Delhi’s air quality and number games

India needs to codify methodologies for processing air quality data to reduce confusion and build confidence in air pollution control measures. 

Invisible particles do matter for the air we breathe, finds studies

Ultrafine particles having almost negligible weight, surface area do have an effect on haze formation, visibility and air pollution, the studies found

'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'

Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …

No bricks in the wall

India needs solutions to maximise utilisation of fly ash and reduce consumption of clay and air pollution from fired clay brick kilns

Some vertical gardens

Ludhiana's Income-Tax department officials have turned plastic into greenery on a wall under the Green-Plastic Initiative

Crop burning: Small farmers left in lurch as machines favour big landholders

Even those who choose to grow crops other than wheat do not find suitable machines to handle residue

Dust coverage extends to central, eastern Gangetic plain; conditions deteriorate in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Dust coverage across Haryana-Delhi area has shown slight improvement owing to a dip in maximum temperature and increased moisture content in air

One in every 10 asthma patients in the world is in India

90 per cent of childhood asthma and 50 per cent of adult asthma is caused due to environmental allergens

In Parliament on March 14, 2017

Ozone pollution, carbon footprint of airlines and preservation of wetlands were among some of the topics discussed in the Parliament today

Masked development

If polluted air and risks to health are the trade-off for development. Is it worth it?  

#HelpDelhiBreathe: Citizens' Collective Effort

The odd-even drive initiative may have ended, but Delhi's determination has not. On January 17, citizens came together to raise their voices …

Smoke from Punjab fires added to Delhi’s deadly air cocktail

Data captured by MODIS Aqua/Terra with active fire points marked as red dots Aqua images are at approximately 10.30 am and Terra at 1.30 pm …

When 'anti-Hindu' sentiments take precedence over noise pollution

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on the plea moved by infants in the Supreme Court to ban firecrackers

Living with asthma in Delhi

Kaushik Das Gupta, one of the participants in the CSE study, wonders if the government will ever announce a ‘clean air package’ for …

Dying of progress

As the reckless plundering of the world's limited resources continues, nature is striking back where it hurts humans most: disease. People in …

Rotten eggs in our face

By depleting the soil's calcium stocks, acid rain is indirectly leading to defects in the eggs of a European bird

Climate convention generates heat and dust

India passes back the buck to industrialised nations as wranglings over the Climate Change protocol continue

False start

Pollution control agencies are as toothless as the automobile and fuel industry is apathetic to deteriorating urban air quality

For a clean future

Washington dc Court approves usepa's air quality standards

California dreaming

California is famous for environmental awareness campaigns. Last month, the government banned the purchase of sports utility vehicles by the state.…

World Environment Day 2023: CSE finds ground-level ozone pollution in Delhi-NCR all-year problem, persists at nights too

New Delhi and South Delhi areas were worst affected by ground-level ozone between March 1, 2023 and May 30, 2023

Improved stove: a misnomer?

Some emit more black carbon than traditional mud stoves

Don't give up the fight

Nine US states sue EPA over mercury emissions

Kolkata air cleaner

Two-stroke autorickshaw ban shows results