‘Indians will live longer if pollution is under check’
International researchers make policy recommendations More than 660 million Indians live in areas that exceed the country’s standard for what is considered safe exposure to […]
Air Pollution
Why India’s air pollution is so horrendous
By Umair Irfan Eleven out of the 12 most polluted cities on a World Health Organiation list were in India. A new report from the World Health Organization, […]
India needs to ‘move fast’ to tackle air pollution: UN Environment Programme chief
The UNEP chief said two years ago, no one thought air pollution was a big problem in India but now that is changing. No one […]
India restricts use of imported petcoke in Delhi region
NEW DELHI: India’s environment ministry has placed restrictions on the use of imported petroleum coke in the capital Delhi and its surrounding region, in the […]
Air Pollution: Centre approves Rs 100 crore project to tackle stubble burning
By Vishwa Mohan NEW DELHI: Seeking to handle issue of stubble burning in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the environment ministry has approved launching of a regional project […]
India unveils ‘anti-smog’ gun to clear skies above Delhi to little effect
The pollution levels did not drop despite the water sprayed from the device, which costs around Rs 20 lakh per unit. New Delhi: The Delhi government […]
India to phase out ‘petcoke’ imports after AP investigation
By ASHOK SHARMA New Delhi: India’s government says it plans to phase out imports of a dirty fuel known as petroleum coke, or “petcoke,” after an […]
Maharashtra tops list in environmental violations: NCRB
By Badri Chatterjee The National Crime Records Bureau said that 97 of 120 green law violations in India and 21 of 25 air pollution violations in […]
What Are the Five Most Urgent Environmental Conflicts in India?
By Sunita Narain Air pollution, waste management, climate change — a roster of environmental issues greet us every day in the news. But what are […]
US exporting dirty fuel to already pollution-choked India
NEW DELHI: US oil refineries that are unable to sell a dirty fuel waste product at home are exporting vast quantities of it to India instead. Petroleum […]