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Environment

Sustainability, climate change and environmental action; Policies, budgeting and developments that affect urban water and air quality, green cover and the commons.

Tabebuia aurea, or trees of gold, in full bloom
Environment

When yellow trees disappeared overnight in the ‘green city’ of Hyderabad

November 22, 2022 Sadhana Ramchander, Usha Raman and Kobita Dass Kolli

Hyderabad is preparing to host Formula E races in early 2023. Citizens, meanwhile, lament the loss of hundreds of trees moved for the purpose.

Smog envelops Delhi's India Gate area
Environment

Obnoxious, toxic, a ‘silent killer’: The same old saga of winter air quality in Delhi-NCR

November 15, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

As the saga of toxic air quality in Delhi begins to unfold yet again this year, with it comes GRAP imposition, hitting normal life in various ways.

A Diesel generator
Environment

Diesel gensets ban worries NCR residents, as permitted alternatives too costly

October 20, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

RWAs across NCR have been preparing members to stop depending on diesel gensets, but finding affordable alternatives is a tough task.

Power plant emission
Environment

Revised GRAP rules: Ban on diesel gensets hits residents, small industries hard

October 18, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

In most residential and commercial establishments, diesel gensets are the main energy back up. The revised GRAP rules affect them sorely.

dead fish in lake
Environment

Why are so many fish dying in our neighbourhood ponds and lakes?

August 3, 2022 Ananya Vyas

Every year, many ponds and lakes across various Indian states become sites of mass fish deaths. Here’s what causes the fish to die.

Chandigarh resident Devender Sharma
Environment

Extreme rainfall events on the increase extracting a heavy cost–$3 billion a year

July 8, 2022 Savita Verma

Indian cities are vulnerable to extreme rainfall events as rapid development, concretization, and land use changes shrink floodplains and congest rivers.

Pic of a large city with buildings, photographed from the top. A river flows in the far distance.
Environment

Why climate change mitigation requires a serious rethink on urban construction

May 27, 2022 News Desk

A recent event brought experts together to understand the challenges of existing practices in urban construction and its role in climate change.

Heat wave warnings are dire - picture showing a summer afternoon by the coast
Environment

Dire warnings: More deadly heat waves, more often, which could cause more deaths

May 19, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Given our vulnerability to heat waves, experts call for measures such as rescheduling of school and office hours, and also more sustainable urban design.

Avikkal Somvanshi, Programme Manager, CSE Delhi
Environment

“We have to adapt to heat waves by changing how we function during summer”: Environmentalist Avikal Somvanshi

May 12, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The most dangerous impact of heat waves is increased formation of surface ozone pollution, which is highly toxic and can cause severe health outcomes.

Representational image of intense heat wave
Environment

Heat wave information: What to look out for and where?

May 4, 2022 Sravasti Datta

With more frequent, intense heat waves, IMD’s warnings and colour-coded alerts become critical. But how do you interpret these and are they enough?

Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatr, DG, IMD
Environment

“Our system issues daily warnings about impending heat waves”: Mrityunjay Mohapatra, Director General, IMD

April 27, 2022 Sri Krishna

Known as the “Cyclone Man,” the IMD chief speaks about the ongoing heat wave conditions in the north and the IMD’s early warning systems.

Cattle grazing at a dumpyard full of mixed waste including plastic
Environment

Seven policy measures needed to beat plastic pollution in our cities

February 21, 2022 Pinky Chandran

The alarming state of plastic pollution calls for a bold plan, a convergence and a coming together of all the countries around the world.

thing smog on ECR road chennai
Environment

Air pollution in the south: Here’s what Bengaluru, Hyderabad and other cities are inhaling

January 28, 2022 News Desk

A new report by Greenpeace India has collected data from ten cities to reveal the alarming incidence of air pollution in southern India.

Wild bear intrusion in a residential area in Pulwama
Environment

Kashmir wildlife authorities on their toes as man-animal conflicts leave towns shaken

January 26, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

15-year data from the Kashmir wildlife department shows that entry of animals into urban residential areas has resulted in numerous deaths and injuries.

vehicular pollution
Environment

Will 2022 bridge the yawning gaps in national and state level clean air action?

January 7, 2022 Anumita Roychowdhury

Funding for clean air has to become performance oriented; scope of spending has to ensure verifiable improvement in air quality.

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