New systems, old habits

Launched in 2014, the new-age regulatory mechanism for highly polluting industries remains a non-starter due to poor planning, hasty execution …

Delhi struggles to enforce court’s orders on curbing air pollution: EPCA report

The report stated that actions on the court’s directive are lax and “do not recognise the urgency of toxic air pollution

More cars enter Delhi every day than are registered in a year: CSE study

A CSE study has found that the number of personal and passenger vehicles that enter Delhi daily are close to the total number of vehicles …

Air pollution killed 1.7 million Indians in 2019: Lancet report

Death rate from outdoor ambient air pollution up 115% in 2 decades, flags Lancet Planetary Health report  

93% children below 15 exposed to toxic air: report

Risk is higher in low and middle-income countries where 98% of children under 5 live in conditions where PM 2.5 levels are above WHO guidelines

Don’t get obsessed with technical fixes; cut pollution

More than the technology prowess, it is important to follow the basic principles of public health protection which demands control of pollution …

5 reasons why #OddEven scheme works

Love it or hate it, Delhi's odd-even scheme had some key lessons for the aam and not-so-aam aadmi

Fire fight

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill has been on fire for more than a week 

Nine out of 10 people breathe poor quality air, says WHO

Low- and middle-income countries are the worst affected regions

'Delhi's air was unbreathable on Diwali night'

Why is Delhi engulfed in dust?

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution and clean transportation programme at CSE, explains why Delhi and North India is besieged by dust, …

Air pollution causes premature deaths in India, says study

The Global Burden of Disease estimates rank pollution as the fifth largest killer in India, according to the World Health Organization

A vicious nexus

To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers

No respite from smog in Delhi as crop burning continues in Punjab, Haryana and UP

Urgent action is needed to help farmers buy appropriate technology that will prevent burning of straw

Diwali: dark underbelly of light

The choking haze of pollution in the city leaves no room for poisonous fumes from crackers—Chinese or Indian. Do not reduce festival of …

City of joy is choking

In the 31 months between January 2014 and July 2016, the average monthly count of suspended particulate matter was never below permissible limit …

Smog on our tableware?

Ceramic tableware glazed with polluted dust harvested from Delhi’s air is a powerful art medium to connect people with its toxic risk

That time of the year

Although health impacts are shouted about, there is still only “little” more appetite for action

Are we ready for Diwali?

The levels of pollution in Delhi had started to rise in the first week of October, made worse by a dip in temperatures and fall in wind speed

#OddEven Delhi: a ground report

After much debate, the controversial odd-even car restriction policy was finally implemented on Delhi's streets. We went to check if Delhiites …

The season of death

Come winter, air pollution will breach record levels across cities, causing illnesses and several avoidable deaths. Where do our faults lie and …

Beijing imposes traffic measures to curb air pollution

Measures include prohibiting certain categories of vehicles from plying on roads depending on pollution levels and restricting traffic based on …

Simply Put: Breathing problems are passe

Unprecedented ozone levels have made Delhi air more toxic: CSE analysis

Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad also show worrying trends

WATCH: The human and economic costs of air pollution

New report pegs economic cost of such pollution at $8 bln / day