Air pollution linked to 15% global COVID-19 deaths: Study

Contributed to 27% COVID-19 deaths in East Asia; 19% in Europe, 17% in North America 

Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution

The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity

Ujjwala scheme: Experts, govt officials mum on LPG cylinder refills

While researchers and officials applaud government’s efforts in reducing household air pollution, none talk about how hardly anybody is …

Why car-free days in Gurgaon must gather momentum

The vehicle ownership in the city is among the highest in the country, leading to air pollution

China sets new standards for air purifiers

Standards are expected to curb deliberate misleading by producers about the effectiveness of purifiers

Sops for devil’s engines

Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India

India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality

Air pollution: CSE releases agenda for Aam Aadmi Party government

Delhi cannot face another winter as severely polluted as this, says the non-profit

Seamless transport

... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will

Price to pay

It costs a fortune to own a car in Singapore

Cars, more cars

Air pollution mission: NASA, Italian space agency to study 11 most populated cities globally, including Delhi

MAIA mission to use data from Earth observation satellite to help scientists find correlations between air pollution and health problems

North India air turns bad as winter approaches, CPCB data shows

Half of 54 cities, in six north Indian states, monitored by the CPCB, reported  ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ air

Air pollution as serious a threat as communicable diseases in Africa: Report

Average life expectancy in central, west Africa would be 1.2 years lower, and a total of 677 million person-years would be lost, if high …

Air pollution can cut 8 yrs off lives of 250 mln north Indians: Report

Air pollution shortened the average life expectancy by 5.2 years in India, according to the report

India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report

Air quality targets in National Clean Air Programme must be given proper legal status to make air in India breathable, it added

Can biomass pellets reduce emissions in coal plants?

NTPC’s move to use biomass pellets can prove to be a shot in the arm to thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR 

US agency proposes more stringent rules to curb downwind air pollution

The proposal is expected to reduce emissions from power plants in 23 states, protecting neighbouring states from ozone pollution

Alternative fuels can reduce air and noise pollution levels

Vialle, a company based in the Netherlands, manufactures customised cars using alternative fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied …

Deadly Particles

They are tiny and deadly. Recent research has brought to light the existence of airborne particles so tiny they defy measurement. Toxic particles …

Wake up and smell the air

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Smog has to be cleared

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

‘Pollution OPD’ launched in Delhi as worsening air quality poses health hazards

Open once a week now, the OPD at Ram Manohar Lohia will operate more frequently if number of patients increase