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India cannot further fracture the Aravallis

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The intense global discussion surrounding the Aravalli hills should take a key point into consideration: habitat fragmentation, a term used to describe how ecosystems are fractur... Read More


PUC system needs a massive overhaul

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The Delhi government recently barred the sale of fuel to those without valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates. Indeed, the Delhi government alone has issued over 61,000... Read More


'Grap a stopgap move, not solution to bad air'

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- From November to January each year, the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) becomes Delhi's weapon to clean the air. This sets a bad precedent across India because other cities im... Read More


'Grap a stopgap move, not solution to bad air'

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- From November to January each year, the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) becomes Delhi's weapon to clean the air. This sets a bad precedent across India because other cities im... Read More


Waste-burning for heat fuels Capital's air crisis

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta recently announced an initiative to distribute heaters to residents' welfare associations (RWAs) in the city for night guards, so they don't burn... Read More


Waste-burning for heat fuels Capital's air crisis

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta recently announced an initiative to distribute heaters to residents' welfare associations (RWAs) in the city for night guards, so they don't burn... Read More


Peak pollution reveals alarming levels of forever chemicals in dust

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- We are in the midst of peak pollution in the Indo-Gangetic plain in India. We often talk about the sources of pollution, but rarely about what this pollution actually contains. T... Read More


Peak pollution reveals alarming levels of forever chemicals in dust

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- We are in the midst of peak pollution in the Indo-Gangetic plain in India. We often talk about the sources of pollution, but rarely about what this pollution actually contains. T... Read More


Cleaner cooking fuel helping cut pollution

New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta is eliminating biomass burning in households through the Ujjwala scheme. Biomass burning, via chulhas, is a significant, year-round source of pol... Read More


state must use no holds barred action against ncr pollution

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The air is visibly toxic in the NCR. Doctors tell us to avoid exercising in peak pollution, even urging locals to not walk outdoors early morning. Try afternoons, we are told. Yet... Read More