Firecrackers set off during the festival of Diwali send Delhi’s air pollution levels to dangerous heights
In 2014 the WHO released a report on air quality that shocked India. Used to seeing Beijing as the city with the most air pollution in the world, India was unprepared for figures that showed that now India led on this toxic table, especially on measures of particulate matter which are smaller than 2.5 microns (PM 2.5). These tiny particles…Read more
India’s construction industry seeks more green building certificates while it makes an effort to improve energy efficiency
In 2003, India had 20,000 square feet of built-up area that could be certified as green buildings. By September 2015, this has increased to 3.11 billion square feet, with 3,264 projects seeking certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). Out of this, 686 projects have been certified…Read more
Phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol could avoid 0.5C of warming by 2100, writes US-based Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
Parties to the Montreal Protocol launched negotiations to phase downhydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Dubai last week, after nearly six years of preliminary discussion. A long list…Read more
New research shows that the rise in minimum temperatures is far above changes that can be attributed to natural climate variability – it is a manifestation of climate change
Minimum temperatures are showing “more pronounced” changes across India, compared to the maximum, a new set of studies by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has found. While the maximum…Read more
Underutilised indigenous crops hold the key to food security for communities living in the Himalayan region
The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is deeply dependent on agriculture, with 66% of the population engaged in the agriculture sector. Although greater market access and better infrastructure have increased the access of mountain farmers to food through cash crops such as apples…Read more
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