National Clean Air Programme: Progress, Challenges, and the Need for Targeted Reforms
December 19, 2024
| Dr Anju Goel and Mr Harshit Gupta, TERI
| The Financial Express
The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in 2019, aims to reduce air pollution in 131 cities by 40% by 2025-26, with Rs. 19,611 crores allocated for improvements, write Dr Anju Goel, Associate Director, TERI and Mr Harshit Gupta, Consultant, TERI.
Delhi air pollution: How national capital can breathe cleaner air
December 5, 2024
| The Times of India
A promising approach to tackling Delhi's persistent air pollution is the concept of airshed management, which views air pollution as a regional challenge, says Mr R Suresh, Senior Fellow and Area Convenor, Air Quality Research Division, TERI.
Air Purifiers: A helpful ally in the fight against indoor pollution but not a complete solution
December 4, 2024
| Mr R Suresh and Mr Dheeraj Mehra
| The Financial Express
Tests in actual situations have found that air purifiers typically achieve a maximum PM removal efficiency of 70 percent to 75 percent, well below the claimed efficiencies says Mr R Suresh, Senior Fellow and Area Convenor, TERI and Mr Dheeraj Mehra, Research Associate, Air Quality Research Division, TERI.
Delhi Pollution: If the public transport system is in order, Delhiites will not suffocate, know the expert's opinion
November 29, 2024 |
November 29, 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.
What are the worst polluters in Delhi NCR? Here’s what a TERI report says
November 18, 2024 |
November 18, 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 Resources Institute (TERI).
Delhi covered with dust as road repairs take their toll
October 20, 2024 |
November 7, 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).
