Director General of CSE and editor of Down To Earth, an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets
Let’s beat plastic pollution
Single-use plastics are still available; no data on how much of it a company generates
केवल कोयले को दोषी ठहराना कितना उचित?
कोयले की ही तरह प्राकृतिक गैस भी एक जीवाश्म ईंधन है जो गै…
2023: Cheer for dissent and dialogue
We have to recognise that an alternative exists
Make steel future-ready
We can emit even less than what we do today; it needs planning, technology & funds
Take waste out of water
We cannot manage our rivers sustainably unless we fix our waste management system
Will climate action be a casualty?
Have we learnt the lessons on the impact of burning fossil fuels yet?
Paper forests: India’s missing stretches of green
The most bad news is what the biennial forest survey report leaves unsaid
Agenda for CoP26
Embrace the future, don't erase the reality of climate injustice
It’s sugar, honey; and it’s a crime
Tests from a German laboratory found that Indian honey is adulterated with sugar syrup
अपराध है शहद में चीनी की मिलावट
कोविड-19 के समय में शहद में चीनी की मिलावट स्वास्थ्य के लि…
Plastic recycling: What it means
What do we really mean by recycling? What happens to the waste we can’t recycle?
New global order (or disorder)
Fixing weaknesses in democracy is not about less, but more democracy
Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)
Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope
Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise
The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean
पृथ्वी दिवस: आखिर कैसे हो प्रकृति से हमारे टूटे रिश्ते की मरम्मत
कोविड-19 प्रकृति के बदले का सबसे भयावह रूप है
Earth Day@50: Fixing our broken relationship with nature
COVID-19 is the grimmest reminder of nature’s revenge
कोविड-19 : और क्या होगा न्यू नॉर्मल
हर देश ने यह साबित कर दिया है कि संकट की इस घड़ी में कोई किस…
COVID-19: What will be the new normal
Each country has shown that it is for itself in this crisis — A dog-eat-dog world
COVID-19: Challenges today and tomorrow
The choice is stark for Indians
Contours of coronavirus
Given near-certain shocks awaiting our world, it's time to rethink globalisation