Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A wild cat gone berserk
The statement by Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth has been criticised as irresponsible and misleading for suggesting that its cars are akin …
NGT bans diesel vehicles in Delhi
Vehicles more than 10 years old and new diesel vehicles would not be registered in the city as per the order
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 3, 2023)
Toxic air: Graded Response Action Plan announced for Kolkata, other Bengal cities
West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’s, say experts
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, …
Delhi Airport experiences worst smog in 17 years
The visibility has fallen to 300-400 metres as unfavourable weather conditions add to the smog problem post-Diwali
"ISRO has capabilities to build geostationary satellites for air quality monitoring”
Since satellite observations are limited to cloud-free regions, several countries plan to launch geostationary satellites for continuous …
Phasing out environment-friendly transport in Kolkata
The state government is also trying to phase out tram lines laid in the city in 1903. Earlier, it banned cycles on more than 174 roads
Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate
Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality
Delhi’s wake up call
Plans on to track pollution during the Commonwealth Games. What about cleaning the air?
Almost entire global population breathes unhealthy air: WHO
Large variation in PM2.5 levels across global economies, NO2 concentration almost same
SC orders Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana to stop stubble burning; clarifies firecracker regulations apply to all states, not just Delhi
Apex court also directed Delhi government to repair defunct smog towers immediately
Parliamentary Digest (August 4, 2022): A million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2019-20
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Anumita Roychoudhury: Unlocking the traffic gridlocks in Delhi neighbourhoods
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
Delhi-NCR coal ban: Industrial units complain of soaring gas prices, difficulty to meet emissions standards
Centre for Science and Environment spoke with industrial associations about their experience of moving away from coal
Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?
Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China
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
India’s air 'toxic': WHO
Fourteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, says the new WHO database
Pollution in news on April 13
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution
Warming-induced weather change is worsening China’s air quality
China's air quality remains poor for most part of the year. A new paper suggests that part of the reason for this is changing weather
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
Pollution in your city: Is wearing a mask the solution?
Originally intended to safeguard industrial and health workers, masks have now emerged as people's defence mechanism against air pollution