Measuring emissions from vehicles in the real world: Policy steps in India
As part of the 2023 reform India needs to improve vehicle testing procedures to control real world emissions
Union Budget 2020-21 promises Rs 4,400 cr for clean air; how, where and how soon?
Fiscal promise for clean air action without a blueprint for spending; even after a year of NCAP, output & outcome indicators not available in …
Kolkata gasps for clean air even with Rs 536 cr in 3 years to control pollution
Money spent on non-priority sectors laced with political interest, allege experts
DTE Analysis: Siberia witnesses over 150% rise in air pollution
Estimates suggest emissions due to fires may turn atmospheric carbon sink Siberian taiga forests into source of carbon
Forest fires in Uttarakhand: Absence of real-time air quality monitoring plagues Himalayas
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh do not have a single official real-time air quality monitor
Winter pollution set in Greater Mumbai 2 weeks earlier this year: CSE
Mumbai can no longer depend on its geography to mitigate winter pollution, says CSE analysis
New study links rate of COVID-19 spread to PM 2.5 concentration in ambient air
Presence of secondary pollutants such as nitrates and sulfates increase the reproduction rate of the virus SARS-CoV-2, according to the study
Decarbonising faster can save India 200,000 deaths from particulate matters: Report
In the business-as-usual scenario, nearly 830,000 premature deaths can take place by 2050 due to exposure to PM10 particles, the report said
Study links 135 million premature deaths from 1980 to 2020 to PM2.5 exposure
Changes in climate patterns like El Nino-Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole can make air pollution worse, finds paper
50 most polluted regions of world in India’s northern plains: University of Chicago report
Delhi is the most polluted city in India and the world, report highlights
Smoke from world’s worsening wildfires is killing more than 33,000 people every year
Japan accounted for the highest number of annual deaths, at 7,000, in its 47 cities; the study was carried out in 749 cities across 43 …
Smoke from wildfires may have added over 700 COVID-19 deaths to US toll
More than 19,742 COVID-19 cases are associated with spike in PM 2.5 levels due to wildfires
Twindemic: What we know about the link between air pollution, COVID-19
Air pollutants can carry the novel coronavirus’ genetic material; air pollution also increases susceptibility to COVID-19 andother ailments …
Climate change-driven wildfires, heatwaves to worsen air quality & levy additional ‘climate penalty’
Surface ozone levels are expected to increase across heavily polluted areas, particularly in Asia
Why indoor pollution is as deadly as its outdoor counterpart
With the continual improvement in our quality of life, indoor air quality has become an important area of concern in the 21st century
Air pollution killed 116,000 Indian kids within a month of birth in 2019
Household air pollution accounted for 64% of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution
CSE analysis finds Delhi-NCR winter pollution levels down in October-November
Warmer October, fewer crop fires & favourable meteorological conditions help improve bad air
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
Fine air particles linked with high blood pressure among teen Londoners: Study
The association was found to be stronger in girls
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
Deadline extension for coal power plants will harm air pollution fight: CSE
Calls for bringing in an effective incentive penalty-based system
Rising air pollution in West Bengal no longer a Kolkata syndrome
Lack of adequate monitoring of polluting industries beyond Kolkata among causes behind the trend, claim activists
Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa
14% of all deaths in children under five across Africa in 2019 linked to air pollution, finds HEI report
Environment takes back seat: MoEFCC extends SOx compliance deadline again
Non-retiring plants get 2-year extension, retiring plants get till 2027
COVID-19 lockdown: What are the lessons for Graded Response Action Plan
It is time for the government to order more robust source apportionment studies for cities hit by plummeting air quality
