Indians losing 5.2 years of life expectancy by inhaling polluted air, UP worst hit: Study
An average Indian loses 5.2 years of life expectancy to air pollution, while the average…
Air Pollution
Budget for clean air should focus on reducing emissions at source, not wasteful ‘solutions’
The Supreme Court’s order directing the central and Delhi state government to move quickly on…
Average life expectancy cut by 1.9 years due to air pollution; India, South Asia worst affected: Air Quality Life Index update
The update highlights the dire need to step up regulatory and implementation efforts in India…
Lockdown’s clean air effect: Delhi’s solar output increased during lockdown, shows MIT study
If there is any silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is only this –…
Why power producers’ latest plea for deadline relaxations to install emission control tech fails to cut ice
The implications of the escalation in border tensions between India and China last month were…
Govt convinces top court, dilutes NOx emission limit for coal power plants
India’s Supreme Court has allowed the government to relax emission norms for coal power plants…
Action on air pollution has now become a top public priority, show a slew of perception surveys
Policy-makers, where are thou? Air pollution in India escalated to prominence when the World Health…
Styrene gas leak deaths: LG Polymers CEO, 2 directors among 12 arrested
Andhra Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested 12 people, including the CEO and two directors of…
Lockdown effect on air quality shows areas for action, sheds light on background pollution in India
New Delhi, July 3, 2020: The lockdown enforced to control the COVID 19 pandemic in…
First real-time source apportioned study quantifies elemental loads in Delhi’s winter pollution
In a first-of-its-kind assessment for Delhi, scientists from IIT-K conducted real-time analyses of ambient air…