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Strategic partnering for Climate and Clean Air

09 Jul 2019

India has formally joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), becoming the 65th country to join the partnership, following through on a commitment made by the country’s Minister for...

When women double up as climate ambassadors

02 Jul 2019

People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. A recent study by a local non-governmental organization, the...

Piped water, a pipe dream for millions

25 Jun 2019

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced that piped water will reach all homes in the countryside by 2024, setting a tough target at a time when hundreds of millions...

India launches emissions trading programme

18 Jun 2019

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution on World Environment Day 2019, which has air pollution as its theme. The programme is...

Alarming statistics and green promises

11 Jun 2019

On June 5, World Environment Day, leaders across India made pledges for a greener environment. President Ram Nath Kovind reaffirmed the commitment to a cleaner and sustainable planet on his...

Call for clean air gains momentum in India

04 Jun 2019

India’s theme song for World Environment Day (WED), celebrated world over on June 5, was ‘Hawa Aane De’(let the air in) focusing the 2019 WED theme of air pollution. The...

Clampdown on noise pollution to benefit all

28 May 2019

Ordering the government to “take all mitigating measures for reducing noise pollution…expeditiously”, India’s environment tribunal, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has recently directed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and...

India’s ambitious plan for sustainable cooling

21 May 2019

India’s new comprehensive Cooling Action Plan targets an increase in sustainable cooling for the good of its population, while helping to fight climate change As UN Environment pointed out,...

Forest fires: A burning issue for India

14 May 2019

The recent years have seen an alarming increase in forest fires across India. According to the Real Time Forest Alert System of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the number...

Cutting household fuel can save lives in India

07 May 2019

The household emissions from cooking, space heating, water heating and lighting are responsible for as much as 30 per cent of the annual PM 2.5 exposure, according to modelling studies...

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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