Cities in South India are some of the cleanest in the country when it comes to breathable air, but they still suffer from some influence of winter inversion and, resultantly, elevated pollution levels. The levels increase despite the geographical advantages and favourable meteorology due to the region’s proximity to the sea and improved ventilation – finds a new 2019-2021 analysis of winter air quality in India’s south, done by the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

It is January, and the eastern states of India – Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha -- are now feeling the sting of increased winter air pollution, says a new analysis of regional pollution trends done by the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours. 

It is not only the northern part of India that is in the grip of severe winter pollution, several cities in other regions, including in the central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, are also experiencing a worsening of winter pollution, finds the latest analysis from the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

A new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment, the New Delhi-based think tank, says that the problem of air pollution is growing steadily in the states of India’s northeast, putting pay to the impression of pristine blue skies and clean air that people usually have about this region. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

Winter smog and the accompanying severe air pollution is a problem that is usually associated with the Delhi-NCR region – but the latest analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment has found that when pollution spikes during winter, entire northern India experiences smog episodes. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

The heavily polluted and dry Yamuna, the lifeline of the Braj Mandal, has caused deep anguish and concern among Sri Krishna devotees and the green activists in the Taj city. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.