Single-use-plastics bans have failed
Exactly three years back, single-use plastics (SUPs) took centre stage in India when PM Modi, on June 5, 2018, announced that the country...
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Who’s afraid of net zero target?
A storm is brewing on the climate diplomacy front that India needs to navigate carefully to avoid becoming a fall guy. The issue at hand...
India’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...
How to control stubble burning: Combine Harvester is the problem as well as the solution
This is a straightforward article to discuss the real issues concerning stubble burning, including its contribution to pollution in...
We have been barking up the wrong tree on air pollution
On its 46th foundation day, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released two reports that should force us to re-examine our...
Rebuilding a sustainable economy post COVID-19
The global economy is in recession, and it is predicted to be more destructive than the Great Depression of 1929 and the Global Financial...
Environmental 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...
Over regulation will not solve plastic waste problems
An oft-repeated saying in India is that our environmental laws are good, but their implementation is poor. I have always disagreed with...
COVID-19: Let’s prepare for the long haul
Five major modelling studies reveal that suppression strategy might require multiple lockdowns until a vaccine is available. Governments...
Zoonotic diseases are rife this century
A 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...
The 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....
To reverse mass extinction of species, set quantitative goals for wildlife, biodiversity protection
The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), has systematically divided and named all of Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. The...
Budget 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
Bushfires in Australia: Lessons India can learn from catastrophe down-under
Many parts of India share the same ecosystem and conditions that have set Australia ablaze. We need to learn lessons to avoid similar...
The unfinished agenda of Bhopal
This was opposed by the NGOs, who wanted the site to become a memorial for industrial disaster. Read more here
The truth about air pollution in Delhi
Contrary to the claims made by the Delhi government, air pollution in the city has deteriorated significantly since 2012 Read more here
Solar pump scheme needs serious relook
Renewable energy is clean energy, but it doesn’t always lead to green solutions. For clean energy to become green, solutions must be...
Only decontrol can solve urea industry’s problems
The government's urea pricing policy effectively disincentivises any investment by the industry in environmental protection. Read more here
Prioritise action on air pollution
India produces about 60 million tonnes of waste annually, of which only about 25 per cent is processed, and the rest is dumped or...
India needs national and state missions to modernise the brick sector
Demand-side regulations like mandating a certain percentage of building materials from fly ash in the building by-laws of cities could...