Articles by Shibani Ghosh
Managing air quality: Answer is in airsheds
The NCR and large swathes of North India could benefit from the decision to operationalise air quality management of the Indo Gangetic Plain airshed
Published on Oct 28, 2024 12:23 AM IST
For clean air, strengthen pollution control boards
The boards were envisioned as autonomous entities, and strong political will coupled with bureaucratic support is required to realise this vision, even if it constrains the government’s (other) policy objectives.
Updated on Oct 31, 2022 06:43 PM IST
Bad air: Ad hocism won’t work anymore
Air pollution is a complex societal problem. We must recognise this and focus our attention on long-term policy pathways with clear goals and timelines
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 11:38 PM IST
CAQM: Stronger body, but some gaps remain
CAQM’s creation is not a trivial change, and almost certainly represents a step-up from Epca. A new commission, with full-time members and dedicated staff, is likely to help address the problem of intermittent focus on air quality.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 05:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Navroz K Dubash, Shibani Ghosh and Santosh Harish
The interplay between the pandemic and pollution | Analysis
It offers some opportunities. But the key is in contesting bad policies, which dilute environmental norms, processes
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 07:17 PM IST
Designing a blueprint for clean air
Strengthen the legislative mandate, and suitably enhance the institutional capacity to discharge it
Updated on Dec 23, 2019 03:00 PM IST
Pollution is now politically salient in national capital
The action plan suggests three significant shifts in the policy discourse on air quality governance.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 06:11 AM IST
New Delhi |
Shibani Ghosh, Santosh Harish
Air pollution: India waking up, but there’s a long way to go
After our initial, reactive steps, we must now take the fight forward by building public engagement and political pressure, says the Centre for Policy Research.
Updated on Dec 22, 2018 10:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Navroz K Dubash, Shibani Ghosh and Santosh Harish
Public health in India a casualty of air pollution
A significant part of the Indian population is exposed to air quality that is considerably worse than nationally and internationally accepted guidelines.
Published on Dec 20, 2018 12:53 PM IST