Delhi pollution: Looking at social, political facets of climate crisis can help in better adaptation
A balanced mixture of outrage and compassion is needed to give birth to new forms of policies and actions
Delhi may see another peak pollution episode around the New Year: Experts
Episode to occur due to enhanced local emissions and secondary aerosol formation under favourable meteorological conditions
Use your phone camera for real-time pollution check
Click an image either through the smartphone camera or by the app camera, uploade on the app to see the air quality index, PM 2.5, SO2, …
Severely polluted air bars people from breathing
NO2 exposure can lead to premature death, respiratory & circulatory illness: Report
Review suggested improving air quality indices to include information on health risks and vulnerable groups & alerts on NO2 peak pollution levels
At least 56 north Indian cities experience winter pollution trends similar to Delhi: CSE study
‘Very poor’, ‘severe’ days significantly higher in National Capital Region, Uttar Pradesh
Delhi on the verge of another 'severe' air quality episode
Calm surface winds and a decrease in the ability of the atmosphere to disperse pollutants have made conditions conducive for such an episode
Join the dots for clean air
Delhi’s air pollution crisis has an urgent message: India must have a regional plan to fight the menace
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
Rain washes away Delhi's air pollution, but what after monsoon is over?
In a city like Delhi, where air pollution is a round-the-year phenomenon, rains can provide only temporary respite
CPCB prepares response action plan to tackle air pollution
The CPCB action plan stresses upon the need to reduce response time of the Task Force so that people’s exposure to toxic pollutants is reduced
Deadly Nursery: North India’s children born and bred in toxic air
DTE reports from various parts of North India as children across the region grow up among contaminants
Delhi air to remain ‘very poor’ this week. Here’s why the problem isn't going away
A mix of meteorological conditions & policy flaws behind the recurring problem
93% children below 15 exposed to toxic air: report
Risk is higher in low and middle-income countries where 98% of children under 5 live in conditions where PM 2.5 levels are above WHO guidelines
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
Cleaning Patna’s air: Municipal corporation to replace diesel-run vehicles with CNG and electricity
Patna’s air quality index has become ‘very poor’ in recent years
Not just Delhi, 70 Indian cities reel under air pollution
None of these cities, which are monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board, had good air quality between October 22 and 29
That time of the year
Although health impacts are shouted about, there is still only “little” more appetite for action
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
New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease
Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 15, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Air pollution: PM levels continue to exceed EU limit in large parts of Europe
About 63 per cent of the total EU ecosystem area was at risk of eutrophication due to excessive atmospheric nitrogen
Why was post-Diwali air quality better this year?
Wind speed, warmer temperatures helped disperse pollutants
Diwali pollution: Delhi air quality to be in ‘poor’ & ‘very poor’ categories today, tomorrow
Fire count due to stubble burning low over northwest Delhi as on October 23
Can you beat air pollution with masks
Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs