Simply Put: Bombs & bicycles

Simply Put: Emitter’s admission

Inking solutions to pollution

Two Indian startups are converting polluted air particles into inks and paints

Shadow of Dieselgate: alarmingly high emissions from diesel cars, SUVs on Indian roads

The first ever real world emissions testing of BSIV cars in India shows alarmingly high real world emission from diesel cars on road, explodes …

Air pollution in fast-growing African cities presents a risk of premature death

Biomass burning dominated Africa’s air-pollution cause-list for centuries; this is now changing, at least in cities

Centre contradicting own reports and stand on air pollution issues

The government has sent contradictory signals on promotion of CNG

Fiat accused of using emissions-cheating software, may have to pay $4.6-billion fine

The automaker allegedly used software in recent diesel-powered vehicles, allowing illegal emissions

How good are green bonds

There has been a steady pick-up in green bonds in the last half a decade. Half the volume, however, came from only 5 countries

Pollution control certificate now mandatory for vehicle insurance renewal

With mandatory linking of annual vehicle insurance with valid PUC certificate the compliance level can improve

In an unprecedented move, four major capital cities to ban diesel vehicles by 2025

Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens will incentivise use of alternative vehicle and promote walking and cycling

Delhi should follow Beijing's example in tackling air pollution

Now is the time for India to peer through the smog and learn how Beijing is taking meaningful steps to address air pollution crisis

Bihar plans all-CNG commercial car fleet for Patna

Vehicle owners wary of cost factor, lack of filling stations

Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution

Bikers and pedestrians are slowly reclaiming their space in metropolises as well as other urban centres to reduce vehicle emission and toxicity …

Harley-Davidson to pay $12-million fine over emission violation

The company will also spend additional $3 million to reduce air pollution on US roads

Delhi and the winter air: Hold your breath, it’s still unsafe

The rush of traffic is a key cause of air pollution — let's not lose sight of this. Dust exacerbates the problem, but&…

Vehicle inspection programme needs an overhaul

The government needs to prioritise monitoring on-road emissions of new generation vehicles

If you are in Patna, there's no respite from "very high levels" of PM2.5 concentration

The CSE study found that PM 2.5 levels even inside anganwadis were more than 42 times higher than the permissible safe standards for ambient air …

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China

No new diesel cars meet EU NOx emission standards: study

The study contests car manufacturers' claim that newest diesel cars are far cleaner

How can Africa breathe easy when millions of used cars from the West hit its roads each year?

In absence of any no regional or global agreements to govern the flow of used vehicles, the continent is now getting flooded with polluting vehicles

Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100

A new study suggests climate change will cause changes to patterns of ground-level ozone and smog

How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth

Research suggests people’s attitudes to driving and their cars could limit predicted benefits to traffic flow and city efficiency

Transport-related emissions in megacities: Delhi on top, Bhopal emits the least

Urban commute in even smaller cities is becoming highly polluting and energy-intensive, finds CSE’s latest analysis

Green bonds: Is it green finance or green-washing?

A foremost requirement to develop a robust green bond market is to harmonise international and domestic guidelines and standards for …

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