car pollution
Why are our policy makers and scientists ignoring public health risks from combustion sources and raising dust over dust pollution to blind …
European scientists press alarm bell on ill effects of diesel cars
A group of 24 scientists from 12 research and scientific organisations across Europe and the US have issued an open letter to sensitise the …
Supreme Court bans registration of diesel vehicles beyond 2000cc for three months
The court asks the Centre and Delhi government to work together and fix norms to clean the city’s toxic air
Your early morning walk could be a risk to your health
Pollution monitoring shows green areas in Delhi have much higher PM2.5 levels than road intersections during the early hours
Delhi's odd-even number plate experiment: will it succeed?
The government needs to develop a robust mechanism to discourage those who will inevitably try to get around the rules by buying a second …
Why does Beijing value its citizens more than Delhi?
Both cities might have air pollution issues, but Delhi is way behind Beijing as far as awareness and solutions are concerned
A look at paddy crop residue burning updates
NASA images show how smoke emanating from paddy residue burning is contributing to air pollution