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Shailendra Yashwant

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New Delhi will never solve its air pollution problem with its myopic view

Without a sustained implementation strategy and economically feasible alternatives, the ban on stubble burning will be as ineffective as the plastic ban

04 October 2024, 07:47 IST

New Delhi will never solve its air pollution problem with its myopic view

New Delhi will never solve its air pollution problem with its myopic view

New Delhi will never solve its air pollution problem with its myopic view

04 October 2024, 07:47 IST

Kerala should not sacrifice its ecosystem for weekend motorists

It is inexplicable why the Kerala government is rushing the controversial tunnel road project when there are less damaging alternatives available, starting with the expansion and strengthening of existing ghat roads

14 September 2024, 05:58 IST

Kerala should not sacrifice its ecosystem for weekend motorists

Kerala should not sacrifice its ecosystem for weekend motorists

Kerala should not sacrifice its ecosystem for weekend motorists

14 September 2024, 05:58 IST

For the new government, sustainable development must lead to economic growth

The stakes are high for India where environment and climate-related risks could cost the nation 3 per cent of its GDP annually.

27 May 2024, 05:12 IST

For the new government, sustainable development must lead to economic growth

For the new government, sustainable development must lead to economic growth

For the new government, sustainable development must lead to economic growth

27 May 2024, 05:12 IST

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common. Let’s accept and adapt to it

With or without El Nino, the current high temperatures are the new normal. If we are not ready for the heat today, we are definitely not ready for the heat tomorrow. The risk is only increasing.

03 May 2024, 06:14 IST

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common. Let’s accept and adapt to it

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common. Let’s accept and adapt to it

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common. Let’s accept and adapt to it

03 May 2024, 06:14 IST

Boiling frog syndrome and Indian elections

Climate change is not explicitly on the voter’s agenda either. No one is willing to connect the dots between the promises of employment, electricity, and a booming economy to the ongoing and impending threats of climate change-induced disasters.

01 April 2024, 05:28 IST

India is terribly unprepared for the next climate disaster

India is terribly unprepared for the next climate disaster

Boiling frog syndrome and Indian elections

01 April 2024, 05:28 IST

Lakshadweep is not the Maldives. It cannot be

Lakshadweep can hardly afford the ill fate of Maya Bay in Thailand, made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio film 'The Beach', or of Ladakh, made famous by the Hindi film 'Three Idiots'.

23 January 2024, 06:27 IST

Lakshadweep is not the Maldives. It cannot be

Lakshadweep is not the Maldives. It cannot be

Lakshadweep is not the Maldives. It cannot be

23 January 2024, 06:27 IST

Dubai Disappoints | COP28 fails to make history

COP28 threw equity and justice out of the window, giving wealthy countries and countries of the Global South the same targets and timelines, without any means of implementation, additional climate finance, and resources to the latter to enable the energy transition.

14 December 2023, 06:13 IST

Dubai Disappoints | COP28 fails to make history

Dubai Disappoints | COP28 fails to make history

Dubai Disappoints | COP28 fails to make history

14 December 2023, 06:13 IST

Pollution control boards are the weak link

Effective and strict implementation is the Achilles heel in India’s battle against air pollution, and the pollution control boards are its weakest link.

24 October 2023, 05:38 IST

Pollution control boards are the weak link

Pollution control boards are the weak link

Pollution control boards are the weak link

24 October 2023, 05:38 IST

Hard to take Delhi’s winter action plan seriously

How can an otherwise comprehensive plan miss out on including a complete and permanent ban on the cutting of trees?

30 September 2023, 06:31 IST

Hard to take Delhi’s winter action plan seriously

Hard to take Delhi’s winter action plan seriously

Hard to take Delhi’s winter action plan seriously

30 September 2023, 06:31 IST

Science, not greed, should decide fate of Himalayas

Tunnelling and blasting for constructing hydropower projects, widening of roads, and constructing buildings will trigger the inbuilt tectonic instability of the mountains

17 August 2023, 08:12 IST

Science, not greed, should decide fate of Himalayas

Science, not greed, should decide fate of Himalayas

Science, not greed, should decide fate of Himalayas

17 August 2023, 08:12 IST