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Delhi govt to control dust at construction sites, clean trees regularly to curb pollution
05 Apr 2025
| The Print
In a push to tackle air pollution in the capital, the Delhi government is likely to roll out micro-level interventions. A meeting between Environment Minister Mr Manjinder Singh Sirsa and representatives from premier institutions such as IIT-Delhi, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Clean Air Collective was held at the Delhi Secretariat.
Read moreGlass facades are not cool anymore: Our economic hubs are heat Islands
02 Apr 2025
| News18
The Energy Research Institute campus does not use air-conditioning. Instead, it has been designed with air tunnels to cool by removing hot air and replacing it with fresh air. This keeps the ambient temperature inside the rooms in the campus at a comfortable level.
Read moreData-driven policies key to tackling air pollution
08 Mar 2025
| The Tribune
Experts at the World Sustainable Summit have emphasised that data-driven policies are crucial in addressing air pollution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — two pressing issues impacting millions worldwide. Speaking at the concluding session of the summit, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, highlighted that indoor pollution is a major contributor to outdoor pollution, disproportionately affecting women's health.
Read moreDelhi pollution policy in doubt over crop burning data
03 Feb 2025
| SciDev.Net
Researchers discovered a substantial reduction in stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana. From 2015-2016 to 2022-2023, fire occurrences diminished by around 49 percent in Punjab and 72 percent in Haryana. Nevertheless, at the same timeframe, Delhi persisted in experiencing acute air pollution each winter. Mr Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer, Senior Fellow and Area Convener, Air Quality Research Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) New Delhi, stated this new insight facilitates the
Read moreAs CAQM tells PMO that stubble burning contributes only 1% to Delhi pollution, Haryana IAS officer says farmers can’t be blamed for poor air quality
13 Jan 2025
| The Indian Express
Referring to the TERI report, officials highlighted that road and open-area dust significantly contribute to poor air quality. Dust accounts for 38-42% of PM10 in summer and 23-31% in winter, while its contribution to PM2.5 ranges from 31-34% in summer to 15% in winter. Dry conditions and high wind speeds during summer exacerbate the issue.
Read moreWhy is Delhi's air polluted again? TERI DG speaks about solutions
23 Dec 2024
| The Week
Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, says stubble burning is only a small contributor to overall air pollution in Delhi; transportation and construction are key causes.
Read moreDelhi Pollution: If the public transport system is in order, Delhiites will not suffocate, know the expert's opinion
29 Nov 2024
| Amar Ujala
Ms Shivani Sharma, Associate Fellow, TERI said the problem persists despite the increasing use of CNG. 72% of buses in Delhi run on CNG, 17% of cars use CNG. Three-wheelers and LCVs have been completely converted to CNG. There is a need to increase public transport and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles to reduce vehicular pollution.
Read moreWhat are the worst polluters in Delhi NCR? Here’s what a TERI report says
18 Nov 2024
| The Indian Express
As pollution levels soar, what are the main contributors to air pollutants in the National Capital Region (NCR)? A draft report on a 2021 emission inventory the latest available answers this question, reiterating some of what earlier such inventories have found and marking a few departures. An emission inventory, usually prepared for a particular year, quantifies emissions from different sources for a city or region for that year. The 2021 draft report was prepared by The Energy and
Read moreMobility crisis is behind pollution in city: CSE
07 Nov 2024
| The Pioneer
Delhi requires another 60 per cent reduction to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM2.5. Similar trend is reflected in the winter pollution, even though the winter peaks have declined the average level for the winter months have stayed elevated and also seen an increase. These data points are based on the CSE's analysis from different bodies, including the IITM, TERI-ARAI, CPCB's real-time air quality data and traffic data from Google map, among others.
Read moreTo tackle pollution, an airshed level air quality management policy is needed; a strategy for GRAP has to be made for the whole year
25 Oct 2024
| Dainik Jagran
Dr Anju Goyal, Associate Director, Air Quality Research, TERI, says that air quality depends mainly on emission sources and meteorological conditions. Although policies have been made to control emissions, their implementation is still questionable. Also, the wind speed in October this year is 35% less than last year, due to which the conditions for dispersion of pollutants are not favorable.
Read moreDelhi covered with dust as road repairs take their toll
20 Oct 2024
| Hindustan Times
Dust is one of the biggest sources of pollution in Delhi and can contribute to as much as 25% of the Capital's bad air, according to a 2018 source apportionment study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Read morePakistan's Punjab map turns red due to stubble burning, satellite images show the real face
09 Oct 2024
| Dainik Jagran
Dr. Vibha Dhawan, member of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjacent Areas and Director General of TERI, says that crop production has increased significantly in the last few decades. But the number of harvesters we have has not increased in the same proportion.
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