Smog has to be cleared

Losing after winning is the worst feeling possible. This is how I feel looking out of my window at a thick pall of black smog engulfing my city. It was this time of the year, exactly 15 years ago, when Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) began its right-to-clean-air campaign. The air in Delhi was so foul one could hardly breathe. That was a time when air pollution was an unknown curse.

Car Control

Cities all over the world are checking car population to free their road space. Anumita Roychowdhury finds out where India is headed

Diesel: when bad policy makes for toxic hell

Just consider. Every time petrol prices are raised, oil companies end up losing more money. Simply because the price differential between petrol and diesel increases further, and people gravitate towards diesel vehicles. More the use of diesel, more the oil companies bleed. Worse, we all bleed because diesel vehicles add to toxic pollution in our cities, which, in turn, adds to ill health and treatment costs.

Diesel cars dearer; cycles cheaper

IT IS a budget with concern for the environment. The Delhi government has made diesel cars costlier and bicycles cheaper.

How green is budget?

THE Union budget has announced its usual palliative for inclusive growth and aam aadmi. But the urban aam aadmi loses all.

Fat? Blame petrol

A few days ago, when I was wondering about the relentless pressure we face to be fit, feeling there had to be a scam somewhere, I happened upon a book that gave me an ‘aha’ moment.

No parking

Odd in, even out

In Mumbai the High Court directed a pilot project on car restraint. This is based on the High Court-appointed V M Lal Committee report that proposed restraints on alternate days based on the odd and even registration numbers. But the proposal has not found political support.