Top court ban on fireworks ‘goes up in flames’, AQI breach 1000 in many areas in Delhi
The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi exceeded ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ marks and “went…
Pollution
IOC, BPCL fined for failing to install pollution control systems at petrol pumps
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) fined state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) ₹1 crore and…
Handle with care, microplastics are everywhere
With a huge population, widespread use of plastic and no policy on microplastics, India is…
Light Pollution – Lurking in The Dark
Growing use of artificial light at night results in unchecked and unintended illumination, causing severe…
Pollution killed 9 million people globally in 2019: Lancet study
Low- and middle-income countries account for 92% of pollution-caused deaths and face biggest economic losses…
Unfit for habitation: Life in Chennai’s industrial badlands
Decades before fossil fuel became the villain of the climate movement, frontline communities of dalits,…