India has one of the world’s highest ambient air pollution levels

All cities in the country with a population of million plus breathe unhealthy air

A self-evident truth: Delhi needs more public transport

The recent report by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority to the Supreme Court highlighting the crucial need for more …

सांसों में घुलता जहर, क्या चीन जैसी नीति बना सकते हैं हम?

लगभग हर भारतीय ऐसी हवा में सांस ले रहा है जिसे विश्व स्वा…

Simply put: Every third traffic cop suffers from lung ailments

Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit

New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action

बड़े शहरों से लेकर औद्योगिक क्षेत्र तक एनओटू प्रदूषण के हॉटस्पॉट : ग्रीनपीस

दिल्ली-एनसीआर, मुंबई, बंगलुरू, कलकत्ता, चेन्नई और हैदराब�…

'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'

Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …

India, own the agenda for clean air

After all, clean air is a public good and the adverse health effects of polluted air affect everyone

केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्री ने फिर कहा कि वायु प्रदूषण से मौत का सबूत नहीं

केंद्रीय वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्री प्रकाश जावडेकर ने राज्�…

एसी का इस्तेमाल कम नहीं किया गया तो बिगड़ सकते हैं हालात

सीएसई ने आठ साल के बिजली खपत के आंकड़ों का अध्ययन करने के…

Bihar bans tree-felling

Government cites increasing pollution and heatwave in the state as reason for the ban

US EPA scraps Obama-era plan limiting coal emissions

The new Affordable Clean Energy rule by Trump administration claims will reduce CO2 emissions by 35% below 2005 levels

‘Our injunction won’t lead to the depletion of ground water’

Down To Earth speaks to KR Jaithran, chairman of the Kodungallur municipality, about its new injunction to plant two fruiting trees in the …

Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures

11% of these industries continue to flout pollution control standards in the country; nearly half of these are in Uttar Pradesh

Environmental charter for the new government

Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 …

Just a year left, India has met less than 2% of its e-vehicles target

The aim was 15-16 million e-vehicles by 2020; As of May 2019, country had only 0.28 million

10 हजार में से 8 बच्चों की मौत का कारण बन रहा है वायु प्रदूषण: रिपोर्ट

डाउन टू अर्थ मैगजीन और सेंटर फॉर साइंस एंड इनवॉयरमेंट द�…

Indian cities have a long way to go in air pollution mitigation: CSE

Most cities don’t meet prescribed WHO standards for pollutant levels; most of India is also not monitored, says CSE report

Jakarta residents to sue government for poor air quality

20 environmentalists and 37 commoners will file a suit on June 18

World Environment Day in numbers: Air pollution

Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution

Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …

Addressing indoor pollution and climate change with fuel-efficient cook stoves

A simple measure carried out by our organisation has helped to kill two birds with one stone

Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert

David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …

World Environment Day Special: Watch how shoppers breathe easy at car-free Karol Bagh

Pedestrian only street in Karol Bagh proves why urban renewal is needed for clean air and sustainability

उत्तराखंड की आबोहवा भी हो रही प्रदूषित

बढ़ते वाहनों और स्थानीय कारणों ने उत्तराखंड जैसे पहाड़�…