Pollution perils

Defenders of the earth

Zap! And another pollutant bites the dust

A smog project

Thailand

Polluting ships

Measures to measure

White hope

Pollution disturbs cloud chemistry for good?

All for clean air

World Environment Day 2021: Pollution will rebound, warns CSE

Analysing air quality shows how tough it is to curb pollution only with forced restrictions: State of India’s Environmenmt 2021: In figures

COVID-19 flattens peak-hour pollution

The flat rates of peak-hour pollution due to the lockdown proves why strong action is needed to reduce traffic volumes and cut tailpipe emissions …

COVID-19: Dirty air and vice of the virus  

The novel coronavirus pandemic may have lowered air pollution. But this crisis-led change shows how health risk perception makes difficult …

Ode to politics of consensus: Sheila Dikshit

It would be really unfortunate if we let the Sheila Dikshit way of politics go out of fashion

These toxic metals make Diwali firecrackers 'beautiful'

From tremors, weakness, anxiety, shortness of breath to paralysis and cancer, the colours in Diwali firecrackers all have a toxic source

What is the national clean air program (NCAP)?

The Indian government recently announced the draft guidelines of the National Clean Air Program? Polash Mukherjee from the Centre for Science and …

Clean technology: overcoming the growth v environment debate

Sustainable development is a multi-dimensional concept with three interacting aspects—ecology, economics and ethics

'Mercury emissions in Asia maybe highest in the world and little data is available'

Data on mercury emissions in Asia is not being recorded, but a new sampling network may change that

'I want to be like Uncle Sam'

Nearly three quarters of India's Environment Supplement Plan (ESP) has been directly lifted from the United State's Supplemental Environmental …

A look at news you may have missed this week

How the world’s coffee addiction could destroy tropical forests to moose conquering newer areas in a warming Alaska—a quick look at …

In the Parliament on March 15, 2016

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues

Stopmotion: Why diesel vehicles should be regulated in Delhi

Diesel vehicles are allowed to pollute more and their exhaust is directly linked with cancer. This is a good enough reason to regulate the sale …

Clean up or close down

Threatened with closure on grounds of pollution, Palam Potteries adopted a waste minimisation method that brought down its smoke emissions and …

The general folly

Recently, the US-based General Motors has rammed into a controversy involving nearly half a million of its luxury cars spewing alarming amounts …

Reclaiming clean air

An emissions trading programme, introduced in the US to provide incentives to companies for emission control, could be an effective instrument in …

Why was post-Diwali air quality better this year?

Wind speed, warmer temperatures helped disperse pollutants 

Can you beat air pollution with masks

Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs