Demand-side regulations like mandating a certain percentage of building materials from fly ash in the building by-laws of cities could…
The recent draft notification on utilisation of fly ash for making bricks is poorly designed and, if implemented, will shut…
On climate change, the Congress has used all the right words and promised an action agenda to combat global warming.…
UNFCCC doesn’t have the tools to drive global collective action to combat climate change; we need new platforms and ideas…
Sweeping waste under the carpet is a myopic waste management approach—sustained efforts are required, and it is this that the…
Multiple clearances are neither leading to the construction of environmentally sound buildings nor improving the environmental quality in urban areas
WTE plants have a role, but not in the way our planners are envisaging. They should be the last resort…
There is no such thing as environmentally sound and safe rat-hole coal mining and hence this primitive practice must be…
The year 2018 was full of declarations. In the country, some major policies and programmes were launched to tackle issues…
The year laid down the governance blueprint for tackling some major environmental problems. But there was as much news to…
Countries are now on their own to mitigate, adapt as well as pay for the costs of climate impacts, but…
These words were spoken nearly 100 years ago by the then US president Woodrow Wilson to describe his vision of…
World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) was observed across the globe during November 12-18 2018.
The existing overcapacity, coupled with increasing non-competitiveness of coal power plants, means that the country doesn’t need to construct new…
Delhi faces the same challenge as Beijing did—what we lack is political willingness and public anger to force the govt…
The world cannot afford warming of 2°C. To have a fighting chance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change,…
The pro-gm lobby is pushing for a weak regulatory system for the quick introduction of GM foods in the market,…
There is too much money in waste (mis)management. Proper waste management will mean less money for the corrupt and the…
