Pollution control certificate now mandatory for vehicle insurance renewal

With mandatory linking of annual vehicle insurance with valid PUC certificate the compliance level can improve

Diwali: dark underbelly of light

The choking haze of pollution in the city leaves no room for poisonous fumes from crackers—Chinese or Indian. Do not reduce festival of …

Untreated effluents released in Mumbai rivers, industries flout norms: Report

The Ulhas and its tributary Waldhuni are among 53 of the most polluted rivers in Maharashtra

CSE experts explain: Strategies to reduce crop residue burning for air pollution mitigation

Farm residue burning is a serious seasonal problem with severe public health consequences

Industry emissions data incomplete, inaccessible on Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh websites: CPCB

CEMS certification system needed to improve data quality, says board

Gas & propane stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure to unsafe levels, finds US study

Homes with gas stoves expose residents to an estimated 4 parts per billion increase in NO2 on average over a year

Most pollution-related workplace deaths in countries with highest GDP: Lancet report

India fares better, ranks 40; United Kingdom worst-performing; United States occupies 18th position

A river’s worthy son

Veerbhadra Mishra dedicated his spiritual quest and scientific calling to cleaning the Ganga

River pollution is causing harmful outbreaks of sewage fungus in the UK

Sewage fungus effects can interact with other types of human pollution, including agricultural and urban runoff

Dense fog episodes twice more frequent in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh than Delhi-NCR: Study

Low-lying Terai region bordering India and Nepal worst hit

Simply Put: The mountain of trash

Oh! the hypocrisy of it all...

Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on Delhi's pollution problem

Simply Put: Breathing problems are passe

Another bend in the Ganga

The political economy of defecation

Sugar coated pill for shell

India will shift to BS VI norms next year: What does it mean?

Since their introduction in 2000, BS norms for vehicular emission have got increasingly stringent

The pesky problem of offshoring pollution

A turn to sustainable development could help stop rich countries offshoring their pollution to poorer countries

Switch it off!: How light pollution disorients ecosystems

Living beings depend on daily cycle of light and dark that governs behaviours such as reproduction, sleep and migration

People eat 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic every week

Water — from both bottles and taps —, shellfish, beer and salt recorded highest plastic levels

A story between ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’

Nobody knows (or rather, nobody wants to say) who will regulate the “permissible” and ensure that what is not permissible does not …

Dirty air dooms Indians to early death

New analysis of global burden of diseases shows very high rate of increase in early deaths from particulate and ozone pollution. Over a quarter …

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

7,000 litres of oil in Sutlej

Cleanest Kolkata Diwali in 2 decades, but microphone noise a concern

PM2.5 pollutants plummeted four times compared to their maximum recorded value on Diwali day 2019