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.

“Has the Glasgow Climate Pact succeeded in going far enough to keep the world below a 1.5°C temperature rise – necessary to ensure that our world can avoid the worst and catastrophic impacts of a changing climate? The answer is a resounding ‘no’,” says CSE director general Sunita Narain. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours... 

As the winter season sets, the Centre for Science and Environment has analyzed air quality trends so far in Delhi and National Capital Region, besides the larger Indo-Gangetic Plain region. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

A majority of India’s pollution control agencies remain closed entities when it comes to sharing information with the public. A new rating study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found that a mere handful of India’s pollution control boards and authorities are adequately putting out environmental and governance information into the public domain. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours. 

​As thousands of dead fish floated in the Yamuna, people living along the banks and a large number of pilgrims were shocked. The stink and the deadly sight made people sick. It’s a clear alarm signal about the health of the river, warned river activists. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

India is sitting on a potential powder keg of serious infection—while the lengthening COVID-19 pandemic has spiked up the country’s generation of biomedical wastes, the infrastructure for managing this extremely hazardous waste is on the verge of collapse, finds a new assessment from the Centre for Science and Environment. To get access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...