Dust, diesel fumes, and a punishing early heat wave push Delhi-NCR's AQI into the 'Poor' zone, triggering a 31-point action plan that most residents associate with winter smog
Pakistan ranked as the most polluted country in 2025, with PM2.5 levels reaching 13 times the World Health Organisation's recommended limits, a new report says
Over 9,200 deaths were recorded in Delhi due to respiratory illnesses in 2024
Tata Steel to ‘vehemently defend itself against claims’ against its Velsen-Noord operations
Delhi HC division bench hears PIL seeking to categorise air purifiers as ‘medical devices’
The year 2025 marked the first compliance period of India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
Uttar Pradesh accounted for six of the ten most polluted cities; Haryana had three
The Court’s intervention came as the Delhi-NCR region witnessed one of its worst post-Diwali pollution spells in recent years
According to the announcement by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, staggered working hours will be implemented from November 15 to February 15, 2026, to ease traffic congestion and improve Delhi's air quality
IIT Kanpur's Cessna aircraft was unable to take-off for cloud seeding earlier today due to poor visibility and moisture levels below 50%
With polluted air in Delhi often exceeding AQI levels of 300, cloud seeding has been touted as a saviour and a 'necessity', but the research into it tells a different story
The cleaning of the Mithi River has run into controversy once again as senior Congress leader Sachin Sawant has demanded the scrapping of the fresh tender issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
New report reveals devastating fossil fuel health impacts globally, from extraction to waste and advocates for a rapid transition to renewable energy
New University of Chicago-based research reveals that particulate pollution in India is on the rise despite a decline three years ago.
The heavy metals transported include Cadmium (Cd), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Chromium (Cr), and Zinc (Zn), presenting risks of both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic diseases and even developmental disorders.
IIT Kanpur and IBM jointly develop an Artificial Intelligence-powered air quality sensor system to tackle pollution, covering most of UP
More than 350 petrol pumps across Delhi will use Automated Number Plate Recognition cameras linked to the VAHAN database to detect EoL vehicles in real-time.
One of the first reported incidents caused by plastic pollution took place in the 1960s, when plastic particles and bottle caps were found in the stomachs of albatrosses in Alaska
India joined 62 others to vote for the first-ever global carbon tax proposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which drew criticism from other developing nations
The average AQI at the Delhi home of Peter Satwant Singh and Neeno Kaur is less than 15
Delhi has bent the long-term pollution curve, but is at risk of losing this gain
Sachchida Nand Tripathi is dean, Kotak School of Sustainability, IIT Kanpur
Court orders action against authorities who failed to implement GRAP IV restrictions. Slams Haryana and Punjab governments for poor action against stubble burning
The SC had directed the Delhi police to form special cell to impose firecracker ban effectively
Delhi's neighbouring Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida, and Noida, fared slightly better with their air quality in the poor' category.
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