Health & policy
Delhi AQI hits poor levels as winter pollution sets in
Delhi recorded its worst seasonal air quality on October 4, with an AQI of 196 marking the start of a prolonged poor air period.
#Health & policy
Every Pollution story tagged Health & policy.
Health & policy
Delhi court orders DDA to process 1,373 freehold conversion applications
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority to process all pending leasehold-to-freehold conversion applications within two months.
Health & policy
Delhi's Barapullah Phase 3 flyover set for September 29
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the long-delayed Barapullah Phase 3 elevated corridor and other road projects on September 29.
Health & policy
Delhi Government Proposes Policy Think Tank
The Delhi government has prepared a cabinet note to establish a new policy think tank, the Delhi Institute for Transformation and Innovation.
Health & policy
China's 15th Five-Year Plan Sets Ambiguous Pollution Pathway
China's new five-year policy framework for 2026-2030 lacks absolute caps on CO2 and coal.
Health & policy
Delhi Sits on Unused ₹1,154 Crore Pollution Fund
Nearly 60% of Delhi's environmental compensation charge, meant for anti-pollution projects, remains unspent as winter approaches, an RTI reply reveals.
Health & policy
Red-naped ibises in Udaipur carry multidrug-resistant bacteria
A study of red-naped ibises in Udaipur found diverse and multidrug-resistant bacteria in their faeces.
Health & policy
Supreme Court Directs FGD Petition to Green Tribunal
India's Supreme Court has directed a petitioner to take his plea for faster installation of pollution-control systems in major thermal power plants to the National Green Tribunal.
Health & policy
Delhi government seeks startup input for 2026 policy
The Delhi government held a roundtable with startup founders and investors to gather suggestions for implementing its 2026 Startup and Incubation Policy.
Health & policy
Delhi Rains - Reflections of Beauty and Pollution
Delhi's rain brings both beauty and pollution, reflecting the city's life in unique ways while also creating breeding grounds for fever-causing mosquitoes.
Health & policy
Philippines mining expansion threatens Indigenous lands
A new executive order aims to accelerate critical mineral mining across up to 9 million hectares.
Health & policy
Female Indian Legislators Boost Forest Cover in Reserved Constituencies
A study finds electing a female MLA increased annual forest-cover growth by about six percentage points in constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Health & policy
Delhi's 2028 e-motorcycle mandate faces expert doubts
Experts at a clean transport summit say mandates and incentives are insufficient for a swift shift to electric motorcycles in Delhi.
Health & policy
Coal plant ash coats Bangladesh farms as monitoring fails
The Payra coal power plant in coastal Bangladesh is coating farms in ash and harming residents' health, a study finds, while official air quality monitoring has been inadequate.
Health & policy
Delhi eases mixed-use rules on narrow roads
Delhi's land-pooling policy will allow commercial activity on narrower roads, with new regulations expected in two to three months.
Health & policy
Shrimp farms drive wild harvest of India's polychaete worms
India's booming shrimp aquaculture industry is driving large-scale harvesting of wild polychaete worms.
Health & policy
IEEFA: Integrate Indonesia's 100 GW solar target into national power plan
A think tank says Indonesia must integrate its 100-gigawatt solar target into the national least-cost electricity plan to displace coal.
Health & policy
Nepal glacier flood kills 900
A massive debris flood triggered by a collapsing glacier mass in Nepal has killed over 900 people, with nearly 5,000 missing.
Health & policy
India city climate readiness tracking at 34%
India's government measured climate readiness in 226 cities but halted the program after 2023, leaving no current data on urban climate action progress.
Health & policy
COP31 Plan Aims to Turn Climate Pledges into Implementation
COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum has introduced the Climate Implementation Bridge (BRIDGE) initiative to help turn national climate commitments into action.
Health & policy
Delhi reviews family ID model over treatment of married women
The Delhi government is reconsidering its plan to adopt Haryana's family ID model over concerns it could complicate inheritance claims by married women.