The world leaders assembled in Egypt for COP27 must take notice of the 7 million deaths every year caused by air pollution and climate change and the mental trauma of about 25... Read more »
Farmers who engage in stubble burning have become the fall guys in the blame game, but Delhi air quality cannot improve without solving issues such as vehicular pollution and garbage dumps. Read more »
The Ukraine conflict may be a larger factor in climate change mitigation efforts than the slow and complex COP27 summit. Read more »
Russia’s participation in the wheat exports deal is essential for keeping a global food shortage from getting worse. Read more »
Fault lines have begun to appear as world leaders prepare to discuss climate action at COP27 UN climate change conference in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheik. Read more »
India must cut fertiliser subsidies by targeting them better, while also making efforts to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers to facilitate climate change mitigation. Read more »
Interest rate hikes by the Fed will lead to capital outflows from other economies to the US, weakening the domestic currencies and economies. Read more »
Various new schemes announced by the government will cause enormous fiscal strain despite record GST and direct tax collections this year. Read more »
TRAI turned a blind eye to violations by telecom operators and failed to impose quality standards, punish violators, and protect consumers. Read more »
While Facebook and Twitter were in favour of a joint panel for social media regulation as suggested by the government, Google’s opposition to external scrutiny thwarted the move. Read more »