National Clean Air Programme: Good idea but weak mandate

The much-awaited plan should not be top-down, it should create room for tighter action

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

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

Can you beat air pollution with masks

Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs

South Asian cities need action on air pollution before next winter

Stringent measures, raising public awareness and promoting regional collaboration need of the hour

Take a deep breath – here's what 2016 revealed about deadly dangers of air pollution

Will the evidence finally convince polluted cities to clean up their act?

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

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

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

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

Delhi chokes as its government fails to deliver

Nearly three years into power, the AAP government is yet to deliver on the promises it made before the 2015 elections to clean Delhi’s air

The undisclosed air pollutants

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

Delhi’s air quality and number games

India needs to codify methodologies for processing air quality data to reduce confusion and build confidence in air pollution control measures. 

SC bans plying of 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR

CPCB was also ordered to create a social media account on which citizens can lodge complaints on pollution and report violations

Simply Put: Missing the target

Philippine clean air Act: One year on

Philippines has become the first country to ban incinerators outright

Simply put: To breathe or not to...

How lethal can be Delhi's toxic air?

There has hardly been any improvement in Delhi's hazardous air quality

Pollution: India's pride

Why initiatives like car-free day are a must for Delhi

Exposure monitoring shows that pollution levels fell by a whopping 60 per cent

Can polluted air particles inhaled by a pregnant mother reach her placenta?

Traces of the pollutants were found in the foetal side which was very close to where the umbilical emerges

The Role of Global Air Pollution in Aging and Disease: Reading Smoke Signals

Global Air Pollution in Aging: Reading Smoke Signals is a complete reference connecting environmental pollution research to the human aging …

Why Diesel Vehicles should be regulated in Delhi

Diesel vehicles are allowed to pollute more and their exhaust is directly linked to cancer. This is a good enough reason to regulate the sale and …

What to do on polluted days

Exposure to air pollution can lead to acute lower respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults. How do …

When citizens choose not to hear

Firecrackers would stop burning only when environment-friendly options of celebrating Diwali are made appealing