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Effective airshed management can curb pollution
For reaping benefits from airshed management, the Government must fast-track the compilation of emission source data at all levels supported by adequate funding Intensive multi-pronged strategies to fight pollution have come to a nought as is evident by worsening environmental conditions and climate change. Currently, 60 per cent of Indian cities...
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Stop meddling with nature now
20 January 2023 | Kota Sriraj -
Looking Back at an eventful 2021
03 January 2022 | Kota Sriraj -
Budget must put the environment front and centre
28 January 2021 | Kota Sriraj -
Delhi’s neighbours must behave responsibly
22 January 2021 | Kota Sriraj -
The Govt must clean up the mess
15 January 2021 | Kota Sriraj -
The Blue Economy can dispel economic blues
07 January 2021 | Kota Sriraj -
Humanity hurtling towards a climate crisis
23 December 2020 | Kota Sriraj
The Central Vista is a costly affair
This project spells disaster for the environment and indigenous bird and plant species that stand to be dislocated and destroyed The Supreme Court recently rebuked the Centre over its “aggressive actions” regarding the Central Vista Redevelopment Project. It ordered the Government to halt all construction activities until it decides on a...
Erratic temperatures spell economic doom
Before climate change delivers the fatal blow, India must respond with effective counter-measures to protect lives and livelihoods As India experiences a colder than usual winter, public opinion is firmly set on the premise that the Coronavirus-driven lockdown reduced pollution levels, thereby resulting in a season that’s more spirited than the...
Vote for the environment
The spectre of climate change is looming large and pollution cannot be stopped by turning a blind eye to it. In the February 8 Assembly polls, Delhiites need to elect a Government that makes environmental policies its priority Delhi is heading for polls on February 8 to elect 70 members to...
Global forests and ecology in peril
As the going gets tough for the world’s ‘green assets’, it is being predicted that the Amazon rain forests are now the most threatened with a projected loss of 48 million hectares by 2030 The ongoing bush and forest fires in Australia are presenting a daunting challenge to the authorities and...
Silent warriors against pollution
Large-scale tree felling is starting to resemble a genocide. Greedy man may not sit peacefully till he has harnessed all natural resources for himself. Can India avoid this genocide? The recent uproar over the felling of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony area for setting up a metro car shed highlighted how...
India must get to the rightful place
While the COP25 climate talks ended in a deadlock, all is not lost. India must ensure that during the next COP, it is hailed as a nation that has led by example The just-concluded 25th UN conference on climate change held in Madrid was a massive climate congregation comprising 25,000 participants...
Save the precious sound of nature
We pay for the rising decibels not just with our health but also with the loss of urban wildlife. Sound pollution is preventable The one thing that strikes people the most when they visit Western nations is the systematic functioning of the civic infrastructure that is clean and not overburdened with...
