Blogs

Do you know that every change you make - no matter how little - can go a long way in tackling climate emergency? Take the pledge to change one thing today. This blog combines 29 simple and doable sustainability pledges that you can adopt in your day-to-day life. CAG ran this campaign in February 2020 as part of the Climate Action Month, Chennai 2020. 

Chennai woke up to smoke filled skies that spurred this blog on harmful health effects of air pollution on Bhogi mornings, and a request to celebrate smoke-free Bhogi next year.

Ground level ozone is a major air pollutant and is known to negatively impact human health and agricultural output. This blog delves into the details of ozone pollution and its impact on climate and health.

Ambient air pollution is a major global threat to health and wellbeing of global population. This blog delves into the contribution of different sectors to the pollutants in the air we breathe.

In January 2019, India had her first ever national programme launched to ameliorate air pollution crisis. The NCAP document leaves one slightly disappointed at the opportunity lost to have a significant and timely impact on abating air pollution in India.

COP24, touted as the most important climate conference since the 2015 Paris meeting (COP21), was held in the coal mining city of Katowice, Poland from December 2 to 15, 2018. The event saw muted ambition by member nations to combat climate change and failure to divorce coal.

Instead of having separate indices for soil, water and air, Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) combines all of them in a single index, to assign a numerical value to the extent of pollution in an industrial cluster.

Growing up, I thought my city, Madras (that is also Chennai) was just unfortunate to be permanently water-starved. We were dependent on the monsoons to fill up the city’s reservoirs and recharge groundwater.