The real killers

The biggest cause of lead pollution may be incinerated waste, not vehicles

Breathing easy

Gujarat Pollution Control Board's latest invention helps 'reduce' air pollution

INDONESIA

Quest for clean air

Offshoots

September 11 brings down jet planes, and the temperature

Tailing dirt

The tit's tail feathers can help gauge pollution levels

Brick Menace

POLLUTION NORMS

Going up in smog

Smoggy days in Kathmandu

With a bucket and a plastic bag

An easy and public way to monitor air pollution that's also cheap in India

Foul air

Shortens life by two years in Europe

Deception, thy name is...

ONLINE

Flawed yet needed

Mumbai airport eyes slum land

Expansion will displace 85,000 families

Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind

Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes

Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa — tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Most strategies being used to tackle air pollution focus on household air pollution compared to outdoor air pollution, study found

Air quality improved in parts of Africa due to dip in fires

In the dry months between November and February, there was a 4.5 per cent decline in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration

Delhi public transport: Good news and bad news

The new state budget of Delhi promises upscaling of public transport and bus fleet electrification. But the new Economic Survey warns about …

‘Sick-building syndrome’ fuelling India’s COVID-19 infections

Greed of the air-conditioning industry and architects mean that India’s new buildings don’t get adequate ventilation; now, the Centre …

Air pollution in India has caused losses of up to Rs 7 lakh crore annually

Losses caused by air pollution in India annually are 3% of its 2019 GDP and twice its annual public health expenditure, according to a new report

Bharat Stage VI: India leapfrogs today and it is no Fool’s day  

Despite the pall of gloom around COVID-19, there is reason to cheer that India has become the only country to leapfrog directly to Bharat Stage …

Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle

Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash

Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia

Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…