The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
For the past three days, Delhiites have been breathing air that's almost as noxious as the air during this year's Diwali, indicating a rapid deterioration in pollution levels caused by local emissions and weather conditions. The air quality index currently is in 'very poor' category, close to the 'severe' zone …
A day after holding its second car-free day in the capital, the AAP government claimed that Dwarka area used during the event showed “significant” reduction in the level of pollutants in the air. The government said this while releasing the comparative ambient air quality figures collated by the Delhi Pollution …
The Capital provides more land for car parks than for housing for poor people.The approximately 4.5 million slum population in Delhi occupies only 3 per cent of Delhi’s area. But the parking demand generated by cars makes the demand close to 10 per cent of Delhi’s urbanised land, according to …
"This public awareness campaign must spur car-restraint measures to control pollution during winter...,” said Anumita Roy Chowdhury, CSE executive director. With the second car-free day taking place on Sunday in Dwarka, the capital saw a reduction in pollution levels due to a combination of factors according to the Centre for …
The effectiveness of car-free day in reducing Delhi's air pollution levels is massive, provided it's not just a monthly affair. This was opined by Centre for Science and Environment, which had taken up the task to monitor the effect of the event on pollution. On Sunday , CSE compared the …
NEW DELHI: If you care for Delhi, make sure to leave your car at home on January 22.That was the message of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, as he declared that day , a Friday, a car-free day in the entire length and breadth of the capital. The CM …
What will happen at the Paris climate change conference of parties? This December, as leaders gather at the 21st annual congregation to resolve the global crisis, the world has changed somewhat. There is a growing acceptance verging on unanimity that climate is changing, but it is the poor who are …
Javadekar Announces Formation of Indian Resource Panel Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar has announced the formation of Indian Resource Panel (InRP) on Resource Efficiency here today. The Indian Resource Panel (InRP) comprises the following esteemed members: 1. Mr. Viswanath N Anand (former Secretary, MoEFCC); …
PUNE: Fixing the manufacturers' responsibility for the emission performance of their products is the most effective way to curb vehicular pollution, not on-road tests. New Delhi's research group Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) made this observation. Following the Volkswagen incident, experts fear the investment in emission control system in …
The recent Volkswagen corporate fraud has exposed gaps in emissions regulations in India and makes the country "extremely" vulnerable as it is "dieselizing" rapidly without the right norms and compliance framework for manufacturers, a green body said today. Centre for Science and Environment CSE) said that the Volkswagen fraud was …
While high levels of pollution due to increasing number of vehicles is one problem, poor Pollution under Control (PUC) test centres worsen the air. In a workshop organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on 'Urban air quality challenge and strategies to reduce emissions from in use and …
New Delhi: Taking a serious note of the recent Volkswagen emissions scandal, experts on Monday said India is also vulnerable to such fraud due to its weak emission regulations. In a workshop titled, "Urban air quality challenges and strategies to reduce emissions from in-use and new vehicles" organized by the …
The CPCB said pollutants dispersed faster this year due to favourable weather conditions. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Saturday confirmed particulate matter had peaked across its air quality monitoring stations on Diwali, hitting close to 600 micrograms per cubic metre, around six times the prescribed limit for PM10, and …
Here is a look at the elevated pollution levels and the health risks they subject us to. The good news: Pollutants, especially particulate matter — PM10 and PM2.5, dispersed fast this Diwali in Delhi, riding on favourable weather conditions. The bad news: Air quality nosedived despite the favourable conditions. Noise …
A look at the background and working of the Environment Compensation Charge imposed by the Supreme Court on commercial vehicles entering Delhi. What is the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC)? Who is liable to pay; why? Acting on rising vehicular pollution in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed that commercial …
New Delhi: Three days after a green tax was levied on heavy commercial vehicles, the number of trucks entering the capital has gone down by at least 30% at 124 border points. The environment compensation charge (ECC) imposed by the Supreme Court is aimed at reducing diesel emissions from trucks, …
New Delhi: Compared to last year, air quality is likely to worsen this Diwali due to the prevailing weather conditions and may intensify due to concentration of pollutants from firecrackers. The forecast prepared by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) under the Union ministry of …
On Sunday, there was a slight respite from the deadly smog that had gripped the city on Saturday. But levels at most stations continued to be in "severe" category as per Central Pollution Control Board's air quality index. Experts said the reason for levels coming down marginally is a change …
NEW DELHI: Several people in Delhi who stepped out of their houses on Saturday complained about their eyes stinging and watering. They also reported an uncomfortable feeling of "being choked". This wasn't surprising because air pollution levels in the city had reached alarming proportions. Experts said that heavy vehicular traffic …
When it’s protecting us from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun at higher altitudes, ozone is great. But at ground-level, the gas is classified as an air pollutant that poses serious health risks, and its increase in Delhi has experts alarmed. Ozone is not found naturally at ground-level; it is …
