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Laws Meant to Save Water Unexpectedly Led to More Air Pollution: Study

Mayank Aggarwal 02/09/2019

Punjab and Haryana's laws to protect groundwater led to...

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Air Pollution Could Negate Swachh Bharat Benefits for Children

Sahana Ghosh 10/08/2019

When it comes to fetuses and newborns, several aspects...

air pollution, cloud seeding, Delhi, New Delhi, Air Quality Index, air quality life index, respiratory health, DALY, disability adjusted life years, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

How Satellites Are Changing the Way We Track Pollution on the Ground

Aditya Chaturvedi 30/07/2019

Technological advancements like miniaturisation of sensors, high-speed data transfer...

air pollution, Li-ion batteries, lithium, cobalt, NITI Aayog, plastic recycling, electronic waste, e-waste, e-waste burning, Central Pollution Control Board, India’s Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules 2001, lead acid batteries,

A Twist in the Tale: Electric Vehicles Will Worsen India’s Pollution Crisis

Dharmesh Shah 12/07/2019

At this juncture, India’s EV future looks promising only...

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Environmental Issues Zoom out of Focus in the Budget

Mayank Aggarwal 11/07/2019

While environmental issues like air and river pollution were...

The programme sets an overall cap on the permitted PM emissions in Surat’s textile industry. Representational image. Source: United Nations Photos/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Gujarat’s Emission Trading Scheme is India’s First Real Battle in War Against Air Pollution

Siddharth Goel 14/06/2019

The scheme is a marked departure from the traditional...

air pollution, PM2.5, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, premature deaths, heat waves, cold waves, chulha, liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, LPG cylinders, give it up LPG campaign,

We Need to Fix Household Cooking and Heating Emissions to Beat Air Pollution

Sarath Guttikunda and Santosh Harish 10/06/2019

While the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is an important...