Report - Delhi’s toxic winter: A public health crisis met with political paralysis

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Health Impacts - Delhi: Air pollution remains single largest health risk

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Video - Turning A Blind Eye To India's Real Polluters? | Beyond The Diwali Cracker Outrage | Akash Banerjee

Delhi cloaked in smog the day after Diwali

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Op-Ed - Stubble burning: Delhi’s toxic air crisis needs tough action

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Waiting to Exhale - by Marc Roberts

Dear All,

environmental cartoonist Marc Roberts has graciously agreed and created a piece "Waiting to Exhale", based on a note "jumbo size vacuum cleaners to purify urban air?" I wrote with regards to a giant vacuum cleaner that Delhi Municipality installed in Central Delhi in March, 2010.

Tracking Air Pollution in Indian Cities

The results from the six city source apportionment studies (for 2006) are now published by MoEF. The study was carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board. Click on the image below to access the article in Hindustan Times.



Link to download to the full report.

These are results from source apportionment and emission inventory over limited areas in the cities (what is source apportionment?)

Other articles on source apportionment in this blog.

Finding Delhi, Loss and Renewal in the Megacity (Info Change, India)

Finding Delhi, Loss and Renewal in the Megacity (Viking Penguin 2010), an edited volume by Bharati Chaturvedi, attempts to address the changes in the national capital from the perspective of those who are a low priority for the planners. Perhaps more than any other city in India, Delhi exemplifies the pitfalls of huge investments that produce a city that fails to satisfy the basic needs of the majority of its residents. Of course things could change and the city could yet become a more democratic and less segregated space. But from the lived experience of millions of Delhi’s residents, especially those who have been rendered virtually invisible by the visioning exercises of a ‘global city’, ‘new’ Delhi seems less democratic, more fissured, than the old and historic Delhi.

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Continuous Air Monitoring Stations (CAMS) in Delhi, India

Click on the links below for current ambient air quality levels at Delhi's four continuous air monitoring stations (CAMS) operated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)


@ Income Tax Office
@ Central Pollution Control Board
@ Delhi College of Engineering
@ Siri Fort Sports Complex




Click on the links below for current ambient air quality levels at Delhi's four continuous air monitoring stations (CAMS) operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee


@ Punjabi Bagh
@ Mandir Marg
@ R. K. Puram
@ Indira Gandhi International Airport
@ Civil Lines




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In the blog, on air pollution in Delhi

• Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• Delhi to be the first Indian city to forecast air quality
• Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• Pollution due to heavy duty trucks
  
• Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• Why ban autorickshaws in Delhi?
• How to Estimate Transport Modal Shares Using Minimum Information - Case Study of Delhi
• Air pollution and health benefits of metro system in Delhi
• Air pollution in Delhi
• Beijing to Delhi - Traffic problems highlighted
• Need to push for public transport in India

Blue Line Buses in Delhi are going Offline. What's Next?

"The Delhi government has announced a phasing out of nearly 3000 blue line buses from the streets of Delhi in the next few months. These buses will be replaced by nearly new 1000 low floor buses purchased to ferry athletes and dignitaries for the Commonwealth games."

First, I would like to invite you to see the photo essay of the notorious blue line buses of Delhi, by the Delhi Walla.



A review of what's next for the public transport in Delhi - a note from "Our Delhi Struggle", on November 2nd, 2010

Last, a view from the operators and passengers point of view - a note from Kafila "blue line saga" on October 29th, 2010

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 13th, 2010

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

Among many results available for the public to view, access to the animations of hourly concentrations for the individual pollutants for a period of 48 hours is here. These are not archived - latest is animated here.





For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 13th) and tomorrow (October 14th).



The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 11th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.


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Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

• @ Income Tax Office
  
• @ Central Pollution Control Board
• @ Delhi College of Engineering
• @ Siri Fort Sports Complex

Full coverage on monitoring by multiple organizations, legislations, inventories, news, and documents related to the Commonwealth Games, is hosted by CAI-Asia
@ "Clean Air for Mega Events"

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In the blog, on air pollution in Delhi

• Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• 7 measures to implement for better air during CWG 2010 (CSE)
  
• Delhi to be the first Indian city to forecast air quality
• Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• Pollution due to heavy duty trucks
  
• Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• Why ban autorickshaws in Delhi?
• How to Estimate Transport Modal Shares Using Minimum Information - Case Study of Delhi
• Air pollution and health benefits of metro system in Delhi
• Air pollution in Delhi
• Beijing to Delhi - Traffic problems highlighted
• Need to push for public transport in India

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

• No.35 - Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• No.22 - Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• No.29 - Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• No.24 - Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• No.28 - Measuring 3-wheeler emissions in Delhi
  
• No.25 - Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• No.32 - nalysis of impact of metro rail on air pollution in Delhi
• No.16 - Particulate pollution source apportionment in urban cities
  

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 10th, 2010

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

Among many results available for the public to view, access to the animations of hourly concentrations for the individual pollutants for a period of 48 hours is here. These are not archived - latest is animated here.





