स्वच्छ हवा और मेरी चिंताएं
सर्दी के आते ही प्रतिकूल मौसम होने के कारण दिल्ली की हवा घातक और विषाक्त हो चुकी है
It’s that time of the year again
The air pollution concern is today widespread, but there is an incomplete agenda that needs further attention
That time of the year
Although health impacts are shouted about, there is still only “little” more appetite for action
Delhi battles for clear skies and lungs
The Capital needs to completely transition to clean fuel and address local sources of pollution
Air pollution: the ostrich effect
We know the causes of air pollution, but in the political theatrics around it, each solution suggested is contested
Pet coke conundrum
We are buying the world’s dirtiest fuel as if we have no worries of air pollution. This needs to change
Ode to politics of consensus: Sheila Dikshit
It would be really unfortunate if we let the Sheila Dikshit way of politics go out of fashion
Deadly air: face it
Leaving Delhi for a less-polluted city would mean accepting defeat. And not many have the option. Instead, we must fight the battle against …
Seethe against smog, now
Why is it we cannot get our act together to implement actions against air pollution?
बड़ी समस्याओं के लिए बड़े उपाय
पड़ोसी राज्यों पंजाब, हरियाणा और उत्तर प्रदेश में फसलों को जलाने की समस्या आ गई है। इस समस्या का समाधान मुमकिन है। यह समस्या ...
The undisclosed air pollutants
How furnace oil and pet coke are choking us as policy fails to stay ahead of underground developments
Environmental charter for the new government
Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 …
My clean air concerns
The bottomline is even with the region practically closed down, air quality is still nowhere close to where we need it to be. This should worry …
2016: a year of growing dissent
This year, more than ever before, has been tumultuous, both in terms of economic politics and nature’s art
Last straw to stubble burning
Straw can be converted into fuel for use in vehicles. It can also replace coal in old power plants, reducing …
E-vehicles or e-mobility?
India has unique reasons for faster adoption of electric vehicles, but we need to be bold and aggressive in our plans
Do not just single out coal
Why should countries of the western world, which have already appropriated the giant share of the carbon budget, be given a free pass on the …
असुविधाजनक शोध क्यों रोकता है कारपोरेट जगत?
कीटनाशक विषाक्तता पर शोध न के बराबर हुआ है। वायु प्रदूषण पर किए जा रहे शोधों से निपटने के लिए भी यही रणनीति अपनाई ...
हवा में जहर की फिक्र किसे?
उत्तर भारत खासकर दिल्ली और उसके आसपास प्रदूषण का स्तर बेहद खतरनाक स्तर पर पहुंच गया है। पीएम 2.5 का स्तर आपातकालीन श्रेणी में ...
The promise and reality of renewable energy
This is not the time to be complacent with green power growth in India because the challenges have grown too
Why we cannot ignore the poor
One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich
Change the climate now
Now that the rich are also being hit by climate change & the “attribution” is clear, the targets for the world’s anger will …
Act locally, benefit globally
This is a real life story of the world’s three wicked problems, one opportunity and a new way to confront global challenges
Who can touch diesel?
India’s diesel vehicle industry is so powerful that even a Volkswagen-like exposé of the cover-up of diesel emissions is like water …
BS-IV checkmate
The country has a massive problem of older and more polluting vehicles. But why should this be an argument for delaying transition?