Stubble burning, dust from West put an end to north India’s clean air

The region had experienced clean skies during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now, particulate matters have again increased

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

Government must respond to the public health crisis: CSE

Demands stringent measures to cut toxic risk from burgeoning vehicle numbers

Science and Technology - Briefs

NDA’s environmental clearance record not significantly different from UPA’s: CSE analysis

Study says that while the Centre’s performance on environment has not been unsatisfactory, it has not done enough to reduce environmental …

WHO sets emissions standards for reducing indoor air pollution

4.3 million global premature deaths around each year attributed to illnesses caused by household air pollution

Waste dumpsites choke Chennai

On the shelf?

Pollution: the great leveller

European Commission to adopt Euro 6 emission norms

Wheels are turning

Let’s share cars; take a bus or metro; cycle or walk

Dangers of using biofuel for cooking

COVID-19 lockdown: Why battle against air pollution needs to continue

Air crisis will spiral if it’s not contained long-term and if mitigation actions are diluted to make up for time lost during lockdown

From the dirtiest to the cleanest: Mexico City’s journey

Mexico City is today recognised as one of the cleanest cities in the world, and the credit for this goes to Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon who recently …

Every breath you take

Pollutants in the air damage more than the lungs, warn health experts

Environmental alert in Santiago

Mumbai port's coal handling jeopardises public health

Diwali 2022: Delhi air ‘very poor’, can worsen to ‘severe’

Farm stubble burning increased in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan; Firecracker ban in Delhi goes up in smoke too

Enough is enough

For over a week after Diwali, Delhi breathed poison. Air pollution peaked to unprecedented levels. Public anger forced emergency measures. But …

Delhi’s dream of clean air goes up in smoke

Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell

Pune police to crack down on noise on New Year’s Eve

Green tribunal orders confiscation of cars fitted with unauthorised DJ systems to check noise pollution

Ozone restrictions not enough

More cities critically polluted

Tighter norms make air we breathe more poisonous

People in Delhi exposed to much higher levels of air toxins than estimated: CSE

Ambient air quality data not the real indicator; CSE demands immediate implementation of priority pollution control action