Simply Put: Lightning strikes

Pollution in news on May 11

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Coal liquefaction: India’s ticket to energy independence?

The Indian government should facilitate in bringing leading foreign companies investing in domestic Coal-To-Liquid projects with private Indian …

To catch a Delhi bus

Read a daily commuter’s hilarious (and serious) take on how millions like her struggle to access the commonest mode of transport in India&…

Supply 24x7 power to reduce diesel genset use: Draft electricity rules

The use of diesel gensets is increasing in India; new rules published by Centre now provide incentive to replace them with renewables

Volkswagen “stealing” limelight from Daimler transgressions

Daimler skirting EU laws with support from the German government, perhaps with good reason

The road ahead

High on gas

Farce of a crisis

A joke we've played on ourselves

The pollution story In Black And Pink

Life in Delhi is a capital punishment. The city's air is so polluted it claims a victim every hour. The level of small particles less than 10 …

European Union orders UK to cut pollution from diesel vehicles

British government told to comply with EU nitrogen dioxide limits as soon as possible

The deadly public sector

SC not to budge on CNG issue

Apex court slams Mashelkar committee report

Look at the sun

Government has made half-baked efforts to promote solar pumps, a cost-effective irrigation tool

Playing with facts

An affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Indian automaker TELCO suggests a misinterpretation of the WHO's views on air pollution. The …

Setting Out

The Indian automobile industry got a rude shock on October 29 when the Centre for Science and Environment released the environment rating of one …

COVID-19: Global trade via shipping badly affected, says UNCTAD

Situation unlikely to improve before second or even fourth quarter of 2020

Centre launches e-Mobility Programme; 10,000 e-vehicles to be procured this year

Govt focussing on charging infrastructure and policy framework to ensure more than 30% of new vehicles in 2030 are electric

Gurgaon to get India's first smart grid, end use of diesel gensets

Currently, Gurgaon consumes around 350,000 litres of diesel every hour when there's a power cut

Deadly air: face it

Leaving Delhi for a less-polluted city would mean accepting defeat. And not many have the option. Instead, we must fight the battle against …

India not on course for clean air target

Insecure and unenergetic

Green game over

Fuming diesel gensets to power Commonwealth Games stadiums

Why app-based taxi aggregators need to comply with the law

While the growth in taxi-cabs is a positive sign which can reduce usage of personal cars, companies must care for environmental laws and show …