Gassed: How air pollution is affecting India’s future

Air pollution is causing greater loss of healthy life years in children compared to older people, a phenomenon that stunts India’s economic …

South Asian cities need action on air pollution before next winter

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

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

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. 

Delhi air quality witnesses relief from pollution after rain, strong wind

Weather forecast for next few days is not favourable for retaining today’s gains

‘Air pollution cuts India’s average life expectancy by 5 years’

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the others mentioned in a new report by the University of Chicago

Simply Put: Missing the target

Philippine clean air Act: One year on

Philippines has become the first country to ban incinerators outright

Delhi air in trouble again: Should farm fires be in focus

Satellite images show fire spots in severa places in Punjab, Haryana

Ambient air pollution behind recurring economic losses in Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda: UNEP

Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019 

Air pollution levels go down after rain: No odd-even scheme in Delhi for now

Supreme Court had termed the scheme as optics

Simply Put: Vehicular fumes

DTE Coverage: Delhi’s first smog episode of 2023-2024

National capital in global spotlight again as ‘world's most polluted city’

Europe air quality: Which capital cities should be worried

A study of 24 European capital cities show Athens fared the best in curbing air pollution while Reykjavik slipped the worst

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  

Smog on our tableware?

Ceramic tableware glazed with polluted dust harvested from Delhi’s air is a powerful art medium to connect people with its toxic risk

Simply Put: Breathing problems are passe

Unprecedented ozone levels have made Delhi air more toxic: CSE analysis

Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad also show worrying trends

Deadly nursery: Children in Gorakhpur report breathing troubles due to air pollution

Research suggests Indo-Gangetic Plain most affected, Uttar Pradesh at centre of it

American air pollution laws: A history of constant amendments

Despite many issues that American air pollution norms have, there is a certain level of merit in the system

Delhiites breathe in PM2.5 almost 30 times WHO safe limits

About 25% of PM2.5 on November 2 could be from farm stubble burning

Deadly nursery: Children queue in hospitals with respiratory problems as Delhi air turns toxic

PM10, PM2.5 levels cross 5 times the normal levels in national capital 

Why was post-Diwali air quality better this year?

Wind speed, warmer temperatures helped disperse pollutants 

Air pollution killed 116,000 Indian kids within a month of birth in 2019

Household air pollution accounted for 64% of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution

Union Budget 2021-22: Clean air in ­­focus — build ambition

The new clean-air funding, a good step forward, will hopefully enable deeper systemic changes for verifiable improvement in air quality