Smog over electric cars

As pressure mounts on them to produce more electric cars, manufacturers question their environmental benefits

Two-stroke or four-stroke?

To reduce pollution levels, it is becoming necessary to upgrade conventionally designed, two-stroke two- and three-wheeler engines with cleaner …

'Scoot'ing for green lights on Delhi's roads

Policemen are trying to import software which will bring order to the chaos that is traffic in the Capital

Corals in shells of death

The shores of the Andaman and Nicobar islands are losing their magnificent coral reefs because of heavy siltation caused by …

No entry to Dutch plant

Pakistan's environmentalists say no to dumping of obsolete and hazardous technology by the West

No more in the dark

European environmental authorities have now found a way to zero in on those who pollute the sea through oil spills

Talking about air

Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia

Fly for the right price

Strohalm, an environmental group, launches a campaign to tax corporate flyers in the Netherlands

Not for hire

What does the phase-out of commercial vehicles mean to the drivers of autorickshaws and taxis that have gone off the road?

ONGCignores green rules

Oil company did not restore abandoned well sites in Tripura

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

New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease

Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study

Experts rue Uttar Pradesh pollution board's move to reduce brick kiln pollution

A clear technological roadmap for the brick industry is the need of the hour

Natural dumpsite

Four stroke LPG autos only

Firecrackers defy decibel limit

Popular firework brands from Sivakasi exceeded 125 dB sound level

Brick kiln pollutes Pune outskirts

Closure order has no effect on brick-making unit

Nigeria’s sacred Osun River supports millions of people — but pollution is making it unsafe

The river has immense environmental value and is crucial for livelihoods of local residents 

‘Air pollution cuts India’s average life expectancy by 5 years’

Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the others mentioned in a new report by the University of Chicago

Diwali amid COVID-19: Will West Bengal have a firecracker-free Kali Puja

The state dilly-dallys despite a high court directive even as environmentalists seek strict action against violations; is the fire …

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

UP, Maharashtra have most critically polluted industrial regions: CSE

Air-quality levels continue to worsen in several industrial regions of UP, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan despite pollution abatement plans …

‘Pedestrianisation’ of Delhi’s Connaught Place: vehicles to be banned for three months

Besides easing congestion, it is also likely to reduce pollution in the central business district

Why we cannot ignore the poor

One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich

CSE welcomes move to leapfrog to Euro VI emissions standards in 2020

Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says particulate emissions from diesel cars will be reduced by 68 per cent after the standard is …