India launched an ambitious plan to build 100 smart cities and transform urban life for millions. Years later, traffic ...

In India, much of the population breathes air that is 10 times more polluted than what the World Health Organization considers safe. In a study released in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Yale ...

Air pollution consisting of particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, PM 2.5, can enter the lungs and bloodstream and is a major health risk in India. Researchers have now examined the link ...

In November 2024, during the U.N. climate conference (COP29) in Baku, India sharply criticized the new climate finance package, which promises $300 billion annually for the Global South by 2035. The ...

As pollution worsens in the Indian capital, parents are facing an impossible choice: stay or go. Amrita Rosha, 45, is among those choosing to flee with her children. Both of them — Vanaaya, 4, and ...

Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Residents ...

Water quality in the Yamuna showed marginal improvement at some locations in May when compared with April, but the pollution ...

India’s government banned non-essential construction in New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital, and urged residents to avoid burning coal for heating, to combat worsening air quality that has ...

NEW DELHI — India imposed stricter anti-pollution measures in its capital, New Delhi, and adjoining areas on Tuesday, as the air quality deteriorated to “severe” levels, the government body ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --India's capital region of Delhi has virtually shut down as air pollution hit "severe plus" levels, according to Indian government officials in its pollution control authority Delhi's ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. India and Pakistan are losing ground to a common deadly enemy. Vast clouds of dense, ...