Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery

Water quality and levels of pharmaceutical contaminants in the Cauvery influenced by the monsoon season, according to a study

Invisible particles do matter for the air we breathe, finds studies

Ultrafine particles having almost negligible weight, surface area do have an effect on haze formation, visibility and air pollution, the studies found

Cape Town’s caracals have metal pollutants in their blood — an environmental red flag

Cape Town’s freshwater and marine systems, where caracals hunt, are likely more polluted than expected

Cleaner, greener: Can architects help maintain natural correction?

Infrastructure is the backbone of any growing economy and fixing the way we build it can help address air pollution concerns 

Promises of purifiers

Oceans cool the planet by releasing short-lived halogens that contribute 8-10 per cent of cooling: Study

Cooling by halogens could increase to 18-31 per cent by 2100 which has not been accounted yet by climate models

Air-polluting chemicals travel across continents, pose greater risk of cancer: study

Cancer risks due to exposure to PAH seem four times higher than predicted earlier

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

G7 countries discuss HFC phase down amendment

G7 meeting stresses the need for HFC amendment by the end of this year

The matatus of Nairobi: A necessary bane

Unorganised public transport system in the Kenyan city presents several challenges towards sustainable mobility  

Chemical connection

Prolonged exposure to pesticides can lead to Type-2 diabetes

We don’t know much about air pollutants that cause every eighth death in India

Researchers at Yale University find that molecular makeup of a pollutant varies despite it being from the same environment

Delhi and the winter air: Hold your breath, it’s still unsafe

The rush of traffic is a key cause of air pollution — let's not lose sight of this. Dust exacerbates the problem, but&…

Winter air pollution & smog: CSE study notes fresh patterns

Daily PM2.5 levels up 8-11 times between cleanest August & dirtiest November across Delhi-NCR

How strong are the world's new climate targets? Here are four things to consider

58 countries have submitted their climate targets ahead of international talks in Paris. We know the numbers, but not all efforts to combat …

A noisy Diwali ahead: Supreme Court refuses to put blanket ban on firecrackers

Trends in air quality data show that the level of pollutants in the National Capital Region go up each year, with the bursting of firecrackers on&…

Is the government's Ujjwala target achievable?

The ambit of the Ujjwala scheme is to be increased from five crore to eight crore beneficiaries

Air pollution: WHO report identifies ways to mitigate health hazards

The report talks about ways to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants

Researchers identify fungus for pyrene remediation

The highly toxic pyrene can be broken down by the fungus

Stockholm Convention to take final call on 5 Persistent Organic Pollutants

United Nations Environment Programme’s proposal to list chlorpyrifos as POP was resisted by India

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 …

SDGs: Focus on short-lived climate pollutants ahead of UN Summit

Targeting methane and black carbon rich sources could prevent approximately 2.4 million deaths annually, says report

North America discarded over 5 billion kg of industrial waste in 2018 and most of it went to landfills

New study looks into waste disposal by 24,000 facilities in Canada, Mexico and the United States

CSE disputes CEA’s study urging relaxation of SO2 norms for thermal plants

‘The study is incomplete and its findings invalid’

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