150 years of Calcutta Tramways: This icon is the future solution for the city which wants to write its requiem

All opposition against trams and public transport will fall flat if car users pay the true cost of owning and using a vehicle  

Union Budget 2022-23: Whither Amrit Kaal

Nirmala Sitharaman did not talk about the developmental targets promised for this year under the Strategy for New India@75, but set the country …

Why the clean air movement remembers Rahul Bajaj

The first generation transition from highly polluting two-stroke technology to cleaner technology pathways needed committed industry leadership

Union Budget 2022-23: Good step forward but levers needed to make clean air, climate action more real

The spotlight on energy transition, climate action and electrification in the latest Union budget is encouraging; but needs committed strategy …

निर्भया की मांग - भयमुक्त शहर

शहरों को महिलाओं, बच्चों और बुजुर्गों के लिए सुरक्षित ब�…

Demand Nirbhaya—fearless—cities

Catalysing safe design for public spaces should be among the top priorities to make cities safe for women, children and elderly

WHO raises the bar on clean air

The WHO seeks significant tightening of clean air benchmarks for near zero tolerance for particulate pollution and to protect public health

World freed from toxic leaded petrol: A global win

While global eradication of toxic lead in petrol needs to be celebrated, this also reminds us how tough it is to undo wrong if the evidence of …

Leverage scrappage investments for bigger gains

An important step forward. Needs firmer commitments on incentives for green recovery

From Petro to Electro: How prepared is India to ride the energy transition wave?

An electro-economy is an inevitable reality. The quicker India prepares for this change, the bigger will be the economic spin off, along with low …

Petro to Electro: It is the Dragon vs the Rest on critical minerals

There is a fight among countries to secure the greatest share of critical battery minerals and China has taken a huge early lead

Petro to Electro: A new transition that will change the world, has begun

The geopolitics of the world will shift from oil producing countries to the rare earth and other critical mineral producing countries in the …

India’s vehicles scrappage policy: A step forward but a missed opportunity

An important step forward, but falls short of becoming an instrument of green recovery

Union Budget 2021-22: Clean air in ­­focus — build ambition

The new clean-air funding, a good step forward, will hopefully enable deeper systemic changes for verifiable improvement in air quality

Diwali: Nudge practice of not tolerating personal harm

Festival also reminds us that awareness has to nudge change towards environmentally responsible behaviour to support difficult regulatory action

Biden winning US elections 2020 shows how clean air, climate inaction influence mandate

Joe Biden’s electoral victory proves that democracy can work for science and environmental justice, says Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE

Funds for clean air: Get the blueprint right

Committed funds for clean air action excites hope. Needs strong performance metrics. But there are also risks of underfunding some key sectors of …

दिल्ली-एनसीआर वायु गुणवत्ता प्रबंधन आयोग: आदेश से अध्यादेश तक

यह गौर करने वाला है कि अभी तक ऐसी कौन सी चीज थी जिसने कार्�…

Delhi-NCR air quality commission: Order, order to new order

As the new ordinance seeks curtailment of judicial intervention, the executive faces the real challenge of pushing difficult and inconvenient …

Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India

India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

Lethal toxicity vs quantum of pollution in Delhi’s air

Not just quantum of pollution but also toxicity of emissions must be assessed to prioritise action on pollution sources

Earth day musings: Can this pandemic change the idea of a city?

Post-pandemic, the new normal in our cities need to be more humane and inclusive and urban renewal must be designed on a human scale

पृथ्वी दिवस पर चिंतन: क्या यह महामारी किसी शहर की परिकल्पना को बदल सकती है?

इस महामारी के बाद हमारे शहरों को अधिक मानवीय और समावेशी �…

Cleaner air: Can we go back to ‘normal’?

CPCB’s evidence on nation-wide clean up during the lockdown implies that clean air action has to upscale to new normal