The high cost of meeting pollution standards
As if low efficiency, competition from renewable players, and fuel supply issues were not challenges enough for coal-based power plants, high pollution norms are likely to accelerate their demise.
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Climate crisis: Jeffrey Sachs says the rich should do more
They should also be held accountable for their philanthropic promises, says the economist.
Budget allocates ₹4,400 crore for clean air
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledges “clean air is a matter of concern” in her Budget speech.
Water crisis: Waste not, want not
Businesses are reducing their use of water and have adopted tech to recycle and reuse it. They are also developing more sustainable products.
Climate crisis is the biggest global risk, says WEF
Worldwide economic stress and damage from natural disasters in 2018 totalled $165 billion; every year between 2008 and 2016 extreme weather has displaced 20 million people.
Is climate change denialism seeping into India?
Errant voices irked by the impassioned rhetoric of Greta Thunberg have started to pipe up questioning climate change in India. But climate change has already hit the Indian economy badly.
Inside the issue: July 2019
A sneak peek into the Green issue.
Wind beneath the wings
Editor’s letter from the July 2019 edition.
Environmental issues that the new govt must address
As the Narendra Modi-led NDA government begins its second stint, here are the top five environmental problems it must tackle on a priority basis.
Not war, but climate change might devastate South Asia
There is no end to chatter on conflict among countries in South Asia but tragically little concern about how climate change threatens their very existence.
