New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and TVE Asia Pacific jointly organise a media briefing in Colombo on the Challenges of Air Quality and Mobility Management in South Asian Cities . Colombo, like Delhi, is facing a serious air pollution problem – toxic risk from rapidly growing numbers …
New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and TVE Asia Pacific jointly organise a media briefing in Colombo on the Challenges of Air Quality and Mobility Management in South Asian Cities . Colombo, like Delhi, is facing a serious air pollution problem – toxic risk from rapidly growing numbers …
A recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board has exonerated vehicles of being the worst polluters in Delhi and Mumbai. Instead, it has pinned down liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as the biggest source of fine pollutants. Experts have contested the study, saying the findings are unsubstantiated and scientifically untenable. …
This report contains studies in Chennai and Delhi led by Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan and Dr. Uma Rajarathnam, respectively. These time-series studies of air pollution and mortality in India were funded under HEI's PAPA Program to provide information to inform regulatory and other decisions that would be relevant to local populations, …
This is a critical analysis by CSE of the new six-city study on air pollution sources released by Central Pollution Control Board. Says that auto industry is misusing the study to derail tighter emissions standards and encourage polluting diesel cars. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pressed the alarm …
Pollution control strategies for attainment of particulate standards must be able to provide convincing evidence that the relative importance of emission sources is understood and that the control programmes proposed are cost-effective and can be adopted by the community with confidence. To specifically address these issues, Central Pollution Control Board, …
The Indonesia Air Quality Profile provides background information and findings on the: State of the Air: What is the air quality in cities? Which of the cities in the country are experiencing air pollution challenges or will soon enter into this situation?; Legal framework for air quality management: What is …
This latest CPCB report provides details of the monitoring study conducted to measure Ozone levels, VOCs including carbonyls in ambient air in the city of Kolkata. It also includes recommendations for control of VOCs releases. Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs play an important role in tropospheric chemistry byaffecting the OH …
A congestion charge on cars that crowd the Capital is one of the options the government is considering to clean the air in the city ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Delhi has converted commercial vehicles to CNG, introduced Euro IV petrol and diesel this April and introduced new buses, but …
This paper by SIM-air presents the past and the current air quality management in Delhi, India, including the discussions on the air pollution levels, sources of air pollution, and policy interventions of the past and on-going. It is based on a presentation delivered at the BioVision Conference in Lyon, France, …
Various factors can modify the health effects of outdoor air pollution. Prior findings about modifiers are inconsistent, and most of these studies were conducted in developed countries. The researchers conducted a time-series analysis to examine the modifying effect of season, sex, age, and education on the association between outdoor air …
Under the provision of Air Act, 1981, Central Pollution Control Board has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparation of nation-wide plan for control of air pollution. Information on nature, magnitude and adverse health effects of air pollution is required for rational planning of pollution control strategies. It has been …
As the sudden fog over Delhi and NCR on Sunday stumped most people, environmentalists and meteorological experts said this was possibly the outcome of extremely high levels of pollution. The fog, they explained, was formed when moisture in the air reacted with particulate matter, a problem that specially plagues the …
Days after the loading and unloading of coal at Berths 10 and 11 at the Mormugao Port was stopped by a series of agitations, the Goa Pollution Control Board has shown that both the suspended particulate matter (SPM) and the respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) in the area are much …
To alleviate traffic congestion in Central London, the Mayor introduced the Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS) in February 2003. The researchers modelled the impact of the CCS on levels of traffic pollutants, life expectancy and socioeconomic inequalities. The CCS, a localised scheme targeting traffic congestion, appears to have modest benefit on …
This report is the second in the series and is based on the visit of the EPCA members to Kanpur on June 11, 2004 to review the status of the action plan submitted to the Hon
