Across cities, commuters are giving metro a miss: CSE
Besides Delhi, cities such as Kochi, Lucknow and Chennai have seen a massive drop in projected ridership
Beijing imposes traffic measures to curb air pollution
Measures include prohibiting certain categories of vehicles from plying on roads depending on pollution levels and restricting traffic based on …
Staff crunch, expanded mandate hitting pollution control Boards’ performance, finds report
Regulatory scrutiny of polluting sources affected; over 9 agencies have over 40% positions vacant
‘Air pollution cuts India’s average life expectancy by 5 years’
Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the others mentioned in a new report by the University of Chicago
Diesel fumes and your health: Volkswagen cover-up shows we need to test local cars
Diesel exhaust fumes are a known cause of lung cancer and may cause bladder cancer
WHO raises the bar on clean air
The WHO seeks significant tightening of clean air benchmarks for near zero tolerance for particulate pollution and to protect public health
Diwali amid COVID-19: Will NGT order be enough to keep people from fireworks?
Air quality remains severe in Capital Delhi for 5th day straight
Fighting global warming may yield health benefits worth trillions
New study finds strongest, potential near-term health benefits in China and India
Indian CNG buses better than diesel buses; almost conform to Euro VI norms
Attempts are being made to misrepresent CNG bus emissions as more dangerous than diesel bus emissions, says Centre for Science and Environment
Volkswagen fraud puts spanner on clean diesel route
The scam has exposed gaps in emissions regulations across regions. India will have to speed up its technology roadmap to clean up diesel and fix …
Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India
India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality
India's clean air plan overlooks 231 polluted cities: Report
Air quality targets in National Clean Air Programme must be given proper legal status to make air in India breathable, it added
India to finally get a national air quality index
Proposed air quality index is an important step forward to achieve clean air standards and reduce public health risk, says CSE
Union Budget 2020-21: Finance Minister promises Rs 4,400 cr to fight air pollution
But the budget document does not reflect the bold increase
Agenda for 2019
The governance blueprint to combat major environmental problems must be institutionalised and strictly enforced
US to ban use of greenhouse chemicals that have cleaner options
Move to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 42 million tonnes by 2020
Clear the air
Study confirms pollution is linked to low rainfall
Transparent monitoring: Maharashtra pollution control board begins sharing emissions data on public domain
Sharing of CEMS data by state pollution control boards & committees in the public domain was mandated by Supreme Court in 2017
Air pollution in rural India: Ignored but not absent
Air pollution is a transboundary problem, it transcends rural and urban boundaries. But the issue is rarely discussed and action plans are rigid
Indo-Gangetic Plain residents live 7 years less than other Indians: Study
This is because air quality in the region fails to meet the WHO’s guidelines on particulate pollution
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
National Clean Air Programme missed 2024 target to push back pollution, study shows
Durgapur in West Bengal deteriorated most; Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh saw most improvement during 2019-2024
US to lead climate coalition to reduce non-CO2 pollutants
Aims to slow down global temperature rise by 0.5°C
Funds for clean air: Get the blueprint right
Committed funds for clean air action excites hope. Needs strong performance metrics. But there are also risks of underfunding some key sectors of …
American thermal power plants under mercury regulation
US Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics standards will be effective from December 2014