For cleaner air

A message for planners

Reorganise public transport. Work out a national air quality action plan

MONEYMAKERS

City shock

HONG KONG

Light signal

Insight on wetlands

The destruction of wetlands began more than a thousand years ago

NEPAL

Clean air at any cost

Innocent victims

On reverse gear

UK's Labour Party fails to reduce growth of traffic

THE PHILIPPINES

Better grade gasoline

Another step towards reducing pollution levels

Asthma cases rising

UNITED NATIONS

SOUTH AFRICA

The cost of pollution

Airways and bloodways

A heart condition

People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution

At full blast

Sharp rise in air and noise pollution levels again during Diwali

President's choice

K R Narayanan's keen interest in environment leaves a lasting mark on Rashtrapati Bhavan

Excess CO2 in air retards plants growth

Death track

New US study directly links deaths with air pollution

Living with big brothers

The new members have to spruce up their environmental regulatory mechanisms

A miserable place to live

Kanpur's residents breathe polluted air and drink water of dismal quality, but do nothing