Chinese officials aided industries to defy pollution rules

President Xi Jinping had last year called for efforts to fight pollution

Why Kashmir University should prefer footfalls over whizzing cars in its campus

The university recently declared a war on black carbon through a decision to ban fuel-burning vehicles in the campus. The decision has gone down …

Delhi notifies guidelines for scrapping vehicles, but some issues remain unaddressed

The guidelines should make periodic testing of roadworthiness of vehicles mandatory and link the scrapping process to deregistration of vehicles 

Ozone pollution can damage wheat crop

Banaras Hindu University scientists found that most wheat cultivars developed after 2000 are more sensitive to damage due to ozone, a byproduct …

Delhi's odd-even number-plate rules are far from perfect

Oh! the hypocrisy of it all...

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on Delhi's pollution problem

Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi: CSE analysis

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone

Sooty clues

Plants as toxin purifiers

Ironing out pollution

A recently-developed cheap and environmentally-benign iron compound helps dispose of polluting nitrogen oxides

Cleaner air

Launch by a bomber

Blast blanket

Flight to fame

A joint consortium by 3 Asian nations to build a passenger aircraft may shake the Western stranglehold

Grounding fliers

Environmental activists are fighting against the dramatic expansion of air traffic in the Netherlands

Winged wonder

US researchers have developed an aircraft that could possibly explain the mystery of UFOs

Tending on its own

Tough time, safe landing

Results of simulated landings using the global positioning system show that planes can now land safely even in zero visibility

Flying with a laptop

A new sofware will now provide aspiring pilots the chance to do their groundwork before flying

Hanging wonder

Airships can provide transport on an eco-friendly and cost-effective basis

Safety kit for copters

Floating devices would save helicopters from capsizing

Flying machine

Miniature spy

Flying high on hydrogen

Hydrogen makes a comeback as a fuel to propel a new type of airplane

Noise enfolded

Muffling the sound made by a supersonic jet during take-off could bring calm to areas where air traffic is high