Pollution is not a new problem in India. But its recent intensity is a clarion call for policy action. Both India’s leaders and people can no longer afford to look away. India faces a crisis of worse proportion. In June, the WHO declared Delhi’s air quality the worst in the world. Delhi’s air pollution over the last one week has become one-and-a-half times worse than Beijing’s. And yet, Delhi’s citizenry seem more concerned about the perils of carpooling and rationing vehicle usage than calamitous levels of air pollution.

http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-commentary/growing-pollution-a-clarion-call-for-policy-action/

“Growing pollution: A clarion call for policy action.” The Economic Times (India), 11 Dec 2015, with Asit K. Biswas.

http://www.policyforum.net/clearing-the-air-about-indias-pollution-problem/

“Clearing the air about India’s pollution problem.” Policy Forum (Australian National University), 2 Feb 2016, with Asit K. Biswas.

Quoted in The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/12/11/the-morning-wrap-december-11_n_8777528.html

NUS News page:

http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news/growing-pollution-a-clarion-call-for-policy-action/