delhi
15 ARTICLES
It’s air purifiers, masks and tourism vs Delhi’s worsening air quality
An environmental hazard has spawned the need for these quick fixes, but do they really work?
04 Nov 2024
Why your city’s ‘less polluted than Delhi’ claim could be killing you
A sudden increase in pollution could be harmful to you, even if your city claims to be less polluted than most, claims a peer-reviewed study.
11 Jul 2024
Delhi floods and the art of sleeping at the wheel
Even as the national capital continues to be battered by heavy rains year after year, long-term efforts to chart out a drainage plan remain too little, too late.
20 Jul 2023
A trash heap turns political hot button
The long neglected Ghazipur dumpsite, a source of pollution and misery for people living in its vicinity, is now a key plank for the parties facing off in the Delhi civic elections.
26 Nov 2022
The struggle to phase out coal in Delhi NCR
Industries using coal contribute to over a tenth of the National Capital Region’s air pollution. But many are resisting efforts to switch to cleaner alternatives.
22 Oct 2022
What I learnt being a part of a Nobel Peace Prize contender
More than anything else, at Karwan-e-Mohabbat, we discovered the potential within each one of us. The power of community. Of connecting with others and extending ourselves.
12 Oct 2022
India is failing its public bus commuters
India has 66,000 public buses when it needs 188,500. Even in the existing fleet, the ridership is falling. What’s going wrong?
03 Sept 2022
Why air pollution in summer is a concern too + an update on coal mine expansions
While we worry about air quality in the winter, pollution levels in north India continue to be bad in the summer + the environment ministry rolls out further exemptions to the coal sector.
18 May 2022
Notes of despair and hope from India’s numerous heatwaves
Heatwaves are only going to worsen, warn scientists. Are Indian cities prepared?
04 May 2022
How Ajit Doval failed as the national security advisor
And why Brahma Chellaney should replace him.
14 Mar 2022