-Hindustan Times A little over a 100 kms south from the city of Ahmedabad, in the lush green cotton fields, speckled with creamy white cotton buds, locals will regale you with stories of farmers who sold their land and got rich. There is one about a few farmers in a nearby village, who sold their land to a corporate and bought the “chaar bangle waali car” (referring to the Audi logo)....
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Trying and testing the car formula -Rukmini S & Samarth Bansal
-The Hindu While the Delhi government’s spirit of experimentation is to be lauded, the right lessons need to be learnt from the odd-even trial. It is now amply clear that no credible data supports the Delhi government’s claim that the odd-even trial has reduced pollution or improved Air quality. In fact, the quality of air in the first week of January was worse compared to previous weeks. Data obtained from the National...
More »Air quality data blows away Delhi govt’s claim -Damini Nath & Samarth Bansal
-The Hindu Govt’s claim that pollution in the city has dropped over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of PM. The Delhi government's claim that pollution in the Capital has reduced over the past week is at odds with data of the daily average levels as well as peak values of particulate matter (PM). As per a report submitted by the...
More »Pollution falls, for now, largely due to weather in Delhi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Whether due to odd-even rule or not, air pollution levels in the city have begun to fall. Data released by System of Air quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) of the ministry of earth sciences showed PM2.5 concentration on January 9 to be at the lowest level since December 25. It was also lower than the level recorded on the same day in 2015. Please click...
More »Air in Indian cities fouler than in Beijing -Samarth Bansal & Rukmini S
-The Hindu Anand Vihar in east Delhi reported the most pollution All six north Indian cities for which data was available had worse Air quality than Beijing in 2015, The Hindu’s analysis of official data shows. However the south’s comparatively better Air quality levels hide some lethal truths. Launched in April 2015, India’s National Air quality Index portal produces an Air quality Index (AQI) value for around 15 cities based on the most...
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