Increased crime rate linked to spike in air pollution: study
Tackling air pollution could help bring down crime rate in London, say researchers from London School of Economics
Global air pollution level rose 8 per cent each year during 2008-2013
Still, the rich remain at low risk, and the poor pay the price
Centre contradicting own reports and stand on air pollution issues
The government has sent contradictory signals on promotion of CNG
Seethe against smog, now
Why is it we cannot get our act together to implement actions against air pollution?
Urban trees can tackle pollution, heat waves
A report points out trees and other types of vegetation, when planted along a city street or grown in a park or residential yard, provide …
Where were the whistleblowers in the Volkswagen emissions scandal?
The 'defeat device' used by Volkswagen to cheat emissions testing in its diesel vehicles may be history’s most costly software-related blunder.
'I don't see a respite from multiple cars as it would require a lifestyle change'
Rama Bhadran, head of resident welfare association of Yamuna Apartments, talks about congestion at the Alaknanda Market area of Delhi
Most of Alaknanda Market's parking is taken up by unauthorised vehicles
Harsih Nagpal, president of Alaknanda Market Association, talks about how people from colonies outside Alaknanda park their vehicles around the …
Lead skies
Warming the skies
Environmentalists in Europe are campaigning for a tax on aviation fuels to reduce aircraft emissions
Talking about air
Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia
Japan blames China for smog
Fly for the right price
Strohalm, an environmental group, launches a campaign to tax corporate flyers in the Netherlands
Diwali: Nudge practice of not tolerating personal harm
Festival also reminds us that awareness has to nudge change towards environmentally responsible behaviour to support difficult regulatory action
Diwali amid COVID-19: Will West Bengal have a firecracker-free Kali Puja
The state dilly-dallys despite a high court directive even as environmentalists seek strict action against violations; is the fire …
दिल्ली में हेल्थ इमरजेंसी घोषित, लेकिन इन शहरों का क्या होगा?
दिल्ली सहित 23 शहर ऐसे हैं, जहां हवा की गुणवत्ता खतरनाक स्तर पर पहुंच चुकी है, लेकिन वहां कोई कदम नहीं उठाए गए हैं
कब खत्म होगा क्रिकेट पर वायु प्रदूषण का साया
वायु प्रदूषण बनाम क्रिकेट: क्रिकेट के नए दुश्मन के रूप में वायु प्रदूषण एक बड़ा कारक उभर कर सामने आया है लेकिन अब तक इससे ...
Rising moisture, low wind speed trap pollutants in Delhi's air
The National Capital Region may see a smog episode in the first week of November, predict scientists
Odd-even scheme: Before Delhi starts third leg, let’s see how the last two went
While the scheme made impact beyond private vehicular emissions, it saw some counter-intuitive trends too
‘Pedestrianisation’ of Delhi’s Connaught Place: vehicles to be banned for three months
Besides easing congestion, it is also likely to reduce pollution in the central business district
Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)
Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope
वायु प्रदूषण रोकने के लिए ई-वाहनों को बढ़ावा देगी तमिलनाडु सरकार
तमिलनाडु सरकार ने ई-वाहनों के निर्माण के लिए 50,000 करोड़ का निवेश लाने का लक्ष्य रखा है, जिसकी मदद से पर्यावरण अनुकूल वाहनों को ...
Good news: Delhi no longer 'world’s most polluted city'
Indian capital now ranked No. 11 in WHO’s air pollution database
Air ware
Despite lack of conclusive scientific evidence on their effectiveness, air purifiers have become a fixation for affluent households in India
प्रदूषित हवा में किसानों का आंदोलन जारी, एनसीआर में पीएम प्रदूषण गंभीर स्तर पर बरकरार
इस वर्ष की दीवाली 2016 के बाद से सबसे स्वच्छ दीवाली भले ही रही हो लेकिन कोविड-19 के तमाम प्रतिबंधों के बावजूद वायु प्रदूषण ...