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- Editorial by Sunita Narain
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- Stories from Down To Earth
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| Sunita Narain |
| Editor, Down To Earth |
 Twitter: @sunitanar
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| Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Act, for your children’s sake |
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We can’t breathe in Delhi. It is a public health emergency as pollutants in the air have spiked to extremely toxic levels. Officially, the air quality is in the severe+ zone, which means that it is bad for even the healthy, forget about what it will do to our children, aged and the already vulnerable. But what I want to discuss is why and what can we do — without the clamour and the politics that in its own way is contaminating the airs today.
So, what has happened in end October and early November?
Until the afternoon of Diwali (October 27, 2019), the air in Delhi was bad, but still somewhat breathable. But with the weather turning adverse — colder nights, less wind and so no dispersion — pollution was steadily rising. Also, the stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana was beginning though its contribution to the pollution in Delhi was miniscule. However, it was clear that things could get worse...
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| Announcements - Trainings & Events |
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| Awards |
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CSE to receive the 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
On November 19, 2019, former Vice President of India Mohd Hamid Ansari will present the award in New Delhi.
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| New Publications |
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Body Burden
State of India's health -- antibiotic resistance
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State of India's Environment 2020
How we fared in the year gone by
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First Food: Business of Taste
On good food, nature, nutrition and livelihoods
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The Cost of Urban Commute
On the affordability and sustainability of public transport
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Let’s Clear the Air on Air
A primer on air pollution for schools
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rchandran@cseindia.org
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