Pay if you pollute

Polluters in many advanced countries pay for the mess they make. India is still to wake up to such effective fiscal measures to control vehicular …

India Exposed!

It is unimaginable. Air quality in most Indian cities is at critical levels. And the culprit - respirable particulates - are way above danger …

Nicholas Stern on politics of climate change

In 2006, Nicholas Stern former chief economist, World Bank and advisor to the UK government, wrote about the economic threat from climate …

Delhi’s dream of clean air goes up in smoke

Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell

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No Escape

A recent US study has conclusive evidence on the deadly nature of fine particulate matter in the air. These unseen particles, mostly emitted by …

Of stoves, kilns and a fine distinction between emissions

In the second week of March, activists, academics, policy-makers and experts in various fields came together in Delhi to throw light on the …

Clear as air

The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To …

BMW launches hydrogen car

US Senate's nod to improve cars' fuel efficiency

Challenges of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles

Cars go open source

Tata Energy Research Institute In service of polluters

The Swedish experts have identified traces of over 40 substances in diesel exhaust that are listed by the epa as hazardous air pollutants and …

No public transport?

Cars are swamping roads at an unprecedented rate, outstripping the increase in road space. The results are congestion, reduced mobility and …

Come out and claim the road

Cars off the road in Italy

Trams back in fashion

US states sue EPA again

Not so young at heart

Young hearts are more stressed out than they used to be. They bear much more pressure these days just to beat. Heart disease is no more an …

Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution

The ultra-cheap small cars in the pipeline will tilt the skewed balance against public transport and two-wheelers irretrievably. The result will …

Private vehicles eating into scare public land

Private vehicles are clogging city streets, as they grow at a frightening pace. Hidden subsidies help park them on scarce public land and …

Bottled water costs us the earth

Mercedes Benz to pay EPA for failing to disclose defects in air pollution standards