Bangalore’s ‘Bus Day’

A day-long event organised by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation to promote public transport in Bangalore, is now traditionally …

CWG legacy project on air quality spreading to more cities

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) will be launched in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on May 12

Dysfunctional monitoring stations thwart efforts for clean air

A CPCB official confirms that not all values from all the stations in a city are used for computing the AQI value of a city

Not just Delhi, severe air pollution has taken several other cities hostage

Not a single city in northern India meets international air quality standards

The undisclosed air pollutants

How furnace oil and pet coke are choking us as policy fails to stay ahead of underground developments

Science behind smog and its ominous implications

Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive

You know clean air is good for your health. It’s good for the economy, too

Poor air quality is linked to decreased productivity, school attendance and even lifetime earnings

MoEFCC releases details of National Clean Air Programme; no clarity yet on emission reduction targets

The concept note acknowledges the need for time-bound initiatives at both city and rural level to combat air pollution

Severely polluted air bars people from breathing

Crop burning: Dreadful pollution back in Delhi, air quality plunges

Air quality in Delhi and some cities in Uttar Pradesh plunged in the last fortnight as farmers started burning stubble

Delhi's Karol Bagh: On-street democracy for cleaner air

Pedestrian only street in Karol Bagh proves why urban renewal is needed for clean air and sustainability

Delhi chokes again: winter is becoming synonymous with air pollution

Sudden deterioration in air quality is due to fall in wind speed and rise in moisture content, which is making the pollutants build up fast

5 reasons why #OddEven scheme works

Love it or hate it, Delhi's odd-even scheme had some key lessons for the aam and not-so-aam aadmi

Are we ready for Diwali?

The levels of pollution in Delhi had started to rise in the first week of October, made worse by a dip in temperatures and fall in wind speed

Udta PM2.5

Instead of rejecting scientific studies on air pollution, the government should come up with better data to arrive at more conclusive findings

'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 …

Diwali blues: Ministry issues health advisory for residents

Scientists have predicted that Noida and Delhi University will witness the highest pollution level this festive season

Delhi struggles to enforce court’s orders on curbing air pollution: EPCA report

The report stated that actions on the court’s directive are lax and “do not recognise the urgency of toxic air pollution

CSE welcomes Delhi government's emergency measures to tackle air pollution crisis

Recommends putting restraints on number of diesel cars and trucks plying on the roads

Cheap thrill

A car free day keeps the chocking away

Delhi is reeling under a worse polluted winter than 2014. The odd-even formula empowers people to take the first step out of the gas chamber

Hospital critical

Beware, dangerous pollutants are spooking your air

Pollution levels in major north Indian cities are either 'very poor' or 'severe'

Science and politics of car pollution

Why are our policy makers and scientists ignoring public health risks from combustion sources and raising dust over dust pollution to blind …