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The Great Indian Electric Transition
Air

The Great Indian Electric Transition

S Shanmuga
5 min read
India is going electric. But are we cleaning the air or simply moving the pollution elsewhere?
When the body changes quietly: Menopause at the intersection of climate change and social inequality
Climate Change

When the body changes quietly: Menopause at the intersection of climate change and social inequality

Trishna Sarkar
5 min read
As India heats up, 150 million women face a silent transition shaped by rising temperatures, polluted air and unequal access to care
Driving on broken data: Why India’s clean-air and EV push cannot outrun VAHAN’s cracks
Air

Driving on broken data: Why India’s clean-air and EV push cannot outrun VAHAN’s cracks

Siya Mattoo
9 min read
CSE’s analysis of the public VAHAN dashboard finds missing emission norms, mismatched fuel records and post-mandate Bharat Stage registrations that could weaken transport and pollution planning
Decoding CAFE-III norms for cars: How technical loopholes weaken the norms and slow down zero-emission transition

Decoding CAFE-III norms for cars: How technical loopholes weaken the norms and slow down zero-emission transition

Anumita Roychowdhury
7 min read
The Zero Waste Forum and the road to COP31 at Antalya: Can India embrace zero waste as climate action?

The Zero Waste Forum and the road to COP31 at Antalya: Can India embrace zero waste as climate action?

Vishvaja Sambath
5 min read
India on e-wheels: What Delhi’s transport energy transition teaches India about clean air action

India on e-wheels: What Delhi’s transport energy transition teaches the country about clean air action

Anumita Roychowdhury
5 min read
An unprecedented anomaly: Why BEE’s offer of cheap credits for CAFÉ II compliance devalues automotive innovation

An unprecedented anomaly: Why BEE’s offer of cheap credits for CAFÉ II compliance devalues automotive innovation

Anumita Roychowdhury
6 min read
Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India’s EV prices

Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India’s EV prices

Moushumi Mohanty
7 min read
Beyond the Courts: Why India needs a statutory “Right to Charge” to fuel its EV revolution

Beyond the Courts: Why India needs a statutory “Right to Charge” to fuel its EV revolution  

Shambhavi Mukherjee
5 min read
India has spent over Rs 1 lakh crore on EVs. Electricity is still 1% of road transport energy 

India’s EV ecosystem drew Rs 2.23 lakh crore in five years. Electricity is still 1% of road transport energy

Kalyani Tembhe
8 min read
Seasonal relief frays: Ozone emerges as India’s summertime air pollution threat

Seasonal relief frays: Ozone emerges as India’s summertime air pollution threat

Anumita Roychowdhury
4 min read
World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond

World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond

Urvashi Prasad
5 min read
Beyond the barrel: Why ICE vehicles are an economic and energy liability for India

Beyond the barrel: Why ICE vehicles are an economic and energy liability for India

Anumita Roychowdhury
6 min read
Delhi’s worsening humid heat shows why Indian cities must rethink how they build and cool.

Delhi once had harsh but breathable summers. Now humid heat is making the city harder to endure

Soumya Dutta
5 min read
Delhi EV Policy 2.0 will attempt building systems that can sustain an electric vehicle market over time

Delhi’s next EV challenge is not adoption

Moushumi Mohanty
6 min read
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