Environment

The steps needed to manage Delhi air quality are well known. And they don’t involve rocket science. What prevents it then?

Diesel vehicles in Delhi older than 10 years will not be allowed to ply in the capital if they fail emission tests, says a government notice.

What is required, but not happening, is round the year action to improve municipal services, infrastructure and enforcement with adequate accountability.

A global citizen movement towards reduced energy consumption through products such as smart phones could avoid catastrophic effects on climate.

An automated clean-up system for intercepting and removing floating solid waste from the Picket drain inlet has helped to clean up the lake noticeably.

Urban agriculture could make for climate-proof, sustainable means of living, as evidenced in some cities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1,838 trees in Delhi are slated for transplantation to make way for the Central Vista plans, despite the survival record of transplanted trees being very poor.

Extreme temperatures during the summer in India make people with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases more vulnerable, as does COVID. How can heat impact be mitigated?

Amit Kumar and his fellow Dwarka Sector 8 residents are fighting to prevent the DDA from destroying the only public park in their sector.

Wetlands created by Raja Bhoj 1000 years ago face extinction today, thanks to the new Bhopal Development Plan. The plan threatens, among other things, increased tiger presence in some eco-sensitive areas.

It was clear from the word go that this lapsed Ordinance was meant primarily to prevent the Supreme Court from appointing the Justice Madan B Lokur commission to prevent stubble burning.

At our online roundtable on climate crisis in tier 2 cities, we asked participants to share that one call to action that they would give out to various stakeholders.