Air pollution

Both South-Asian monsoon and East-Asian monsoon are jointly referred to as Asian summer monsoon (AP)

Air pollution behind weakening Asian summer monsoon, shows study

2 min read . 17 May 2019

At least 40,000 machines are being used by agencies to monitor air pollution levels. (AFP)

India to develop own certification facility for air pollution monitoring

2 min read . 30 Apr 2019

(FILES) Buildings are seen on a polluted day in Beijing- (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

Asia's pollution exodus: Firms struggle to woo top talent

4 min read . 31 Mar 2019

Opinion | The suffocation that India needs to avert

2 min read . 06 Mar 2019

Stubble burning was banned by the NGT in 2015. (Sushil Kumar/ HT)

Study puts annual losses from stubble burning at $30 bn

2 min read . 05 Mar 2019

In five years, the economic loss due to burning of crop stubble and firecrackers is estimated to be $190 billion, or nearly 1.7% of India's GDP. (PTI)

Air pollution from crop stubble burning costing India $30 billion/year: Study

2 min read . 04 Mar 2019

OUTSIDE IN

Opinion | India’s new ‘attack’ on air pollution

5 min read . 15 Feb 2019

Opinion | A nation-level strategy to fix India’s air pollution woes

4 min read . 07 Feb 2019

Pollution restrains elderly’s movement, worsens health condition

2 min read . 04 Jan 2019

Scientists have come to realize that the other four of the Earth’s mega-disasters probably came from within—triggered by belches of carbon into the atmosphere and oceans. Photo: AP

Opinion | Earth has seen CO2 spike before. It didn’t end well

4 min read . 26 Dec 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. File Photo: HT

Will re-introduce odd-even if need arises: Arvind Kejriwal

1 min read . 25 Dec 2018

In the NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida recorded severe pollution while Gurgaon recorded ‘very poor’ quality air. Photo: AFP

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’ for 4th consecutive day

2 min read . 25 Dec 2018

Administration will monitor the situation and act accordingly, while ensuring action against offenders. Photo: Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh government asks NCR districts to ensure EPCA orders on pollution

2 min read . 25 Dec 2018

In some parts of Delhi, pollution levels hit an AQI of 654 on Monday, among the worst recorded this year, and visibility in some parts of the city was just 200 metres. Photo: PTI

Delhi pollution levels hit their worst in 2018 today

3 min read . 24 Dec 2018

Neighbouring Ghaziabad and Noida recorded ‘very poor’ air quality. Photo: HT

Delhi’s air quality remains very poor: Authorities

1 min read . 18 Dec 2018

Opinion | No time left to waste on waste

4 min read . 17 Dec 2018

A traffic policeman wearing a mask at Pragati Maidan, Delhi. Biplov Bhuyan/Hindustan Times

Choking in the line of duty

7 min read . 08 Dec 2018

In 2017, the mean ambient particulate matter PM2.5 annual exposure of 90 μg/m3 was one of the highest in the world. The highest PM2.5 exposure level was in Delhi, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana. Photo: AFP

One in eight deaths in India due to air pollution: ICMR

2 min read . 07 Dec 2018

General View of National Green Tribunal in New Delhi . Photo: Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times

Air pollution: NGT slaps ₹25 crore fine on Delhi govt

1 min read . 03 Dec 2018

Some reports estimate there are 700,000 cycle rickshaws plying on Delhi roads. Photo: Reuters

India’s poor on the frontlines of polarizing pollution war

4 min read . 02 Dec 2018