Art on pollution
Germany makes display of emissions certificate on cars mandatory
Call to ground airport plan
Farmland and lakes to be used for the Sriperumbudur project
When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco’s PR playbook
Industry-funded studies successfully muddied the waters and stalled further federal investigations or regulations addressing gas stove safety
Half of world’s cities had PM2.5 levels above least-stringent WHO standards last decade: Report
India and Indonesia recorded the most severe increase in PM2.5 pollution while China saw the greatest improvements
Air pollution will harm brain development, 9 of 10 people breathe polluted air
Annual loss in human capital arising from mental health conditions in children aged 0-19 is $387.2 billion
Why the clean air movement remembers Rahul Bajaj
The first generation transition from highly polluting two-stroke technology to cleaner technology pathways needed committed industry leadership
How Auroville can teach us all a thing or two about offsetting carbon
The Government of India can enact a legilslation emulating Auroville, which plants trees to offset carbon emissions from transport
Air Pollution: Delhi, Kolkata stand to lose 9 years of life expectancy if 2019 pollution levels persist
India will have gained 5.9 years in life expectancy if the WHO guidelines on air pollution control are followed
Exposure to air pollution can cause anaemia in very young children, says new study
A 10 μg/m3 rise in ambient PM 2.5 exposure caused a 0.07 g/dL decrease in average haemoglobin count
Air pollution can significantly aggravate asthma
India's unique imperatives- high incidenc of poverty, poor nutrition levels, underlying diseases, extremely high pollution further enhance the …
Murky science of comfort part 4: If you are poor, then simply tolerate heat
This is the expectation of the National Building Code, which defines standards for ‘comfortable’ temperatures for buildings in India
Why Delhi needs more e-rickshaws
These vehicles play a significant role in enhancing last-mile connectivity and improving the city’s air quality. However, several …
Diesel cars: Market shuns the Devil’s engines
Public health concern finally bends the sales curve of diesel cars. India aligns with the global trend
Loyalty to scriptures should not breed hostility to science
Lately, a slew of remarks by political leaders in the country had nixed established scientific principles
66 per cent increase in respiratory deaths in Delhi
About 9,149 people in Delhi died due to respiratory diseases in 2016, up from 5,516 in 2014
Annual UN report recognises the threats posed by nitrogen pollution
The Frontiers Report 2019, released on March 4, has included a chapter on nitrogen pollution
National Clean Air Programme is a half hearted policy
India may have announced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), but neither does it have any legal backing nor financial support, making it a …
Growing evidence for COVID-19 being seasonal, thrives better in wintertime conditions: WMO
Link emerging between long-term exposure to air pollution and severe COVID-19 infection can be bad for India, WMO study
Air pollution in fast-growing African cities presents a risk of premature death
Biomass burning dominated Africa’s air-pollution cause-list for centuries; this is now changing, at least in cities
Winter pollution: 80% daily PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR from non-stubble sources
Delhi’s air this winter was slightly cleaner than previous years, but still extremely unhealthy
A milestone: India to regulate real driving emissions from new vehicles today onwards
Vehicles will get tested for real driving emissions in real traffic conditions from today onwards to ensure durable emissions performance and to …
Clean vehicles: Study reinforces need to quickly move to EVs
Widespread adoption of electric vehicles with robust power plant emission controls,power sector decarbonisation policies will yield net air …
In-depth: What is Delhi's Air pollution challenge? Sunita Narain and Anumita Roychowdhury explain
The number of days with good air quality in Delhi has increased while the number of days with poor to extremely severe air quality has decreased
Our children are at risk of air pollution. Now is the time to act
Children’s health can be affected by air pollution even before they are born. As they grow up, pollution stunts their lung growth&…