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You Are What You Breathe
Air pollution impacts health in life-altering ways, new research shows. The fascination with ‘you are what you eat’ has spawned a massive industry…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
5 Years of India’s Landmark Clean Air Programme: 5 Takeaways Show How Far it's Worked
A billion dollars on, has air pollution reduced? Varanasi, Chennai met targets. Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata missed targets. Mumbai worsened. And even the…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
COP28 Starts With An Avalanche of Warnings, But Will Leaders Ditch Incrementalism?
Under the scanner: Political will, the US, GDP loss and air pollution... and, as always, fossil fuels and climate finance.
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Chetan Bhattacharji
The #COP28 Newsletter: 2°C redline crossed
... and Delhi records its worst stretch of severe air pollution. A short list of writings ahead of the mega, annual climate conference which starts this…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
Writing’s on the Wall: Timely Volume on India’s Coal Dilemma
Released between G20 and COP28, a new book looks at the role of coal in India's Just Energy Transition. Here's why it's a good read for ESG investors…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
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G20's Response to “Insufficient” Report Card, Sets Stage for Dubai's COP28
Greece, Hong Kong are reminders that time is running out for climate action. IPCC & G20 put out two documents in two days. Here's how this sets the…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
Will Delhi Have Clean Air For The G20 Summit?
7th September's World Clean Air, 9-10th is the big meeting. Trends and latest data shows the Indian capital can, at times, drop its tag of ‘most…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
India's Rising Heat Crisis: Tragedy Near Mumbai A Turning Point?
Nobody died in climate change-powered Cyclone Biparjoy. Lessons learnt after 1999's devastating super-cyclone helped. It's time for a repeat to save…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
Will Delhi's Air Pollution Be Under Control By September's G20 Summit?
What new data and Delhi's AQI calendar shows
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Chetan Bhattacharji
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Cutting Through The Haze: Why Delhi’s Notorious Pollution Needs 24x7 Attention
Children are going to school with pollutants at 50-60x the World Health Organisation’s safe limits. The region’s most powerful officials are tasked with…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
Why The Kid Gloves For Delhi’s Biggest Polluter?
In the world’s ‘most polluted capital’, the biggest polluter doesn’t pay. And how health suffers.
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Chetan Bhattacharji
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Stubble Burning Fix: AAP Proposes, But An Agency of Its Own Government Disposes
AAP's big bet on bio-decomposers is questioned by officials. Air pollution levels in the world’s most polluted Capital in the first few days of October…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
Air Pollution Rising - Time to Slash Delhi Metro’s Fares?
Farm fires have begun, vehicular pollution remains a major source of pollution. Smog guns are out in the Capital’s streets, there's a new air quality…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
Six Months Of Climate Change Hell - But See What's Missing
From the warmest March to wettest August. From export assurances to export bans. Plus, missing: ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’ in a monthly…
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Chetan Bhattacharji
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'What Am I Breathing'
Simplified and (hopefully!) useable info on air pollution and the fallout of climate change especially in India. How does all this affect a citizen's health, wallet and vote?

'What Am I Breathing'

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