Upscaled EV manufacturing needs zero emissions mandate

Electric vehicle output quota for auto companies, reportedly proposed in the working paper of the EAC-PM, can be a game changer when other EV …

This is not the time to obscure the e-car pathway

As the car industry has to prepare for firmer regulatory targets for electrification and upscaled market by 2030, only incremental steps within …

Smog on our tableware?

Ceramic tableware glazed with polluted dust harvested from Delhi’s air is a powerful art medium to connect people with its toxic risk

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

National Clean Air Programme: Good idea but weak mandate

The much-awaited plan should not be top-down, it should create room for tighter action

Kolkata's smog is a challenge of complex chemistry and action

The city needs to build up on its strengths to tackle smog episodes

Designed for accidents

Building cities around only motor vehicles is fatal

Diesel price hike: no scope for roll back

'Not raising diesel prices would harm economy much more'

Sops for devil’s engines

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

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  

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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