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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
Fuel pump in New Delhi. India’s early E20 rollout has raised consumer concerns over reduced mileage and engine wear. Image by Kundan Pandey.

From policy to pushback, India’s ‘greenlash’ over ethanol-blended petrol

Kundan Pandey 26 Sep 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
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
A doctor in a hospital in West Bengal assesses the X-ray of a tuberculosis patient. Image by ILO Asia-Pacific via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Increasing pointers to climate change indirectly impacting tuberculosis rise

T. V. Padma 17 Mar 2025

Record heat is worsening pollution and public health in the Global South

Simrin Sirur 14 Jan 2025

Emissions from thermal power are flying under the radar of air pollution action

Simrin Sirur 5 Dec 2024
A solar power plant in Gujarat. PV power generation depends on the installed PV capacity and the site's PV potential. Image by Citizenmj via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

Rising pollution, temperatures to impact performance of solar panels, says study

Pallavi Ghosh 2 Dec 2024

Pollution dips, but fine particulate matter remains top public health threat: AQLI report

Vinaya Kurtkoti 18 Sep 2024

It’s been 5 years of the National Clean Air Programme. This is why it hasn’t worked.

Simrin Sirur 2 Sep 2024

Air pollution deaths spotlight need for health-based air quality standards

Simrin Sirur 12 Jul 2024

[Commentary] Unified action needed to tackle extreme heat and air pollution

Annanya Mahajan, Tamanna Dalal 24 Jun 2024

Kolkata’s overlooked air pollution crisis

Niladry Sarkar 12 Jun 2024

Wheeling towards sustainable pottery making in Khurja

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2024
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[Explainer] What can lichens tell us about atmospheric pollution?

Arathi Menon 31 Jan 2024

Dual role as air pollutant and warming agent makes black carbon a neglected player in policy

Shailesh Shrivastava 29 Jan 2024

Rising air pollution impacts India’s crop yields and food security

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 9 Jan 2024

To tackle air pollution, scale up monitoring, factor in health and stop ad hoc management say experts

Simrin Sirur 10 Nov 2023