Publications

EVs can help curb vehicular emissions and improve air quality

Article
| November 5, 2019

The Government of Delhi had released the draft of Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy on November 27, 2018. Against the backdrop of the worsening air quality in the Capital, it's time to revisit this draft policy and explore measures that need to be addressed for the growth of electric transport infrastructure in the Capital.

How wise choices can help enhance the indoor air quality?

Article
| October 31, 2019

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action: Paint is a source of indoor pollution, and it has a considerable bearing on one’s health and wellbeing. So, if you're getting a paint job done, switch to eco-friendly paints that are available in a variety of attractive colours, are durable, and provide long-lasting coverage.

Mainstreaming non-state climate action

Article
| October 25, 2019

Youth and industry voices delivered clear messages at the UN Climate Action Summit

How to reduce air pollution and waste generation this festive season?

Article
| October 23, 2019

Because it is during this season when air pollution rises to dangerous levels, energy and food wastages increase exponentially, plastic packaging and cracker debris litter the roads and several children, sick and older people and animals suffer too. That's how we have been celebrating festivals, year on year. But this time around, let's do it with a difference.

Ujjwala achieves target of 8 cr LPG connections but a lot remains undone

Article
| October 16, 2019

Providing LPG is necessary but not sufficient. The government needs to adopt supplementary measures to incentivize higher utilization of LPG to succeed in its objective of providing clean fuel.

Lighting up homes and making cooking cleaner in Karnataka

Article
| October 15, 2019

A pilot project in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar district brought solar lighting and clean cooking to the homes of the disadvantaged, saving fuel costs, reducing women's health risks, and providing employment opportunities

Roadmap for achieving additional 2.5-3 billion tons CO2e sequestration from forestry sector by 2030

Research Paper
| October 14, 2019

​Forests are considered primarily as social and environmental resource, and secondarily as commercial resource in India. More than 350 million people derive their full or partial livelihood and sustenance need from forests. India has stabilized its forest and tree cover but quality of forests is degrading due to unsustainable harvest of fuel wood and other minor forest produce. Government of India has voluntarily communicated to UNFCCC to achieve additional 2.5-3 billion tons of CO2e by 2030 from forestry sector on 2nd October, 2015 which was further ratified on 2nd October, 2016.

Understanding India's electricity sector transition to renewables

Policy brief
| October 4, 2019

An overview of the emerging transition of the Indian power sector to higher share of renewable energy

Decarbonisation of Indian industry: Transitioning to a cleaner economy

Policy brief
| October 3, 2019

The paper looks at the need for Indian industry to transition to resource efficient, sustainable and low-carbon production, especially in hard-to-abate sectors

Mahatma Gandhi and the Environment

Article
| October 1, 2019

As India celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr John S Moolakkattu revisits Gandhi's thinking and views on environment. In his book, Mahatma Gandhi and the Environment, he says that Gandhi's environmentalism fitted in with his overall vision for India and the world that sought to extract from nature what is absolutely necessary for human sustenance. His ideas on environment are intimately linked with his ideas relating to the polity, economy, health, and development.