Big win for clean air: Top court rejects power firms’ plea to extend emission deadline to 2024
The Supreme Court has rejected power plants’ request to further extend the deadline to install…
Air Pollution
Flip-flop: After a Cabinet stay, environment ministry permits new coal units at Koradi
In a policy flip-flop, the environment ministry initiated a process to allow two new 660MW…
Urban professionals bat for sustainability in India’s post-lockdown reopening: Survey
The national lockdown saw air quality indices across Indian cities soar as pollution dropped to…
Power plants allowed to use dirty coal, with high ash content
In a major setback to laws that regulate PM 2.5 levels in ambient air, new…
India files homicide case against S Korean firm LG Polymers in gas leak case, green court slaps Rs50-crore fine for environmental damage
India filed a complaint of culpable homicide and negligence against South Korean firm LG Polymers…
Lockdown improved air quality across country, says CPCB
Around 80% of 115 cities recorded “good” and “satisfactory” in the Air Quality Index during…
How air pollution may be feeding the COVID-19 pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic impacts millions across the world and brings economies to a grinding…
Lockdown improves the view, but will it change the vision?
The severe restrictions placed on the movements of people and goods in India and around…
Biggest fall in CO2 emissions this year since WWII
Global carbon dioxide co2 emissions may fall over 5% this year, with several countries imposing…
Reliance Power ash dyke breaches in Singrauli
For the third time in eight months, Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district suffered a breach in…
