Environment Performance Index: Yale counters India’s claim that report was based on unscientific methods
India, last on Environment Performance Index 2022, was faring poorly since 2016
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhi Pollution Crisis: CM Kejriwal announces school shutdown in Delhi for a week
Emergency measures are not a magic bullet; systemic and sustained change in Delhi’s air quality is needed, Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE says
Commission for Air Quality Management orders phase-out of coal in Delhi-NCR by January 1, 2023
Centre for Science and Environment calls the decision ‘significant’
Air pollution killed 1.7 million Indians in 2019: Lancet report
Death rate from outdoor ambient air pollution up 115% in 2 decades, flags Lancet Planetary Health report
Expect ‘severe’ Delhi air today
EPCA flags uncertainty over wind direction; Friday AQI was season-worst
As told to Parliament (July 20, 2023): 60% wells recorded rise in water level in May
All that was discussed in the House through the day
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
Air pollution impacts villages and cities almost equally but pollution control funds only for urban India, shows analysis
Villagers lose 7 months more of their lifespan than city dwellers due to air pollution exposure, but still without any air pollution monitoring …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 20, 2023)
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
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 15, 2023)
New NASA device can give real-time, highly accurate air quality data from space for North America
Cutting-edge device will be essential for comprehending the primary air pollutants’ origins, distribution and effects
50 most polluted regions of world in India’s northern plains: University of Chicago report
Delhi is the most polluted city in India and the world, report highlights
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
Smoke from wildfires may have added over 700 COVID-19 deaths to US toll
More than 19,742 COVID-19 cases are associated with spike in PM 2.5 levels due to wildfires
Only 9 pollution control bodies share details of public hearings online: CSE transparency index
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu and Uttar Pradesh share no …
Sand and dust storms impact over 500 million in India: Study
The storms pose health hazards and reduce crop yield across Asia-Pacific
As told to Parliament (December 20, 2021): 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste generated in 2019-20
CSE disputes CEA’s study urging relaxation of SO2 norms for thermal plants
‘The study is incomplete and its findings invalid’
Methane emissions from Indian landfills: Knowing why estimates vary by models key to effective management
Concerted efforts needed to standardise data collection, invest in modern waste management infrastructure, develop region-specific models
This winter most polluted for Maharashtra, Gujarat in last 4 years: CSE report
This demands urgent and aggressive scaling up of the multi-sector action plan to control pollution
Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern
PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019
COVID-19 lockdown: Rajasthan releases city-wise analysis of air pollution
Significant decrease observed in levels of PM10, PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide during lockdown period across all stations
