Ban on brimstone

Drive off bad air

For cleaner air

The US proposes tighter emission norms for vehicles

Cleaning up the air

Joint-efforts improve air quality of 10 cities in the US

Clean act

The Philippines finally enacts a law to reduce pollution

Public interest vs public relations

Much ado about a watered down law

Novel bans

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

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 government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …

Air pollution may lead to ban on private vehicles in Delhi

The CPCB has already recommended a ban on the movement of trucks and construction activity during the night given the public health emergency due …

Delhi's emergency action plan to tackle air pollution

The Supreme Court recently passed a graded action plan to tackle Delhi's air pollution woes. Down To Earth explains how it works

Air pollution: will the green cess concept work?

The country's apex court has paved the way for registration of diesel vehicles on payment of one-time environmental cess

Kirk Smith on new paradigm of exposure management

Kirk Smith, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, talks about new paradigm of air pollution exposure …

Sunita Narain spells out the agenda for clean air in Delhi

Down To Earth Editor Sunita Narain recommends measures for cleaning Delhi's air to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the International Conclave …

Odd-even experiment with private cars: Delhi CM appeals to people to make it successful

As of now, this experiment has been planned for 15 days and may be  implemented again after a few months

Simply Put: Vehicular fumes

Simply Put: Living in toxic air

Javadekar says no link between air pollution and health, dumps ICMR study

However, MPs across party lines say there are pan-India ramifications

Rightful air

The Philippines finally enacts a law to reduce pollution and bans incineration of waste

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COLOMBIA

Car ban on 'holy day'

In a bid to combat air pollution, authorities in Italy have banned the use of cars on Sundays

Air pollution

POLLUTERS TO BE FINED