Chandra BhushanClean up Indian RailwaysRailways fascinate me. Professionally, I advocate for a massive expansion of rail networks to address the air pollution and climate crisi...
Chandra BhushanIndia’s Arctic policy must push Western countries to give up double standards‘We need to act for the Amazon and act for our planet,’ said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when fires ravaged the Amazon rainfor...
Chandra BhushanEnergy transition and Just Transition must go hand in handThe writing is on the wall. A few days back, Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s biggest coal producer and India’s largest CO2 emitter,...
Chandra BhushanParis agreement isn’t enough: Climate crisis is too important to be left to governments alone.The world is not only suffering because of Covid and economic distress. It’s also reeling due to climate disasters. The year 2020 is like...
Chandra BhushanHow to control stubble burning: Combine Harvester is the problem as well as the solutionThis is a straightforward article to discuss the real issues concerning stubble burning, including its contribution to pollution in Delhi...
Chandra BhushanWe have been barking up the wrong tree on air pollutionOn its 46th foundation day, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released two reports that should force us to re-examine our approa...
Chandra BhushanRebuilding a sustainable economy post COVID-19The global economy is in recession, and it is predicted to be more destructive than the Great Depression of 1929 and the Global Financial...
Chandra BhushanEnvironmental hot potato: Current EIA process is defunct. The Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 has become a hot potato for the ministry of environment, forest & climate...
Chandra BhushanOver regulation will not solve plastic waste problemsAn oft-repeated saying in India is that our environmental laws are good, but their implementation is poor. I have always disagreed with t...
Chandra BhushanIndia is too poor to afford coal as a primary source of energy in the near future As part of the stimulus package to revive the economy, the Union government has announced a slew of measures to boost production and redu...
Chandra BhushanBreaking the lockdown chakravyuhSet realistic health goals and use latest scientific data to reopen the country, save lives and the economy One of the most endearing epi...
Chandra BhushanThe clean environment we’re enjoying currently will only be short term, without fundamental changesPandemics and environment have a close relation. Throughout history epidemics have caused large scale deaths, reducing human influence on...
Chandra BhushanIndia must change its testing strategyIn a war, you don’t only use your best weapons, you use everything in your arsenal. This has to be the maxim in our fight against Covid-1...
Chandra BhushanCOVID-19: Let’s prepare for the long haulFive major modelling studies reveal that suppression strategy might require multiple lockdowns until a vaccine is available. Governments ...
Chandra BhushanZoonotic diseases are rife this centuryA crisis does not emerge out of thin air; it has underlying causes. And most of the underlying causes, if not all, are in front of our ey...
Chandra BhushanThe anatomy of a pandemic: Silent infections could erode containment efforts’ efficacy Silent infections could erode containment efforts’ efficacy; developing anti-virals and vaccine must be part of the near-term vision. Rea...
Chandra BhushanTo reverse mass extinction of species, set quantitative goals for wildlife, biodiversity protectionThe International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), has systematically divided and named all of Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. The ...
Chandra BhushanRelation between coronavirus and global warming: Climate crisis changes disease pandemics Climate change, habitat loss, antimicrobial resistance, and other factors are increasing the chances of global outbreak of novel diseases...
Chandra BhushanHere why energy sector embrace technological disruptions and use them as an opportunity Competition from Solar-plus-battery-Storage power seems set to challenge the viability of coal/gas-based power, and in the long run, of d...
Chandra BhushanBudget 2020: Investment in clean air would have cascading benefits for Economy, Brand India Budget 2020-21: The finances for this can be mustered by shifting resources from kerosene subsidies, and NCEF. Read more here