Fields on fire: Punjab, Haryana farmers start burning paddy stubble to make way for vegetables
NASA shows 222 incidents of stubble burning in September; Amritsar, Tarn Taran hotspots
Stockholm Convention to take final call on 5 Persistent Organic Pollutants
United Nations Environment Programme’s proposal to list chlorpyrifos as POP was resisted by India
World Environmental Health Day: Green issues need to be actively taught in schools, universities
Supreme Court in 1991 had directed environment be taught compulsorily at every level of education
One death from non-communicable diseases every 2 seconds: WHO recommends policies
India had one of the highest death rates from chronic respiratory diseases in 2019
‘Air pollution and climate change actions should be connected to reduce impact on people’s health’
Part 2: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution and its health impact
‘Nitrogen dioxide pollution is a growing issue for South Asian cities’
Part 1: Health Effects Institute researcher Pallavi Pant speaks about air pollution challenges faced by south Asian cities
Step towards transparency: Rajasthan pollution control board shares emissions data online
Many states yet to disclose CEMS data on their websites despite SC mandate in 2017
Increasing wildfires, heatwaves to increase ‘climate penalty’, finds WMO study
Asia will suffer the consequences of increased air pollution the most
Global environmental risks
Environmental risks are perceived to be the five most critical long-term threats to the world as well as the most potentially damaging to people …
Climate change-driven wildfires, heatwaves to worsen air quality & levy additional ‘climate penalty’
Surface ozone levels are expected to increase across heavily polluted areas, particularly in Asia
CSE analysis finds bias towards dust control due to CPCB assessment for funding
PM 10 levels considered for disbursing funds; Barely any difference in PM 2.5 levels between NCAP and non-NCAP cities
Different air under one sky: Almost everyone in South Africa breathes polluted air
Air quality is not monitored in most cities as they lack the resources to compile inventories
Environment takes back seat: MoEFCC extends SOx compliance deadline again
Non-retiring plants get 2-year extension, retiring plants get till 2027
Air pollution deaths: What troubles Delhi today may haunt Mumbai tomorrow
South Asian cities extremely vulnerable to PM 2.5 pollution exposure, related mortality, say experts
Simply Put: Noida Twin Towers’ fall and rise
Simply Put: Not-so-clean air in Kolkata
Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution
Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts
Mahoba mess continues: NGT seeks report on stone mining
Case before green court alleges air, noise pollution
Half of world’s cities had PM2.5 levels above least-stringent WHO standards last decade: Report
India and Indonesia recorded the most severe increase in PM2.5 pollution while China saw the greatest improvements
Delhi, Kolkata first, second globally in PM2.5 pollution: Report
Exposure to PM2.5 pollution tends to be higher in cities located in low- and middle-income countries, according to the report
Air pollution will harm brain development, 9 of 10 people breathe polluted air
Annual loss in human capital arising from mental health conditions in children aged 0-19 is $387.2 billion
Reading into new air policy for Delhi-NCR: Focus on prevention, timely intervention
It is clear that positive impact needs participation of wider areas in neighbouring states
Parliamentary Digest (August 4, 2022): A million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2019-20
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Why we may have missed the bus on ensuring paddy co-firing in Delhi-NCR coal plants this year
Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh need to identify the major aggregators in their respective states and ensure allocation of suitable land and …
Researchers identify fungus for pyrene remediation
The highly toxic pyrene can be broken down by the fungus
