Indians 4 Social Change

“Every second we are damaging our lungs, but we cannot stop breathing,” were the words of  Arvind Kumar, the head of the chest and lung surgery department at the Sir Ganga Ram hospital. Delhi’s pollution problem has been no secret, however, the problem has recently escalated to levels far from …

People of old age are often looked at in pity in our society, but don’t let their helpless image passed around in society fool you. Powerful figures like Amla Ruia are rapidly changing the perception we have of the dada and dadis of India. Amla Ruia’s Initiative In order to tackle the …

Introduction To The Emergency And Its Impact On The Population Four out of every ten children in the Delhi are known to suffer severe lung problems. A worrisome 21 percent of the children surveyed by the Breathe Blue survey in Delhi were categorised as ‘poor.’ Needless to say, Delhi is …

The Indian Government has proposed to move the timeline for implementing BS-VI emission norms to April,2018, which is two years earlier than planned. Initially, the BS-VI norms were to come into effect by 2020. In the wake of Delhi smog and the overall worsening air quality in the country, the …

The smog in Delhi and the threats that it poses to the citizens of Delhi. Smog Smog is a type of air pollutant.  It was coined from the two words smoke and fog. A thick cloud of toxic smog 10 times the recommended limit surrounds the capital New Delhi. According …

As the year 2017 nears its end, India’s pollution problems gear themselves to welcome the New Year. Problems of air pollution are not news in the country. From common folk to the world wonder, Taj Mahal, nearly everybody and everything has been hit with the troubles of pollution. But the …

Breathing clean air is a fundamental right and necessity of a human being. The nation’s capital has repeatedly failed to fulfil this. Two weeks back a schoolboy in Delhi developed a respiratory problem and spent two days in the hospital to alleviate his condition. Pollution levels in Delhi are bizarrely …

Introduction This year, farming in Odisha took a change for the worst. Farmer suicide continued to plague the state as records reached an alarming four suicides within the span of a week! The latest victim was Akshaya Dharai whose crop fell prey to the attack of the notorious Brown Stem …

There has been a rise of 20% in the number of patients complaining about breathing problems in the Country’s Capital. The state is happy to score a “Very Poor” and people are advised not to go out, warm up or allow their children to play outdoors. Surely, time changes but …

Burnt To The Ground Taking the cue from the Delhi smog incident which stemmed from the burning of paddy straw in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, the Karnataka government introduced the ‘smoke management strategy’ in December 2016. There was initial contemplation on the imposition of a blanket ban on …