Delhi air quality witnesses relief from pollution after rain, strong wind

Weather forecast for next few days is not favourable for retaining today’s gains

Air pollution levels go down after rain: No odd-even scheme in Delhi for now

Supreme Court had termed the scheme as optics

'Mercury emissions in Asia maybe highest in the world and little data is available'

Data on mercury emissions in Asia is not being recorded, but a new sampling network may change that

India’s air quality management needs transboundary accountability to be effective

Existing policy levers and lessons from global experiences can help form an airshed-level air quality management framework

Climate observing system remains fragile, needs funding: Experts

Climate observations are fundamental to our understanding of the current and future environment

Delhi’s air quality and number games

India needs to codify methodologies for processing air quality data to reduce confusion and build confidence in air pollution control measures. 

Exposure to pollutants higher than ambient pollution in Delhi’s Anand Vihar: CSE

Delhi-based based Centre for Science and Environment has found that exposure level is three times more than background ambient air pollution …

All about effective air quality monitoring

Monitoring air pollutants is important to understand the impact of policy changes. Vivek Chattopadhyaya explains the existing technologies for it …

CENSUS: A nation of 1.21 billion

Deployment of sensor-based air quality monitors in Meghalaya is a welcome step

Sensor-based technology — being developed for the past few decades — has leapfrogged in recent years

Promotion of pesticides a global health concern: UN experts

A report recently released by United Nations calls for better national and international regulatory framework on pesticides

Phil Dickerson on using alternative techniques for exposure assessment

Phil Dickerson of the US Environmental Protection Agency talks about Next Generation Air Measuring Research Programme at the International …

Mobile app supported system to better manage people at risk of cardio-vascular disease

Japan blames China for smog

Ocean carbon observing system inadequate and immature: Report

The Ocean Observing System Report Card, 2022 report card pointed at inequality in the operational services across the oceans like Indian Ocean, …

New algorithm may help heart patients in remote areas

The new algorithm promises to help transmit heart parameters even on a low-bandwidth network and make it easier for cardiologists to interpret …

Fire fight

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill has been on fire for more than a week 

Researchers develop new technology for water management, flood control

The frequency of recording data is higher and it is more economical when compared to tools available in the market currently

Click to test air quality

Computer scientists from Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, launched software that uses the sky’s …

Pocket air sensors

Rapid urbanisation coupled with growing industrialisation has increased the levels of pollutants in the air manifold. But detecting these …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 10, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Biometric identification attracts major opposition

Demand grows for scrapping the biometric identification system  

Hand-held device developed to detect bacteria

It could be useful for anti-bioterrorism measures and environmental monitoring applications besides healthcare

Delhi chokes as its government fails to deliver

Nearly three years into power, the AAP government is yet to deliver on the promises it made before the 2015 elections to clean Delhi’s air

Flood forecasting not happening ‘correctly’ and ‘timely’ in most states: CAG

According to the CAG report, out of 375 telemetry stations, 222 (59 per cent) were non-operational