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Wanted: A unified, comprehensive vehicle scrappage policy

Such a policy will not only provide vehicle owners a seamless hassle-free experience, but also generate employment and give the metal recycling industry, a much needed shot in the arm

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Will Delhi become a gas chamber again?

The national capital has been in the ‘severe’ AQI category since Diwali night

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Run-up to CoP25 Santiago: Are global transport emissions on course?

This is the first article in a series on global sectoral emissions and the progress on mitigation action in the build-up to 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Delhi battles for clear skies and lungs

The Capital needs to completely transition to clean fuel and address local sources of pollution

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Delhi notifies first-ever parking rules to restrain vehicle use, cut air pollution

The rule probibits parking in green areas, parks, footpaths, bus stops and intersections

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Sensor-based air quality monitoring instruments left out of new certification scheme

The notification gives CSIR-NPL the authority to certify instruments but fails to address the certification of low-cost instruments

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BSIV muddle in stimulus package for auto-industry

Why Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's stimulus package for auto sector states the obvious that BSIV vehicles registered before BSVI roll out in April 2020 will live their lives. Why unfounded fears in the market confusing clean vehicle pathways?

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Not ‘go slow’, need more certainty in electric vehicle pathways

The auto industry slow down must not provoke reactive posturing but spur a firm policy roadmap and a legal mandate in consultation with the industry to bring more certainty in the ambitious zero emissions target and the market

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Should public transport be made free?

Cost-saving should have been the objective behind Delhi govt’s free metro and bus rides for women, rather than being a by-product of gender safety

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A self-evident truth: Delhi needs more public transport

The recent report by the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority to the Supreme Court highlighting the crucial need for more public transport in Delhi has stated what is plainly visible

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India, own the agenda for clean air

After all, clean air is a public good and the adverse health effects of polluted air affect everyone

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Addressing indoor pollution and climate change with fuel-efficient cook stoves

A simple measure carried out by our organisation has helped to kill two birds with one stone

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Delhi's Karol Bagh: On-street democracy for cleaner air

Pedestrian only street in Karol Bagh proves why urban renewal is needed for clean air and sustainability

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Union government needs to focus on clean air

According to the State Of Global Air Report 2019, 12 lakh people are dying prematurely due to toxic air and dying 2.6 years earlier in India

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No bricks in the wall

India needs solutions to maximise utilisation of fly ash and reduce consumption of clay and air pollution from fired clay brick kilns

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Can India be diesel car free?

With major carmaker Maruti saying ‘No to diesel cars’ at the wake of BSVI standards, is India heading towards a diesel car-free future?

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BS-VI in NCR: Wise move on All Fools’ Day

Starting today, as a run-up to the BS-VI emissions standards for vehicles next April, the National Capital Region will start selling cleanest petrol and diesel with sulphur content as low as 10 ppm

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Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution

The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity

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Compressed Air Vehicles can be a potential mode of urban transport in India

They are clean, easy to drive, comparatively low cost and do not take a lifetime payoff

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Are we better equipped to assess air quality in 2019?

The use of technology in addressing air pollution has been growing at an incredible pace, but then the scale of the problem has also grown and expanded with time

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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