Gufran Beig

The writer is Founder Project Director, SAFAR-India & Chair Professor, NIAS, IISc, Bangalore.

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Why Delhi needs to shift to EVsSubscriber Only

January 04,2025 07:50:25 AM

A shift to EVs can significantly reduce the disability-adjusted life years -- in terms of mortality and morbidity -- and lower per capita increase in healthcare spending. The shift will also address climate concerns

Sat, Jan 04, 2025

Is Delhi’s AQI 500 or 1,500? The confusion is part of the problemSubscriber Only

November 19,2024 20:44:03 PM

The air we breathe is a choice we make as a society at the expense of our health and that of young children. India’s guidelines for converting mass concentration of pollutants to the AQI figures are based on its own “breakpoint”, which are far less stringent than the WHO-prescribed guidelines

Wed, Nov 20, 2024

The La Nina and North India’s pollutionSubscriber Only

October 01,2024 00:41:29 AM

It's time to rethink air quality strategies by scientifically integrating broader factors and prioritising health-centric measures which can best be realised by a resource framework

Tue, Oct 01, 2024

Why pollution control needs localised data, grounded in scienceSubscriber Only

January 20,2024 07:06:32 AM

The 15th Finance Commission provided enough funds to states for air quality management. State agencies need to work in tandem with academic and research establishments to develop forecasting systems and operationalise them

Sat, Jan 20, 2024

Why is India covered in a haze one year and not the other? Delegates at COP28 have to join the dotsSubscriber Only

December 08,2023 07:00:58 AM

Emergency episodes, in all probability, are set to increase unless several drastic, science-backed steps are taken to target the emissions at the source -- this should involve using an air shed approach to address the root cause of deteriorating air. The earlier we move from cosmetic quick fixes and geoengineering, the better

Fri, Dec 08, 2023

Climate change has made it harder to breathe in MumbaiSubscriber Only

October 25,2023 07:02:51 AM

We need to prioritise long-term mitigation planning based on mapping airsheds — areas where pollutants get trapped — because climate change is leading to extreme and unusual weather events and precipitating changes in the ecosystem

Wed, Oct 25, 2023

Why Mumbai’s air became worse than Delhi’s – and what can be doneSubscriber Only

February 09,2023 17:07:38 PM

The reason for the sudden spike in the current pollution cycle in Mumbai is part of a larger meteorological phenomenon that needs to be studied further

Thu, Feb 09, 2023

Need to clear the fog behind pollutionSubscriber Only

November 06,2022 04:25:59 AM

Last week, the national capital again recorded a string of bad air days, with Delhiites looking out of their windows on Thursday morning to see a blanket of grey – that day, the 24-hour average Air Quality Index touched 426.

Sun, Nov 06, 2022