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DTE Coverage of World EV Day 2023

DTE delved into various aspects of vehicular electrification in both, India and the Global South

World EV Day 2023: Why electric mobility in Nigeria is an opportunity to leapfrog in the Global South

Electric mobility is an opportunity for Africa to sidestep polluting internal combustion engines and leapfrog to eliminate toxic exposures and …

World EV Day 2023: To fast track change, India needs Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

An ambitious vehicle electrification roadmap needs regulatory targets and ZEV supply mandate to bring more certainty in investments and markets

International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies 2023: India needs airshed policies to tackle air pollution

It is not possible for local administrative units to meet the clean air benchmark without minimising regional influence; airshed level control …

A milestone: India to regulate real driving emissions from new vehicles today onwards

Vehicles will get tested for real driving emissions in real traffic conditions from today onwards to ensure durable emissions performance and to …

Zero-emission mass transport in hills: Lessons from Himachal

Hill states need a different demand-aggregation model for procurement of electric buses to meet their unique requirements

Delhi public transport: Good news and bad news

The new state budget of Delhi promises upscaling of public transport and bus fleet electrification. But the new Economic Survey warns about …

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 …

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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 …

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 …

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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 …