Simply Put: The black river
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: The rivers that gave Punjab its name, are dying; But is anybody paying attention
The Sutlej and its tributaries in Punjab are extremely polluted; but politicians have only kowtowed to corporate interest
Tackling marine plastic pollution
According to a 2017 study, the Odisha coast has the lowest quantity, and Goa coast has the highest quantity of beach debris
Air quality in Delhi further deteriorates post-Diwali; breaches emergency mark for a time
Wind direction though has changed; it will allow greater dispersal of pollutants from stubble burning
Industrial pollution in rural Raigarh: NGT appoints new head to oversight committee
New committee head will implement measures to check pollution and assess compensation payable by offenders
Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report
Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report
Expect Delhi to become a gas chamber again this Diwali
Western disturbance too weak to bring respite, light rain could worsen air quality
Noise pollution violations: New fines proposed by CPCB step in right direction
New set of fines range between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1 lakh; cover confiscation of noise producing equipment
Dung beetle experiment suggests carbon dioxide is bad for insects too
Beetles exposed to eCO₂ have reduced chance of making it to adulthood, say report
Ambient air pollution behind recurring economic losses in Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda: UNEP
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019
CPCB’s new guidelines for India’s stone crusher sector a welcome step
CPCB guidelines in alignment with recommendations made by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment
Only 9 pollution control bodies share details of public hearings online: CSE transparency index
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Andaman & Nicobar, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu and Uttar Pradesh share no …
Deadly nursery: Children in Gorakhpur report breathing troubles due to air pollution
Research suggests Indo-Gangetic Plain most affected, Uttar Pradesh at centre of it
This winter was the cleanest in NCR since 2018, finds CSE; Delhi air most toxic
Delhi-NCR saw lowest PM2.5 average in last five years since air quality tracking began; long way to clean air standards
Smog towers ineffective, at least 40,000 needed in Delhi to combat toxic air: DPCC tells NGT
Towers can reduce particulate pollution by 12% in 200 metre radius; DPCC suggests turning buildings into air pollution control museums
Simply Put: Growing up in North India
2023 ended on a high pollution note, finds CSE analysis of winter air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR
Factors like reduced contribution from stubble burning, November rains and milder winters were undone by low wind speed
Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution
We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19
New rules put larger onus on small, medium poultry farms
Till now, small poultry farms in India were exempt from environmental laws but this will change now
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
Manpower shortages, inadequate infrastructure & limited resources hinder efficacy of State Pollution Control Boards
SPCBs are critical for environmental regulation and management and ensuring sustainable development
Simply Put: Living in toxic air
When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco’s PR playbook
Industry-funded studies successfully muddied the waters and stalled further federal investigations or regulations addressing gas stove safety
Winter pollution: 80% daily PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR from non-stubble sources
Delhi’s air this winter was slightly cleaner than previous years, but still extremely unhealthy
In-depth: What is Delhi's Air pollution challenge? Sunita Narain and Anumita Roychowdhury explain
The number of days with good air quality in Delhi has increased while the number of days with poor to extremely severe air quality has decreased