Delhi air quality dips further: Thursday mostly ‘very poor’

Mundka records ‘severe’ air, season’s worst amid calm winds, stubble fume 

Increased stubble fires, calm conditions cause Delhi’s air to become ‘very poor’

The condition will last till October 17, according to the SAFAR website under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences  

EPCA directs slew of measures as Delhi air turns noxious again

Diesel generator sets to be banned; construction and industrial projects asked to adhere strictly to norms

Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate

Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality 

CPCB confirms COVID-19 lockdowns helped clean up Delhi air

PM2.5 levels dropped by 50% during the lockdown in the national capital, a new CPCB study said

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 10-14, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week

EIA notification 2020 in violation of FRA: Activists write to MoEF&CC

The provisions would adversely affect rights of forest dwellers and their right to minor forest produce 

Environmental Impact Assessment: Why the govt needs to re-think its latest draft

The current EIA draft has severely diluted environmental protection, adding to the degradation of the environment; it can become an …

Experts welcome Delhi government’s electric vehicle policy

The policy aims to make a quarter of all new vehicle registrations battery-operated by 2024

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

COVID-19 lockdown: What are the lessons for Graded Response Action Plan

It is time for the government to order more robust source apportionment studies for cities hit by plummeting air quality  

Lethal toxicity vs quantum of pollution in Delhi’s air

Not just quantum of pollution but also toxicity of emissions must be assessed to prioritise action on pollution sources

Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution

We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19

Fight barriers to solutions to clean air

Need solution-driven agenda to build public and political will to overpower resistance from inconvenience of change

Delhi may see another peak pollution episode around the New Year: Experts

Episode to occur due to enhanced local emissions and secondary aerosol formation under favourable meteorological conditions

Delhi on the verge of another 'severe' air quality episode 

Calm surface winds and a decrease in the ability of the atmosphere to disperse pollutants have made conditions conducive for such an episode

Parliament debates Delhi air, but what about earlier panel reports?

Parliamentary panel on science and technology and environment and forests tabled report in August 2018; nothing much has been done on …

Join the dots for clean air

Delhi’s air pollution crisis has an urgent message: India must have a regional plan to fight the menace

Delhi air quality improves a bit

Strong winds help lift AQI to 'poor' from 'severe'

Only 4 MPs turn up for parliamentary panel meet to discuss Delhi-NCR air pollution

Letter for meeting was issued a week ago

14 ways citizens and govt can help reduce air pollution in Delhi

An environmentalist suggests few solutions, which, if adopted by both the administration and the people, can better the capital’s air quality

Delhi air remains 'severe plus'

Emergency persists despite drop in stubble burning 

Delhi on the verge of another air emergency

Stubble burnings have seen a decreasing trend, but the air quality of Delhi was 'severe' and poised to turn worse

Delhi should be ready for 'severe' air again

Northwesterlies bring in stubble burning fumes into capital; low temperature, slow winds keep them trapped