India to finally get a national air quality index

Proposed air quality index is an important step forward to achieve clean air standards and reduce public health risk, says CSE

Delhi’s poor air days start, will only deteriorate

Dip in temperature, calm surface winds and steady increase in farm fires in Punjab and Haryana reason for poor air quality 

Delhi’s wake up call

Plans on to track pollution during the Commonwealth Games. What about cleaning the air?  

Cheap thrill

Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air

Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact  

Diwali celebrations foul Delhi’s air

Delhi government has advised people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children to remain indoors

New app to let users report complaints about air pollution

Hawa Badlo will be available to the public on IOS and Android phones. The launch is part of the winter action campaign against Delhi's pollution

Winter air pollution & smog: CSE study notes fresh patterns

Daily PM2.5 levels up 8-11 times between cleanest August & dirtiest November across Delhi-NCR

Diwali amid COVID-19: Delhi air quality deteriorates as evening progresses

It could hit emergency levels if there is increased emission from firecrackers

केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्री ने फिर कहा कि वायु प्रदूषण से मौत का सबूत नहीं

केंद्रीय वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्री प्रकाश जावडेकर ने राज्यसभा के एक लिखित जवाब में यह भी कहा है कि अगस्त से भारत में प्लास्टिक ...

Delhi should be ready for 'severe' air again

Northwesterlies bring in stubble burning fumes into capital; low temperature, slow winds keep them trapped

What the toxic air did to Delhites

Down To Earth talks to doctors to get a sense of the ailments that residents of NCR are exposed to

पर्यावरण के लिए कैसा हो 2019 का एजेंडा

2019 के लिए एजेंडा स्पष्ट है कि प्रमुख कार्यक्रमों को लागू करने तथा हमारे अंतरराष्ट्रीय दायित्वों को पूरा करने के लिए हमें संस्थागत और ...

After SC order, CPCB uploads studies on impacts of pollution on health

A total of 13 studies, conducted since 2010, have been uploaded. Out of these, only four are on impacts of air pollution on health

Delhi air pollution: Hours before the 'emergency'

Apex Court-appointed body on pollution releases advisory, says pollution levels in Delhi-NCR will be ‘severe’ for the next week &…

If done well, sticker scheme to give way to better pollution control measures

Colour-coded sticker scheme meant to regulate highly polluting vehicles will be implemented in October in Delhi-NCR

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China

In Delhi, deadly air pollution is never out of season

After a deadly smog episode in winter, the city witnessed severe ozone pollution this summer, followed by a spike in PM10 level due to pre-…

Delhi govt’s proposal on e-buses does not address major concerns: EPCA

According to EPCA, the government has not done sufficient work to detail out the proposal for induction of 1,000 e-buses and their necessary …

How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?

In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles

Pollution in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on pollution

E-vehicles or e-mobility?

India has unique reasons for faster adoption of electric vehicles, but we need to be bold and aggressive in our plans

China may reach permissible air pollution levels by 2020

Experts have highlighted the new norms that will soon be announced to reach ultra-low emission levels

Ban on diesel SUV to continue till March 31, SC reaffirms

The apex court has asked car manufacturers to prove that diesel SUVs are environment-friendly

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