To play or not to play? Cricket matches despite toxic air raise questions on pollution guidelines

World Cup match on November 6 in Delhi went ahead despite ‘severe’ air for four days in a row

SC orders Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana to stop stubble burning; clarifies firecracker regulations apply to all states, not just Delhi

Apex court also directed Delhi government to repair defunct smog towers immediately

NO2 exposure can lead to premature death, respiratory & circulatory illness: Report

Review suggested improving air quality indices to include information on health risks and vulnerable groups & alerts on NO2 peak pollution levels

Vehicles were top polluters in Delhi during Diwali week: CSE

Delhi has 14 million registered vehicles and an annual addition of 0.5 million vehicles a year

Exposure to vehicular pollution may increase risk of dementia

More than 90% of the world population is lives in areas with higher than recommended levels of air pollution

Simply Put: Passive pollution

Rise in hospitalisations for breathlessness, allergies: How Bihar’s worsening air quality is affecting children, even infants

Prolonged exposure to unhealthy air may have made children more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, say doctors

Delhi takes back Supreme Court plea to shut down 10 thermal power plants

Delhi govt wanted polluting electricity plants to first fit in pollution-curbing technology

World Environment Day 2021: The real oximeter

What we need is an evergreen revolution that secures livelihood, provides for energy security and combats climate change

Air pollution by PM2.5 linked to rise in antibiotic resistance globally: Analysis

Study throws new light on spread of antimicrobial resistance through air, has relevance for all areas where air pollution is higher, says CSE

Air pollution in rural India: Ignored but not absent

Air pollution is a transboundary problem, it transcends rural and urban boundaries. But the issue is rarely discussed and action plans are rigid

Green crackers answer to Diwali pollution but manufacturing limited

Most green crackers do not contain barium nitrate, which is the most dangerous ingredient in conventional crackers

Environment Performance Index: Yale counters India’s claim that report was based on unscientific methods

India, last on Environment Performance Index 2022, was faring poorly since 2016

Trees, crops endemic to India can help combat air pollution: Study

Peepal, mango, neem, maize, safflower & pigeon pea are found to be most suitable for areas with higher levels of air pollution

Delhi Pollution Crisis: CM Kejriwal announces school shutdown in Delhi for a week

Emergency measures are not a magic bullet; systemic and sustained change in Delhi’s air quality is needed, Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE says

Similipal fire shines light on dark hole in India’s real-time air quality monitoring network

Most cities do have manual monitoring systems of air quality but related data becomes available only a year later

Pollution less severe this winter in Delhi; smog episodes fewer, shorter: CSE

There were wide variations in the overall air quality in adjacent areas within the city, pointing at local pollution

National Clean Air Programme missed 2024 target to push back pollution, study shows

Durgapur in West Bengal deteriorated most; Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh saw most improvement during 2019-2024

Gas & propane stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure to unsafe levels, finds US study

Homes with gas stoves expose residents to an estimated 4 parts per billion increase in NO2 on average over a year

Cleaning Patna’s air: Municipal corporation to replace diesel-run vehicles with CNG and electricity

Patna’s air quality index has become ‘very poor’ in recent years

Air pollution kills: Study counts 100,000 premature deaths in 8 Indian cities

Air pollution-related fatalities in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad from 2005-2018

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Political parties oblivious to climate change, pollution

Survey finds ecological concern among most urban voters, but key players BJP, SP shy away from commitments    

Simply Put: Looking for an uptick

Dense fog episodes twice more frequent in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh than Delhi-NCR: Study

Low-lying Terai region bordering India and Nepal worst hit

Diwali 2022: Delhi air ‘very poor’, can worsen to ‘severe’

Farm stubble burning increased in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan; Firecracker ban in Delhi goes up in smoke too