Coal plants around Delhi caught producing power illegally, without retrofitting equipment
Coal plants around Delhi yet again missed the emissions deadline after they were found operating…
Air Pollution
India’s top power generator, NTPC, rejects foreign tech to cut toxic emissions, experts blame power lobby
Documents show that India’s top electricity generator, state-owned NTPC, has rejected the emissions-cutting technology of…
Ministers deny link between air pollution and deaths, discredit own govt’s study
In what is seen as a sustained attempt to deny prevalence of air pollution deaths,…
India’s air pollution battle unwinnable without energy transition
As India attends the UN climate conference in Spain this week, there are multiple things…
Deadly air, with the stench of apathy
Critically poor air quality has become typical of winter months in India, especially in northern…
Top court rebukes Centre, states over polluted air: Better to bomb ‘all in one go’
India’s top court has said governments must compensate people if they fail to provide them…
Odd-even: a necessary exercise that needs further study
As the Delhi government’s third iteration of “odd-even” comes to a close, preliminary results have…
Lancet report: India’s children bearing brunt of climate casualties and health risks
With north India on the verge of a second air pollution emergency in just 10…
Delhi’s air quality index breached 999 for PM2.5, PM 10 levels
On November 3, Delhi’s air quality index burst off the charts to 999 (micrograms per…
‘Delhi in ICU’: 2 days on since Diwali, “severe” pollution levels continue
It’s been over 40 hours that the national capital is battling “severe” AQI levels. The…