In Parliament on December 7, 2016

Vehicle emission standards, depletion of groundwater and death of endangered animals were among the issues discussed at the question hour of …

A shot in the arm for Delhi

Neither odd nor even

BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal is popular for being the MP who cycles to Parliament

Firecracker sales may go up by Wednesday

It is difficult to calculate the exact quantity of crackers sold in the market as a large portion of firecrackers are sold without a licence

Heatwave effect: 2.5 billion people to have air conditioners by 2050

Traditionally cooler or naturally conditioned areas in the US and Europe have reported sale and installation of more air conditioners

MoEFCC releases details of National Clean Air Programme; no clarity yet on emission reduction targets

The concept note acknowledges the need for time-bound initiatives at both city and rural level to combat air pollution

If you are in Patna, there's no respite from "very high levels" of PM2.5 concentration

The CSE study found that PM 2.5 levels even inside anganwadis were more than 42 times higher than the permissible safe standards for ambient air …

Delhi Airport experiences worst smog in 17 years

The visibility has fallen to 300-400 metres as unfavourable weather conditions add to the smog problem post-Diwali

Phasing out environment-friendly transport in Kolkata

The state government is also trying to phase out tram lines laid in the city in 1903. Earlier, it banned cycles on more than 174 roads

A wild cat gone berserk

The statement by Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth has been criticised as irresponsible and misleading for suggesting that its cars are akin …

NGT bans diesel vehicles in Delhi

Vehicles more than 10 years old and new diesel vehicles would not be registered in the city as per the order

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Join the dots for clean air

Delhi’s air pollution crisis has an urgent message: India must have a regional plan to fight the menace

Severely polluted air bars people from breathing

Crop burning: Dreadful pollution back in Delhi, air quality plunges

Air quality in Delhi and some cities in Uttar Pradesh plunged in the last fortnight as farmers started burning stubble

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Pollution is killing people in the developing world at an alarming rate. While there are many reasons for this, one looms large: China

Pollution in your city: Is wearing a mask the solution?

Originally intended to safeguard industrial and health workers, masks have now emerged as people's defence mechanism against air pollution

Anumita Roychoudhury: Unlocking the traffic gridlocks in Delhi neighbourhoods

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Delhi chokes again: winter is becoming synonymous with air pollution

Sudden deterioration in air quality is due to fall in wind speed and rise in moisture content, which is making the pollutants build up fast

Even the wind cannot help Delhi’s air

Despite higher wind speeds, pollutants from Diwali celebrations lingered in the atmosphere and rendered it toxic