Delhi air less toxic amid COVID-19 lockdown
Average PM 2.5 level during 4 weeks of lockdown lowest on record outside monsoon since 2016
Wheels are turning
Let’s share cars; take a bus or metro; cycle or walk
American thermal power plants under mercury regulation
US Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards will be effective from December 2014
कोरोनावायरस से मरने वालों की संख्या में इजाफा कर सकता है वायु प्रदूषण
शोधकर्ताओं के अनुसार प्रदूषित हवा से सांस संबंधी समस्याओं का खतरा बढ़ जाता है, जो कोरोनोवायरस के रोगियों के लिए घातक हो सकता है
Delhi air remains 'severe plus'
Emergency persists despite drop in stubble burning
Indian roads belong to motorised vehicles, not cyclists or pedestrians
Vehicular emissions cannot be reduced without strengthening the public transport system
Toxic air attacks wombs and cradles in India, kills 12 kids every hour
The WHO study is a wake-up call for the government to act as it shows an undeniable link between air pollution and major health risks
SC judgment on firecrackers: Execution a major challenge
Here’s an analysis of how the apex court's recent judgment has a lot of ground to cover
Transport-related emissions in megacities: Delhi on top, Bhopal emits the least
Urban commute in even smaller cities is becoming highly polluting and energy-intensive, finds CSE’s latest analysis
Blanket of dust to cover North India in few days; air quality will be hit
These are ominous signs for Delhi, which saw a public health emergency in 2016 and 2017 due to extremely poor air quality
Across cities, commuters are giving metro a miss: CSE
Besides Delhi, cities such as Kochi, Lucknow and Chennai have seen a massive drop in projected ridership
A giant backing out?
Mercedes-Benz has put on hold investments in India due to ban on sale of larger diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR
Toll contractor refuses to levy ‘green tax’ on trucks in Delhi
Says collecting tax from trucks entering Delhi as ordered by Supreme Court is 'an impossible task'
Beijing undertakes measures to fight air pollution
City has launched initiatives to gradually ban coal, impose a pollution fee and create “air corridors”
Business as usual
Air pollution and our right to clear air
As Delhi’s air pollution levels reach alarming highs, even non-smokers in the city have started developing smokers’ lungs. But the …
दिवाली से पहले जानें यह रहस्य, हमारी जिंदगी में कैसे आए पटाखे?
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वायु प्रदूषण से भारत पर पड़ रहा है सालाना 1 लाख करोड़ रुपए का अतिरिक्त बोझ: स्टडी
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आमतौर पर स्वस्थ इंसान के नाक और गले में मौजूद रहने वाला एक हानिरहित न्यूमोकोकल बैक्टीरिया, प्रदूषण के कारण निमोनिया जैसी गंभीर बीमारी का ...
Simply put: Farm crisis
जग बीती: अब कुछ भी असामान्य नहीं रहा!
Not ‘go slow’, need more certainty in electric vehicle pathways
The auto industry slow down must not provoke reactive posturing but spur a firm policy roadmap and a legal mandate in consultation with the …
IIT Hyderabad scientists convert fly ash into waterproofing material
Treating fly ash with stearic acid, used in soaps and shampoos, modified the nature of fly ash and helped develop materials with contrasting …
Chinese officials aided industries to defy pollution rules
President Xi Jinping had last year called for efforts to fight pollution
Why Kashmir University should prefer footfalls over whizzing cars in its campus
The university recently declared a war on black carbon through a decision to ban fuel-burning vehicles in the campus. The decision has gone down …