Delhi summers more polluted than winters

Ambient benzene rises in Delhi, Mumbai

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

‘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

Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell

Delhi’s dream of clean air goes up in smoke

According to Report

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?

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 …

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 …

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

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

'Childhood cancers doubled in Delhi in 25 years, when city's air quality also became toxic'

Manas Ranjan Ray, former assistant director & head, department of experimental haematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, …

2023 in a blink: DTE revealed the true extent of air pollution on India’s children this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023  

Deadly nursery: More children in Delhi have cancers than any other Indian city; is air pollution to blame? 

Is India prepared for the long term impact of poor air quality?  

ECO COURT

DIWALI DAMAGE-CONTROL

Strict regulations

Corals gassed

CHINA

Tata helipad illegal

Mumbai's dirty air

Thirty new smart cities announced; India to have City Livability Index

800 projects worth Rs 34,000 crore are under various stages of implementation