Open access to air quality data critical to tackling pollutionOpenAQ’s mission is to aggregate and harmonize open air quality data across the globe and to build an ecosystem of people across sectors an...
09 Jul, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
What's poisoning Delhi's air from crop-burning to auto pollutionWith conflicting reports on major sources of air pollution, experts say it’s time to take a holistic approach rather than viewing problem t...
13 Dec, 2015, 06.39 AM IST
- Petitioner rebuts govt arguments
Retorting to the Centre’s claims that old diesel vehicles contribute a minuscule amount to air pollution and that the transport sector is n...
14 Jul, 2015, 01.12 AM IST
- Centre cites more studies to oppose ban
On Monday, the ministry submitted a new study "Characterization of ambient PM 2.5 at a pollution hotspot in New Delhi and inference of sour...
26 May, 2015, 08.36 AM IST
Gaps in IIT emission study, NGT extends stay on order banning polluting diesel vehiclesAn NGT bench slammed IIT Delhi scientists, who had drafted the report for the ministry , for not doing proper research in this regard.
19 May, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
Centre favours ban on 15-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCRThe Centre today told National Green Tribunal that it favours banning of all diesel vehicles, which are more than 15 years from plying in D...
18 May, 2015, 08.03 PM IST
Chennai tops in vehicle densityDelhi's vehicle density is actually around one tenth of Chennai. And it is Chennai, not Delhi, that boasts the highest vehicle density, fol...
06 May, 2015, 09.56 AM IST
- Little data, air index of no use
The national air quality index, which ought to function like the US Environment Protection Agency's Air Now system-in which air quality is ...
24 Apr, 2015, 03.50 AM IST
Nothing new in action plan, but considering NCR a welcome: ExpertsThe Centre's three-month action plan to curb air pollution in Delhi has nothing new, experts said.
15 Apr, 2015, 02.28 AM IST
Budget 2015 mum on air pollution curb, say expertsThe Budget 2015 failed to make any allocations or fiscal measures to control air pollution. Experts have not taken kindly to this.
02 Mar, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
US-India partnership may lead to use of cheap, innovative tech for pollution checkLow-cost, innovative technology that can be deployed immediately in all major Indian cities can help clear the air, which is the main probl...
28 Jan, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
North India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanestAlmost all of most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, accordin...
28 Dec, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
- North India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanest
Almost all of the most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, acco...
28 Dec, 2014, 01.59 AM IST
Why India’s numbers on air quality can’t be trustedThe air you breathe is probably worse than what is reported. The government does not certify the machines that measure it.
14 Oct, 2014, 07.23 AM IST
After two years, no progress on Delhi’s pollution action planThe second-generation action plan for Delhi's pollution—drafted to deal with the deteriorating air quality, doesn't seem to have been final...
12 Feb, 2014, 10.19 AM IST
- Emissions from coal power stations claimed 1 lakh lives: study
Around one lakh people died prematurely as a result of emissions from coal-fired power stations in India in 2012, a new study has claimed.
12 Mar, 2013, 09.37 PM IST
- Coal power emissions may have killed 100,000 Indians in 2012: Study
The study is based on a database of 111 coal power plants representing a generation capacity of 121 GW.
12 Mar, 2013, 04.06 PM IST