Exposure to toxic parts of PM2.5 during pregnancy harmful for newborn health
Inhaling sulphur, sulphate, copper, iron, nickel and zinc through PM2.5 can trigger maternal oxidative stress and affect the growth of the foetus
Road Design: Why do Indian cities never get it right?
Even cities in developing countries like Sri Lanka have well-designed streets and roads which encourage walking and cycling
Delhi, throught a ;mist of nostalgia
AIR, WATER, garbage, radon toxicity, sludge, noise. More than a part of our daily lives, these are perennial if hackneyed jargon. Few people …
Pollution fears cloud future of cement plants
The announcement that more cement factories will be set up in the state has unleashed a controversy. Units already operational have not …
Unhappy compromise over atmosphere
Though the bracketed chapter on atmosphere was resolved in Rio, OPEC nations continue to feel dissatisfied
Stink in the northeast
Unscientific coal mining is threatening the pristine beauty of Meghalaya while affecting the lives of many people
"Doctors too need education"
Dr S K Chabbra, reader and head of the department of cardiorespiratory physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi, is among the few …
Survival in a chemical dustbin
Residents sleep with doors and windows shut tight. Dangerous gases are released at night in Dombivli
Highway projects mow down ecolaws
India's road networking plan, one of the few projects that are progressing ahead of schedule, is flouting a number of environmental guidelines
Search for a good hearth
While cook stoves in India are becoming fuel-efficient, they are not improving air quality, finds study
WHO sets emissions standards for reducing indoor air pollution
4.3 million global premature deaths around each year attributed to illnesses caused by household air pollution
CPCB penalty to industries at Mahul, Ambapada pave way for polluter-pays principle
Report submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board penalising the industries based on their quantum of pollution is a roadmap for better …
Euro V standard has failed to curb pollutants: experts
Push for Euro VI as the new emissions standard across EU; recommend improvising Bharat II standard for India
Millions of Canadians face higher mortality risks even at lowest air pollution standards
Study suggests lowering regulatory standards on fine particulate matter in air even more
Air pollution eats into your life. This chart tells you how much
Forty-three of the most pollution-affected districts in India are in the Indo-Gangetic Plain; Leh is the least-affected of the 687 districts …
Commission for Air Quality Management orders phase-out of coal in Delhi-NCR by January 1, 2023
Centre for Science and Environment calls the decision ‘significant’
India recycles only 1% of its construction and demolition waste: CSE
The rest remains strewn across, in landfills, or in plain sight everywhere, leading to air and water pollution
Crop burning in 2018 lesser than previous year, claims govt
The authorities have come out with figures and attribute the decrease to schemes it started for proper management of paddy stubble
Is Rs 5-crore penalty on fly ash polluters really enough?
The NGT penalty, when compare with the profit coal power plants make, doesn’t look very effective
Murky science of comfort part 5: Here’s how being mindful is good for the environment
We cannot wish away air-conditioning in today’s world, but we can be reasonable in choosing where, when and how to resort to the energy guzzlers
4.3 million deaths caused by household air pollution in 2012: WHO
Dire need of policy and guidance that can promote public health and environment, including healthier homes and healthier transport, says health …
Yes, green issues are missing from poll discourse, but who is to be blamed?
It’s the civil society that has failed to inform and engage citizens on this crisis
West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar experience most polluted winter in three years: CSE report
Problem shifting to smaller cities & towns of the region, analysts note
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Do not just single out coal
Why should countries of the western world, which have already appropriated the giant share of the carbon budget, be given a free pass on the …