Stubble burning: India to set up National Mission for using biomass in coal plants
To fix the issue of air pollution caused by burning of crop stubble India plans…
Air Pollution
Diesel-linked air pollution causing spike in child asthma cases, visits to doctor: Study
A new UK study revealed just a week of raised diesel-related air pollution leads to…
New norms allow companies to expand operations by self-certifying that they won’t pollute
The Centre’s new rules allowing companies to expand operations leaves room for the misuse of…
Air Pollution: Green court sets up 8-member task force to fix state accountability
To fix the issue of government accountability India’s green court, the national Green Tribunal, has…
India extends deadline for coal plants to adopt new emission norms by 3 years
India extended deadlines for coal power plants to install emission reduction technology by three years….
Air pollution body dissolves as Centre fails to introduce Bill
The Commission for Air Quality Management, which was formed as a ‘permanent’ body to address…
Airshed moment loses its way in political smog
On October 28, 2020, the Central government rushed through an ordinance to create the Commission…
Indoor air pollution: ‘Only 50% urban slum households use LPG’, refill cost jumped ₹ 125 in a month
In a major setback to initiatives aiming to curb indoor air pollution, a new survey…
Eight out of India’s 10 most polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh
Real-time data from 99 cities showed that smaller and upcoming cities are India’s pollution hotspots,…
COVID-19 cleared air in NCR region; Ghaziabad shows highest reduction in AQI- Study
Within eight days of last year’s country-wide COVID-19 lockdown, Air Quality Indices (AQI) of five…