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Winters of despair: How Delhi's annual pollution curbs affect construction workersThe halt in construction due to pollution in Delhi-NCR significantly impacts thousands of workers who lose not just wages but also their me...
Study traces 60 pc PM2.5 pollution in India to residential cooking, power generation, industriesA new study reveals that up to 60% of India's PM2.5 pollution originates from residential, power generation, and industrial emissions, with...
Campaign to curb vehicular pollution: Will answer all queries, resubmit file to LG, says Gopal RaiAddressing a press conference, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, "We will give written answers to all queries raised by the LG and resub...
Around 64 percent of Delhi's winter pollution load comes from outside: StudyTransport (12 per cent), dust (seven per cent), and domestic biomass burning (six per cent) are the major sources of locally-generated poll...
Pedal power: Pioneering Indian city ditches cars for clean airIn one of India's most ambitious such plans, Ranchi city's 'har shanviar, no car' - every Saturday, no car - campaign goes well beyond othe...
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...
Karnataka Pollution Board to install new meters. Will it clear air?A study showed how ambient air quality systems average out pollution data to indicate that Bengaluru has moderate or satisfactory air quali...
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...
- 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 ...
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.
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.
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...
- 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...
Premature deaths due to emissions from thermal plants to rise two-three times in India: ReportCoal consumption is expected to rise proportionately, trebling from the current 660 million tons/year to 1800 million tonnes.
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.
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...