The Latest Breaking News from Pollution

Ever since the Delhi government launched its ‘cloud seeding’ plan, everyone’s been asking the same question – does it even work? The answer to this question becomes even more urgent after three trials, zero rainfall and the spending of lakhs in the national capital. 

A hint: It’s not spiders

Researchers measure toxicity of air samples across continent to advise on ‘efficient’ policies to reduce harm

Newslaundry had earlier reported how several of Delhi’s air quality monitoring stations were themselves in violation of basic norms, placed behind trees, beside walls, or hemmed in by buildings that obstruct airflow within the mandatory 20-metre radius. But it seems even that wasn’t enough. As the city’s air turned poisonous…

Expanded climate action from cities and states could slash planet-heating pollution despite Trump working against it

With Delhi blanketed by haze, Newslaundry visited Jahangipuri, among the 13 pollution hotspots identified by the Delhi government.

The SNP has now urged the former UK environment secretary to apologise.

While the Narendra Modi government denies any direct correlation between air pollution and mortality, a Lancet report has said that more than 17 lakh people died in India during 2022 from exposure to PM 2.5. Fossil fuels reportedly played a key role.

Analysis of public records comes as Trump administration aims to fast-track approval of new LNG export terminals