Delhi riots 2020: How government healthcare failed

Public government misled patients; didn't record, report injuries correctly: Activists

Rains bring some respite from severe air pollution

That’s no guarantee though that air quality would not deteriorate. The authorities should use the respite days to better plan how to …

Diwali 2021: Firecrackers, stubble burning, weather can trigger air emergency in Delhi-NCR

Air quality has started to deteriorate across Delhi and its satellite towns

Delhi air to be ‘poor’ on Diwali, worsen afterwards: Experts

Air quality is considered poor when the air quality index is 201-300 and very poor when it is 301-400

It is back: Air quality to be ‘very poor’ over Delhi over next 5 days

Drop in temperature, change in wind direction and stubble burning usher back smog in Delhi

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 

On Diwali, Delhi-NCR gets season’s first severe pollution episode

CSE’s analysis shows a ten-fold jump in PM2.5 on Diwali evening due to bursting of firecrackers

NGT slaps Delhi government with Rs 25 crore fine for ‘failing to check pollution’

The green tribunal gave the order in response to pleas filed by residents of Mundka and Tikri Kalan that claimed that the two places were …

Ode to politics of consensus: Sheila Dikshit

It would be really unfortunate if we let the Sheila Dikshit way of politics go out of fashion

Delhi cabinet approves creation of Delhi Healthcare Corporation

The corporation would be a government body that would provide centralised support services to the Delhi government's hospitals and dispensaries

Free public transport: How Delhi can learn from Luxembourg

The European country, which has made all forms of public transport free, has a solution to India’s traffic jams

Air pollution in 2016 reduced life expectancy of Delhiites by 10 years

New study highlights the effects of air pollution on the life of city residents; and the need for urgent measures

Delhi’s groundwater plummets

As groundwater levels fall to crisis levels, the government moves to limit use of borewells, but activists say it's not enough, and not based on …

Need parking policy to entitle every citizen to dignified life, says Supreme Court

The apex court upholds parking rules as a clean air strategy and asks for its implementation  

SC bans plying of 15-yr-old petrol, 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in NCR

CPCB was also ordered to create a social media account on which citizens can lodge complaints on pollution and report violations

CSE releases latest analysis of air quality data for Delhi-NCR, as winter sets in

CSE says 2021 winter season starting with much cleaner threshold compared to the previous three years

Picking up the pieces, at Mustafabad camp

Days after riots broke out in northeast Delhi, doctors and volunteers came together at Mustafabad relief camp to offer a healing touch to those …

Delhi not ready for post-lockdown traffic rebound: CSE

Respite from traffic congestion and air pollution during COVID-19 lockdown could not be sustained

Delhi gets a breather from breathing toxic air after 41 days

However, air quality in the city is forecast to deteriorate again in the next 2 days  

Can artificial rain provide relief to polluted Delhi?

Down To Earth speaks to experts about the Centre’s recent statement that artificial rain would be used to lessen the capital’s smog

Apolcaypse now: Toxic air shrouds Delhi

Delhiites breathed the season’s worst PM2.5 on the morning of November 3, 2019

Ozone levels increase in Delhi, pose health risk

This could lead to a public health crisis as ozone is extremely hazardous to human health

Take a deep breath – here's what 2016 revealed about deadly dangers of air pollution

Will the evidence finally convince polluted cities to clean up their act?

“Don’t touch my car” syndrome at cost of our health

It is ironical that the city has paced up action on commercial and public transport vehicles in the city – trucks, buses, autos and taxis &…

Cold, damp and homeless in Delhi

As the national capital shivers in its coldest winter in a century, its homeless crowd around fires on pavements to pass the freezing nights