Dust, industrial & vehicle emissions top contributors to Faridabad air pollution
June 10, 2025 |
June 12, 2025
The Times of India
A first of its kind study in Faridabad shows that the NCR city's air is a swirl of road and construction dust, and industrial and vehicular emissions the three largest contributors to pollution throughout the year. The study, conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for Municipal Corporation of Faridabad under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), estimated that road and construction dust contributes up to 51% of PM10 pollutant.
Delhi CM pitches for year-round anti-pollution plan
June 2, 2025 |
June 4, 2025
The Hindu
At the Aironomics 2025 event, Delhi Chief Minister Ms Rekha Gupta calls for community participation, institutional reforms, and budget-backed efforts to fight pollution across seasons Aironomics 2025, hosted by the Council for International Economic Understanding (CIEU) and organised under the Bharat Climate Forum in collaboration with advisory firm Dalberg, brought together representatives from the WHO, UNEP, the World Bank, IITs, TERI, NGT, CPCB, and others.
CAQM: Will make Delhi, 8 NCR cities dust-free
June 4, 2025 |
June 4, 2025
The Hindustan Times
The roads of Delhi and eight other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) will undergo a redesign to make them dust-free, which will help in improving public health, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said. A 2018 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) source apportionment study also found dust to be playing a significant role in the summer months, contributing to around 42% to PM 10 in the season.
Why India is unable to meet WHO air quality standards
May 26, 2025
| Mr R Suresh, TERI; Mr Shivang Agarwal, IGSD
| 360info.org
Managing air quality by airshed, not by city administrative boundaries, is essential for moving towards cleaner air in India, write Mr R Suresh, Senior Fellow, Air Quality Research Division, TERI and Mr Shivang Agarwal, Technical Fellow, IGSD.
A summer spike: What made Delhi AQI levels rise this week?
May 16, 2025 |
May 16, 2025
The Week
According to Dr Anju Goel, an AQI expert and Fellow & Associate Director at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the spike is "primarily driven by dust storms". "Since the past few days, there has been a rise in the wind speed. This brings in a significant amount of dust from Rajasthan".
Delhi govt to control dust at construction sites, clean trees regularly to curb pollution
April 5, 2025 |
April 5, 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.
