Imagining an ideal Green Hour

Green Hour can be used for a transition to a clean environment and a healthier lifestyle

Why Delhi continues to choke year after year

Sunita Narain and Anumita Roychowdhury explain the current air pollution situation in Delhi

Dirty air dooms Indians to early death

New analysis of global burden of diseases shows very high rate of increase in early deaths from particulate and ozone pollution. Over a quarter …

Clean cook stoves and climate mitigation: Tara Ramnathan explains

Down To Earth is at COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco. We speak to Tara Ramnathan, prgramme director at Nexleaf Analytics, a company making clean …

China's fight against air pollution

As winter approaches, China, which is known for its high air pollution levels, is investing in technology to reduce smog

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

A car free day keeps the chocking away

Delhi is reeling under a worse polluted winter than 2014. The odd-even formula empowers people to take the first step out of the gas chamber

Science behind smog and its ominous implications

Actions to tackle the smog problem can be both preventive and punitive

These three state capitals have air quality as bad as Delhi

In the past eight days, Lucknow, Kolkata and Patna have recorded poor or very poor air quality levels

You know clean air is good for your health. It’s good for the economy, too

Poor air quality is linked to decreased productivity, school attendance and even lifetime earnings

UK government's plans to curb air pollution 'illegal' and 'poor': High court

About 50,000 early deaths and economic loss of £27.5 billion are recorded in the UK each year due to air pollution

Firecracker sales may go up by Wednesday

It is difficult to calculate the exact quantity of crackers sold in the market as a large portion of firecrackers are sold without a licence

Philippine clean air Act: One year on

Philippines has become the first country to ban incinerators outright

Simply Put: Missing the target

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