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
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
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
New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease
Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 15, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Forest fires in Uttarakhand: Absence of real-time air quality monitoring plagues Himalayas
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh do not have a single official real-time air quality monitor
Diwali pollution: Delhi air quality to be in ‘poor’ & ‘very poor’ categories today, tomorrow
Fire count due to stubble burning low over northwest Delhi as on October 23
India witnessed worst levels of human-induced air pollution during 2018-2021: Study
Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai recorded huge fluctuations in terms of air pollution
How air pollution impacts human health: Unpacking the science
Two-thirds of the death burden occurs in developing Asia, including India
Can Bio-CNG click: DTE reportage on the coming of age tech
A 3-part series on what is Bio-CNG and what are its advantages as well as challenges
Simply Put: Not-so-clean air in Kolkata
What impact has air pollution on COVID-19?
The particulate matter in the air seems to increase the spread of the virus
Simply Put: Delhi holds breath for results of pollution control measures to show
Reviving NCR’s air: CAQM submits action plan to NGT, mostly in line with CSE recommendations
The action plan incorporates the updating of emission inventories and source apportionment studies across the entire NCR