Gaurav Gogoi to table bill for changing air pollution law

Congress MP said updating 1981 legislation concerning air pollution was need of the hour

Dust, high temperatures bring Delhi’s air quality down to 'poor'

The Aravalli range plays a critical role in checking sand migration from the Thar Desert to Delhi-NCR; but they now stand degraded

Environment funds lying unused

Only 17 per cent of the funds created by the Supreme Court have been utilised in Delhi over last 15 years

When people participate in a government initiative

Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited

Clean air drive

Delhi's poor vulnerable to health risks due to air pollution

Count the soot

Black carbon from diesel, not from biomass, warms the globe

When will India wake up to freedom—from air pollution?

London’s worst air day is good air day by Indian standard

Killing the high-end killer

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

So that we can breathe easy

हवा की गुणवत्ता सुधारने से दक्षिण एशिया में बचाया जा सकता है 3.5 लाख अजन्मों का जीवन

वायु प्रदूषण के चलते दक्षिण एशिया में हर साल साल 349,681 महिलाएं मातृत्व के सुख से वंचित रह जाती हैं

दिल्ली में ऑड-ईवन की वापसी, दोपहिया वाहनों पर रुख साफ नहीं?

सीएसई की कार्यकारी निदेशक अनुमिता रायचौधरी ने कहा कि ऑड-ईवन और वायु प्रदूषण नियंत्रण उपायों को जब तक ठोस तरीके से लागू नहीं किया जाएगा ...

Implementation of this efficient pollution monitoring system caught in delays

Continuous Emission Monitoring System is a set of equipment that monitors and sends emission data to pollution control agencies every 15 minutes

Minister claims no data for pollution-related deaths in India, studies say otherwise

Dr Harsh Vardhan said in Parliament on Friday that there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation …

Brick kilns shifting to cleaner technology, but progress is slow

An order by the Central Pollution Control Board in June asked brick kilns across India to shift to a cleaner and more efficient “induced …

Why three toddlers were forced to seek SC ban on firecrackers

Citing fundamental right to life, parents make their children as litigants in a first-of-its-kind PIL against the use of firecrackers during festivals

China takes more actions to control air pollution, India lags behind

From strengthening of existing monitoring systems to making hard policy decisions, China has handled the problem with an iron hand

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एसओई 2021 के मुताबिक जिन राज्यों में गरीबी है और जहां पार्टिकुलेट मैंटर 2.5 का प्रदूषण ज्यादा है वहां वायु प्रदूषण जनित मौतें ज्यादा ...

Invisible particles do matter for the air we breathe, finds studies

Ultrafine particles having almost negligible weight, surface area do have an effect on haze formation, visibility and air pollution, the studies found

Gandhi’s prescription for a healthy life

On the 151st birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Down To Earth presents excerpts from Mahatma Gandhi: The Great Indian Way by late …

पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: घर से 200 मीटर की दूरी पर खनन के लिए हो सकता है ब्लास्ट

केंद्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड ने एनजीटी के समक्ष 'पत्थर खदान की अनुमति के लिए दूरी संबंधी मानदंड' पर अपनी रिपोर्ट प्रस्तुत की।

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केजरीवाल सरकार ने अपने बजट भाषण में कहा कि सरकार ने अगले पांच सालों में वायु प्रदूषण की मात्रा दो-तिहाई कम करने का लक्ष्य ...

Do not travel to China: Indian govt to citizens

Issuance of Indian e-visas to Chinese passport holders or foreign nationals living or travelling from China has been temporarily suspended