A vicious nexus

To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers

Why is Delhi engulfed in dust?

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution and clean transportation programme at CSE, explains why Delhi and North India is besieged by dust, …

No respite from smog in Delhi as crop burning continues in Punjab, Haryana and UP

Urgent action is needed to help farmers buy appropriate technology that will prevent burning of straw

Diwali: dark underbelly of light

The choking haze of pollution in the city leaves no room for poisonous fumes from crackers—Chinese or Indian. Do not reduce festival of …

Growing maritime traffic major source of air pollution in East Asia

Contributed 16 per cent of carbon dioxide in the region in 2013 compared to 4-7 per cent during 2002-05

Clean fun

The poison we breathe

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of clean air and sustainable mobility programme at CSE, on what needs to be done to clean the air in our cities

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

New Year celebrations: Kolkata saw spike in most noise monitors at midnight among metros

Surge highest around a city hospital, air quality also worsened since January 1

Air pollution is not letting the world sleep well

American researchers find that increasing pollutants in ambient air causes sleep apnea

WHO report on polluted cities in India a dire warning: CSE

Of the 5,000 odd cities and towns in India, monitoring is being done in only 307 cities

Tough problems need tough solutions

In spite of all the noise about air pollution, we are doing everything to make it worse

China planning ‘strictest’ environment protection system to improve health

Pollution is recognised as one of the major threats to public health in China

Air pollution sets back global economy by $225 billion

An estimated 5.5 million people died due to air pollution-related diseases in 2013

70 years on from London’s Great Smog, we still need cleaner air to protect health

After 70 years, we know that health harms exist even at low pollutant levels and that there is no “safe” level

Delhi should follow Beijing's example in tackling air pollution

Now is the time for India to peer through the smog and learn how Beijing is taking meaningful steps to address air pollution crisis

Strange pattern of denial of health evidence

Action, not denial, holds key to solve India’s air pollution problem that adversely impacts our health

Continuous pollution monitoring initiative needs momentum

Although the majority of the industries surveyed by CSE have installed real-time emission monitoring systems, no significant improvements are …

Why it's time Africa features in global plans to manage air pollution

Africa has largely been ignored when it comes to official global air quality programmes. Yet low-income countries like many of those in Africa …

Health will finally be the focus of air pollution control

The reason why everyone is lost in the number game over pollution is because health is the missing link in the conversation

Air pollution does kill people Mr Harsh Vardhan

Instead of simply rejecting the report, the minister could have given a scientific reason for his claim

The man who upheld our right to breathe time and again

Outgoing Chief Justice T S Thakur’s statements show his concern over the deteriorating air quality in the national capital

Trash: handle with care

Spurious fuel

Bush law row