2023 in a blink: DTE revealed the true extent of air pollution on India’s children this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
Not just lungs, carbon particles can penetrate into placenta of pregnant women
A new research has found evidence that air pollutants pass from lungs to the placenta
With just 272 buses per million people, how can odd-even rule in Delhi be successful?
The city is already short of about 5,000 public buses to cover all its 865 routes
Nine out of 10 people breathe poor quality air, says WHO
Low- and middle-income countries are the worst affected regions
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind
Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 9, 2019)
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 …
Air quality improved in parts of Africa due to dip in fires
In the dry months between November and February, there was a 4.5 per cent decline in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration
Yamaha, Suzuki and Mazda also cheated in emission tests
Japan reveals that its major car makers conducted improper fuel economy and emissions tests on their vehicles
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
European companies selling highly polluting fuels to Africa
Exploiting weak fuel quality standards in African countries, these companies are deliberately lowering the quality of fuels
Air pollution causes premature deaths in India, says study
The Global Burden of Disease estimates rank pollution as the fifth largest killer in India, according to the World Health Organization
In the Parliament on March 14, 2016
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
In the Parliament on March 8, 2016
About 60 per cent OECD population exposed to dangerous PM2.5 pollution levels: report
Nearly half of all the countries from the group were found to have an annual PM10 concentration above WHO-recommended levels
Massive coal use in Mumbai’s industrial clusters worsening city’s air quality: CSE study
Inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s, warn experts
Using green transport can prevent over 38,000 deaths in Africa’s Accra: WHO
Accra is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa
Pollution in news on May 10
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution
10 disturbing trends for Asia and the Pacific
The region is ageing rapidly, has the largest number of threatened species and more
Pollution levels on Diwali night were 'unacceptably high', says CSE
But official ambient monitoring shows slight improvement over last year
How accessible, connected is Delhi? Not much, says new CSE study
Low-income neighbourhoods of Delhi are more inaccessible; but higher income, planned areas also fall short of benchmarks
Five SC rebukes that show governments not serious about Delhi’s air
The apex court has repeatedly cracked on Delhi and neighbouring state governments for not being able to curb air pollution in the capital city
Air pollution kills a child every 3 minutes in India
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recorded the highest rate of child mortality due to toxic air: Global Burden of Disease 2017
Air pollution may cause ‘silent’ miscarriages risk: Study
The risk of missed abortion in the first trimester increases with exposure to PM 2.5, sulfur dioxide, ozone and carbon monoxide in older women, …