Grain warehouse workers prone to respiratory diseases

Delhi summers more polluted than winters

Ambient benzene rises in Delhi, Mumbai

‘Air pollution and climate change actions should be connected to reduce impact on people’s health’

Part 2: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution and its health impact 

Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit

New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action

EPCA draws roadmap for brick kilns in Delhi-NCR

Environmental body takes a number of decisions at workshop to discuss region’s brick kiln sector, which is a major cause of pollution

Delhi’s dream of clean air goes up in smoke

Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell

According to Report

Odisha launches pilot project for online emissions monitoring of industries

Real time monitoring of industrial emissions will make it possible to introduce accountability and transparency, says pollution control board

Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals

Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans 

Funds for clean air: Get the blueprint right

Committed funds for clean air action excites hope. Needs strong performance metrics. But there are also risks of underfunding some key sectors of …

BS-IV checkmate

The country has a massive problem of older and more polluting vehicles. But why should this be an argument for delaying transition?

Does Volkswagen fraud signal death of diesel?

Making diesel vehicles clean, powerful and fuel-efficient is no easy task, and the Volkswagen cheating case has exposed this. This should act as …

New Government’s Agenda: Look beyond dust

Reinvent National Clean Air Programme to focus on fine particulate matter and trans-boundary pollution 

India’s compressed biogas sector present opportunities for startup entrepreneurs

The sector is gaining momentum towards its goal of establishing 5,000 CBG projects nationwide under SATAT scheme

Winter pollution 2023-24: North & east India most polluted; air quality in north worsened significantly

Smaller cities in Bihar and Rajasthan emerged as pollution hotspots, rivalling major metropolitan areas like Delhi

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Act, for your children's sake

We are doing too little too late

With just 272 buses per million people, how can odd-even rule in Delhi be successful?

The city is already short of about 5,000 public buses to cover all its 865 routes

Stripping the aircraft

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

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Quest for clean air

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