Air pollution cost India 1.67 million lives and $36·8 billion in 2019
Lancet study finds air pollution leads to various illnesses, including lung diseases, diabetes and cataracts….
Air Pollution
How a dubious study is being used to undermine India’s emission norms
The Ministry of Power could be setting a dangerous precedent by putting its weight behind…
Chhattisgarh leans on citizen science and participatory decision making to combat toxic air
State Health Resource Center (SHRC), Chhattisgarh is implementing a unique pilot in two polluted districts…
The 2020 Air Pollution news round up
The year in which a global pandemic forced a reassessment of the complex implications of…
Emission cheat devices: SC refuses to quash FIR against Skoda Volkswagen
The Supreme Court of India has refused to quash an FIR against carmaker Skoda Volkswagen…
“We are at the mouth of the cave when it comes to understanding PM1”
India suffers from some of the worst air anywhere in the world. While reports have…
Study: Air pollution levels in rural India almost as bad as metros
A new Indo-US study concluded that rural India is no better than the cities when…
Ahead of Diwali, firecracker bans and U-turns
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned bursting or selling firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region…
It’s Diwali Everyday in Polluted Chennai’s Ennore-Manali industrial corridor
For 17-year old G. Santosh, who lives near Tamil Nadu’s fossil fuel capital in Manali,…
Repeating the Mistakes: Why the New Commission on Air Quality is not going to ensure clean air
The Central government has brought in a new law through an Ordinance which was promulgated…