For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 10th) and tomorrow (October 11th).



The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 9th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.


***********
Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

• @ Income Tax Office
  
• @ Central Pollution Control Board
• @ Delhi College of Engineering
• @ Siri Fort Sports Complex

Full coverage on monitoring by multiple organizations, legislations, inventories, news, and documents related to the Commonwealth Games, is hosted by CAI-Asia
@ "Clean Air for Mega Events"

***********

In the blog, on air pollution in Delhi

• Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• 7 measures to implement for better air during CWG 2010 (CSE)
  
• Delhi to be the first Indian city to forecast air quality
• Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• Pollution due to heavy duty trucks
  
• Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• Why ban autorickshaws in Delhi?
• How to Estimate Transport Modal Shares Using Minimum Information - Case Study of Delhi
• Air pollution and health benefits of metro system in Delhi
• Air pollution in Delhi
• Beijing to Delhi - Traffic problems highlighted
• Need to push for public transport in India

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

• No.35 - Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• No.22 - Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• No.29 - Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• No.24 - Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• No.28 - Measuring 3-wheeler emissions in Delhi
  
• No.25 - Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• No.32 - nalysis of impact of metro rail on air pollution in Delhi
• No.16 - Particulate pollution source apportionment in urban cities
  

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 9th, 2010

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

Among many results available for the public to view, access to the animations of hourly concentrations for the individual pollutants for a period of 48 hours is here. These are not archived - latest is animated here.





For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 9th) and tomorrow (October 10th).



The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 8th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.


***********
Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

************
Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

• @ Income Tax Office
  
• @ Central Pollution Control Board
• @ Delhi College of Engineering
• @ Siri Fort Sports Complex

Full coverage on monitoring by multiple organizations, legislations, inventories, news, and documents related to the Commonwealth Games, is hosted by CAI-Asia
@ "Clean Air for Mega Events"

***********

In the blog, on air pollution in Delhi

• Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• 7 measures to implement for better air during CWG 2010 (CSE)
  
• Delhi to be the first Indian city to forecast air quality
• Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• Pollution due to heavy duty trucks
  
• Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• Why ban autorickshaws in Delhi?
• How to Estimate Transport Modal Shares Using Minimum Information - Case Study of Delhi
• Air pollution and health benefits of metro system in Delhi
• Air pollution in Delhi
• Beijing to Delhi - Traffic problems highlighted
• Need to push for public transport in India

***********

Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

• No.35 - Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• No.22 - Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• No.29 - Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• No.24 - Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• No.28 - Measuring 3-wheeler emissions in Delhi
  
• No.25 - Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• No.32 - nalysis of impact of metro rail on air pollution in Delhi
• No.16 - Particulate pollution source apportionment in urban cities
  

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 8th, 2010

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

Among many results available for the public to view, access to the animations of hourly concentrations for the individual pollutants for a period of 48 hours is here. These are not archived - latest is animated here.





For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 8th) and tomorrow (October 9th).



The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 7th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.


***********
Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

• @ Income Tax Office
  
• @ Central Pollution Control Board
• @ Delhi College of Engineering
• @ Siri Fort Sports Complex

Full coverage on monitoring by multiple organizations, legislations, inventories, news, and documents related to the Commonwealth Games, is hosted by CAI-Asia
@ "Clean Air for Mega Events"

***********

In the blog, on air pollution in Delhi

• Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• 7 measures to implement for better air during CWG 2010 (CSE)
  
• Delhi to be the first Indian city to forecast air quality
• Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• Pollution due to heavy duty trucks
  
• Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• Why ban autorickshaws in Delhi?
• How to Estimate Transport Modal Shares Using Minimum Information - Case Study of Delhi
• Air pollution and health benefits of metro system in Delhi
• Air pollution in Delhi
• Beijing to Delhi - Traffic problems highlighted
• Need to push for public transport in India

***********

Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

• No.35 - Analysis of air quality index for Delhi, India
  
• No.22 - Air quality management in Delhi - Then, Now, and Next
  
• No.29 - Monitoring what we want to manage and mapping urban air pollution in Delhi
• No.24 - Urban passenger travel statistics in India
• No.28 - Measuring 3-wheeler emissions in Delhi
  
• No.25 - Photochemistry of air pollution in Delhi
• No.32 - nalysis of impact of metro rail on air pollution in Delhi
• No.16 - Particulate pollution source apportionment in urban cities
  

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 7th, 2010

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

Among many results available for the public to view, access to the animations of hourly concentrations for the individual pollutants for a period of 48 hours is here. These are not archived - latest is animated here.





For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 7th) and tomorrow (October 8th).



The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 6th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.

Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations

• @ Income Tax Office
  
• @ Central Pollution Control Board
• @ Delhi College of Engineering
• @ Siri Fort Sports Complex

***********
Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.