Plants as toxin purifiers

Cleaner air

Stretching the limits

Set free to pollute

TBAC outside the purview of USA's Clean Air Act

Choke-a-bloc

A matter of perception

The nature of the World Bank interest in air pollution in India

No breathing space

Most comprehensive US study on air pollution indicative of a crisis

What is the Supreme Court order on old cars in Delhi and NCR?

On October 29, the Supreme Court ordered that old vehicles should be kept off roads of Delhi and NCR. This judgement comes at a time when Delhi's …

How air pollution affects children?

World Health Organization has issued a strong warning about the effects of air pollution on children. It's time that air pollution is taken more …

Outdoor air pollution reduces an average Indian's life span by 1.5 years

It also reduces global life expectancy by more than one year, shows a study by researchers from University of Texas at Austin  

Delhi battles for clear skies and lungs

The Capital needs to completely transition to clean fuel and address local sources of pollution

Dirty air dooms Indians to early death

New analysis of global burden of diseases shows very high rate of increase in early deaths from particulate and ozone pollution. Over a quarter …

India will shift to BS VI norms next year: What does it mean?

Since their introduction in 2000, BS norms for vehicular emission have got increasingly stringent

Why Kashmir University should prefer footfalls over whizzing cars in its campus

The university recently declared a war on black carbon through a decision to ban fuel-burning vehicles in the campus. The decision has gone down …

Ozone pollution can damage wheat crop

Banaras Hindu University scientists found that most wheat cultivars developed after 2000 are more sensitive to damage due to ozone, a byproduct …

Juvenile delinquency could be a result of air pollution: study

Inflammation caused by air pollutants can damage brain structure, neural networks and influence adolescent behaviour

Air pollution: the ostrich effect

We know the causes of air pollution, but in the political theatrics around it, each solution suggested is contested

How to choose the right mask against air pollution

TK Joshi, adviser, Occupational and Environmental Health and Chemical Safety, explains how to choose a right mask to protect oneself against …

Some facts about Delhi's worst smog in 17 years

Delhi is experiencing deadly smog over the last four days. High pollution levels due to bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, crop burning in the …

Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone

Ironing out pollution

A recently-developed cheap and environmentally-benign iron compound helps dispose of polluting nitrogen oxides

Air pollution: a shift in crisis

While air pollution from the coal sector is coming under control, vehicular emissions are becoming the bane of Chinese cities

Two billion children exposed to high levels of air pollution: UNICEF

Every year, about 600,000 children under the age of five die from diseases linked to indoor and outdoor air pollution

Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution

Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts

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