Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Children’s IQ Plummets by Almost 20 Points in Indian State with High Air Pollution 02/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Air pollution not only affects lung health but also brain development in children, according to two studies presented at the World Conference on Lung Health (WCLH) held in Denmark recently. One study from India found that children living in highly polluted areas scored nearly 20 points lower on the intelligence quotient (IQ) than their peers […] Continue reading -> Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’ 21/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial final stage of climate negotiations as discussions in the plenary paused for much of the penultimate day. The talks were at a contentious stage when the fire happened and remained so Friday’morning, when talks resumed […] Continue reading -> Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Delhi Police Crackdown on Largest Air Pollution Protest since Pandemic 10/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji DELHI, India – The Delhi police detained nearly 100 people Sunday evening in a protest against high levels of air pollution in India’s capital – which has consistently ranked as the biggest pollution hot spot in the world over the past month. The protest, one of the largest since the COVID pandemic and coincided with […] Continue reading -> Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises While Trust in Official Data Falls 06/11/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji As pollution levels soar in Delhi, questions over missing data and transparency raise concerns about the government’s handling of the crisis. NEW DELHI – Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20 October, when the extremely hazardous […] Continue reading -> Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year 23/10/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji From killing over 600,000 elderly from dementia to an almost equal number of infants under the age of one-year, air pollution’s impact on young and old is explained simply through hard-hitting numbers in the latest State of Global Air (SOGA) report, by the Boston-based Health Effects Institute. The report identifies plenty of scope for immediate […] Continue reading -> Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts 16/09/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A sweeping new report by a consortium of climate and health experts offers a global indictment of how fossil fuels harm populations – from extraction to emissions, devastating human health from cradle to grave. Treating the fossil fuel sector like the tobacco sector will help, recommends the study’s authors. Fossil fuel advertisements should be banned, […] Continue reading -> India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
India’s Air Quality Index Improves But Delhi Remains World’s Worst Polluted City 28/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji The eighth AQLI report released on Thursday, establishes a global warming link to air pollution – surprisingly in the United States and Canada. However, the global air pollution hotspot remains in South Asia. NEW DELHI – The latest data is out on how much air pollution is estimated to shorten lives, and New Delhi tops […] Continue reading -> Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Indian Study Calls for Air Quality Index to Be Linked to Health Risk 04/08/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji Delhi and other Indian cities should replace the one-size-fits-all air quality index (AQI) with a city-specific health index focused on premature death risks, a new study recommends. NEW DELHI – Almost three-quarters of the world’s top 100 most-polluted cities are in India, but does its widely used air quality index (AQI) adequately warn people of […] Continue reading -> India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
India Reverses Key Policy, Exempting Most Coal-fired Power Plants from Emission Rules 16/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – On 11 July, the Indian government changed its own rules, exempting most coal-fired power plants from installing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions. This reverses a key environmental policy launched in 2015 to cut SO2 emissions. It means that about 78% of India’s 537 or so thermal power plant units do […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts