Fly for the right price

Strohalm, an environmental group, launches a campaign to tax corporate flyers in the Netherlands

Clean fun

Runaway competition

When Pollution Meant Punishment

As early as the 13th century, restrictions were put on the burning of coal as a precaution against the health hazards of air pollution

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 …

A matter of perception

The nature of the World Bank interest in air pollution in India

Within the enemy

Humankind faces the most prolonged and worst exposure to pollution within the four walls of its homes - indoors - where biomass combustion spells …

Dirty Rich City

Hong Kong will have to pay dearly for cleaning up its dirty air

A clear case of racism

In New York, bus depots are located in areas where coloured people live

Congestion in the skies is costing India dearly

Clean up or close down

Threatened with closure on grounds of pollution, Palam Potteries adopted a waste minimisation method that brought down its smoke emissions and …

A bolt from the blue

If critical air traffic control operations are not beefed up by adequate and modern infrastructure, nightmare is bound to happen in the Indian …

Reclaiming clean air

An emissions trading programme, introduced in the US to provide incentives to companies for emission control, could be an effective instrument in …

The fumes of the aircraft

The environmental implications of the recent aviation boom

Rigged in India

Pollution control is bypassed with typical ingenuity

Living with asthma in Delhi

Kaushik Das Gupta, one of the participants in the CSE study, wonders if the government will ever announce a ‘clean air package’ for …

Dying of progress

As the reckless plundering of the world's limited resources continues, nature is striking back where it hurts humans most: disease. People in …

Death is in the air

Air quality in Indian cities has never been worse. More and more people are dying in urban India due to high levels of pollutants in the air. The …

Green blah

Is the desire for a cleaner environment a mere faddish concern? Some Dutch wisdom goes sour during a recent greenhouse debate

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 …

Green game over

Fuming diesel gensets to power Commonwealth Games stadiums

Second-hand is better

Junked aeroplane tyres are being used on camel carts in Rajasthan, making life easier for both the villagers and the animals

Air is foul, where foul is fair

The forest fires and the consequent choking smog over Southeast Asia have proven over the last two months that the economic and industrial …

On the pollutant hunt

Regular and planned monitoring of air quality in India started with the national ambient air quality monitoring (naaqm) network, launched by CPCB …

It's all in the air

Monitoring air quality in India seems to have finally got a headstart. But what is of concern is the manner in which the process will be regulated.…