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POLLUTION CRISIS MITIGATION
Put a freeze on extreme heat: Why India needs more than just heatwave warningsIndia faces severe heatwaves. Dangerous heat now affects large areas with little relief. This crisis demands action beyond meteorology. Hea...- Mega cities in India see high concentration of ozone pollution this summerA recent analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reveals high ground-level ozone pollution in major Indian cities like Kol...
- Put your money where your mouth isIndia's pollution crisis is worsening, yet the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has spent a minuscule 0.2% of collected environmental...
- Delhi chokes again: Why clean air must become a year-round right, not a seasonal fixDelhi grapples with a persistent pollution crisis, evidenced by recent AQI spikes following a severe dust storm. The city's fragmented appr...
- Congress hits out at govt over air quality report putting India as 5th most polluted countryIndia has been ranked as the fifth most polluted country globally by the 2024 World Air Quality Report. Congress demands the rollback of al...
- Kamal Hinduja’s insights on combating India’s rising lung disease crisisThe rise in lung-related disorders in India is exacerbated by air pollution, tobacco use, and traditional cooking methods. Kamal Hinduja hi...
- Nitin Gadkari has a solution to stop Delhi’s pollution problemAs Delhi battles its worsening air quality, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari proposed a shift to CNG-powered transportation as a solution t...
- Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai inspects Narela-Singhu border to check GRAP IV implementationDelhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai inspected border areas to ensure compliance with GRAP stage IV, which restricts polluting vehicles. Ra...
- GRAP-IV enforced as Delhi's air quality remains 'severe plus'; AQI climbs to 762 in some areasDelhi's air quality remained in the 'severe plus' category, triggering the implementation of GRAP-IV measures. These include traffic restri...
- Delhi's air quality hits hazardous levels even as govt bans BS-III, BS-IV vehicles under GRAP IIIDelhi air pollution: Delhi experienced severe air pollution for the fourth day. Smog engulfed the city, reducing visibility and causing hea...
- As Lahore tops pollution charts, Pakistan blames India as the causeSenior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb from Pakistan's Punjab government blames polluted winds from Indian cities for Lahore's rising air pollu...
- From sore throats to burning eyes: 7 in 10 Delhi-NCR families feel the effects of pollution, new survey showsA new survey shows that 69% of families in Delhi and NCR report health problems due to severe pollution following Diwali, with the AQI reac...
- We need to nab the killer in the airAir pollution is again a concern in northern India following criticism from the Supreme Court on under-staffed pollution boards in Delhi, P...
- Air pollution crisis: Congress blasts Modi govt's policy, demands Budget actionThe Congress accused the Modi government of "poor policy-making" in handling air pollution and demanded the upcoming Union Budget allocate ...
- Milan bans heavy vehicles, imposes antismog measures to tackle air pollutionItaly's Lombardy region imposes antismog measures to combat severe air pollution. Heavy motor vehicles barred during the day, limits on hea...
- View: Urgent need for decisive and ambitious actions for emissions reduction at COP28Global emissions are propelling us toward surpassing the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, triggering catastrophic consequences such as ris...
- India dealing with pollution terrorismThe stark impact of pollution in India transcends economic classes, affecting citizens' quality of life and health. While the wealthy seek ...
- View: To fight air pollution, have a tech-enabled emission-accounting system for all major emittersIndia is on the cusp of significant transformations in combating climate change, where the transition towards a low-carbon economy is burge...
- Blue skies, reduced emissions only temporary, won't benefit environment in long run: ExpertsEnvironmentalists feel that carbon emissions may have reduced drastically but are likely to go back to the pre-corona levels in a few weeks...
- Rising pollution could hit monsoon rains: UN reportThe report states that the presence of particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5), a deadly tiny pollutant, can affect precipitation patterns during m...
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