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Disease-carrying microplastics in the air we breathe

Ravleen Kaur 6 Jan 2026
The Red Fort. Image by Amit Rawat via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Air pollution is the silent enemy of Indian monuments

Shilpa Raina 23 Dec 2025
A farmer burns crop residue after harvest near Bundelkhand expressway, around 330 km from New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Parliamentary committee makes widespread recommendations to improve air quality

Simrin Sirur 17 Dec 2025
Sushma Devi (in green), a paryavaran sakhi, demonstrates the use of an air quality monitor to women in Mahuda village, Dhanbad. Image courtesy of Deshaj Abhikram.

Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust

Vandana K. 11 Dec 2025
Office goers walk amidst dense smog. (AP Photo)

Air pollution smothers productivity

Shweta Thakur Nanda 8 Dec 2025

Why are Mumbai’s bakeries feeling the pinch of a recent change

Esha Lohia, Megha Acharya 8 Dec 2025
Workers at a bakery get newly baked pav ready for sale. Image by Megha Acharya/Mongabay-India.

Clean fuel mandate pushes Mumbai’s traditional pav bakeries away from coal

Esha Lohia 5 Dec 2025

The lab-field disconnect in the capital’s pollution crisis [Commentary]

Rajeev Kumar 1 Dec 2025
Pollution in Delhi hangs over an apartment complex. Representative image by Sumitmpsd via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Cloud seeding not a proven solution for air pollution

Aisiri Amin 26 Nov 2025
A betel shop continues to operate, while the shop next door has shut, due to dwindling business following the shutting down of a thermal power plant in Talcher, Odisha. Image by Roli Srivastava.

The invisible fallout of thermal power plant closures on local economies

Roli Srivastava 31 Oct 2025
The Chenani-Nashri tunnel road. Representative image by Sidheeq via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The environmental cost of a tunnel road

Nikhil Sreekandan 30 Oct 2025

India’s urban-rural air quality divide

Bharti Dharapuram 15 Sep 2025
Kumari Sahu from Patharra village in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district shares concerns about the ethanol plant. Image by Ayushi Sharma/Mongabay India.

Ethanol push sparks concerns about food security, environment and health

Ayushi Sharma 22 Aug 2025

Children face a disproportionate burden of environmental risks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Aug 2025
A power plant in Kolkata. Representative image by Smeet Chowdhury via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Sulphur dioxide emission norms relaxed for thermal power plants

Simrin Sirur 15 Jul 2025
A man makes chapatis in Mara village, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. The SDG on affordable and clean energy shows moderate improvement. Image by Yann Forget via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

India improves performance on SDGs but lags on environment

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 4 Jul 2025

SC pauses NGT order amid industry push for coal flexibility

Akshay Deshmane 30 Jun 2025
A house in Byrnihat, whose topography contributes to pollution — hills on both sides, blocked river channels and low-pressure zones. Cement and coke factories, and distilleries intensify pollution effects, along with environmental violations.

Living in the most polluted city in the world

Nabarun Guha 13 May 2025
An aerial view of a dairy manufacturing unit in Palanpur, Gujarat. Image by Banas dairy 1969 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Trading emissions to help cut air pollution more effectively

Simrin Sirur 28 Apr 2025

Industries using cleaner tech, reducing pollution may face fewer regulations

Simrin Sirur 24 Apr 2025