Chandra BhushanSingle-use-plastics bans have failedExactly three years back, single-use plastics (SUPs) took centre stage in India when PM Modi, on June 5, 2018, announced that the country...
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...
Chandra BhushanPrioritise action on air pollutionIndia produces about 60 million tonnes of waste annually, of which only about 25 per cent is processed, and the rest is dumped or...
Chandra BhushanDraft pesticide Bill not worth the paper it’s written onAs I write this column, I am mindful that I may receive a legal notice from the Centre for Environment and Agrochemicals or the Crop ...
Chandra BhushanFood safety regulations and steps in the right directionThe Union government is giving final shape to the laws to regulate the labelling and advertisement of food products. In November 2017,...
