Particles in our body
Minute particles have a lethal effect on human health
Root cause
Adulteration is an effect of warped pricing
2001 onwards
A systematically careless government
Never too many pedals
Early signals
Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago
Regulation faces a hurdle
What has improved engine technology to do with it?
Power projects fragment Western Ghats
Three steps for India
Bring buses, hike parking rates, levy congestion tax
Erosion of values
...and how it leads to environmental degradation
The failure
Nationalisation of coalmines has failed badly