Articles

Beyond Bins and Landfills

April 10, 2026

This article discusses India’s Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, which aim to transition from a linear “dispose” model to a circular economy. While the rules expand Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and mandate source segregation and dumpsite remediation, significant hurdles remain. Implementation is threatened by weak enforcement, lack of public behavioral change, and severe funding gaps […]

Publication:Millennium Post

Author:Sudheer Kumar Shukla

Category: Environment

India’s 2035 NDC: Key Features, Achievements and Concerns

April 05, 2026

India’s approved 2031-2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets a 47% reduction in emissions intensity, 60% non-fossil electricity capacity, and a 3.5-4 billion tonne carbon sink. While demonstrating policy stability, these goals are criticized as incremental rather than transformative, potentially merely formalizing existing trends. Challenges remain, including absolute emission increases, continued coal dependence, and a need […]

Publication:UNI India

Author:Sudheer Kumar Shukla

Category: Environment

Wetlands at the Crossroads

April 03, 2026

India faces a growing water crisis driven by climate change, urbanisation, and population pressures. Wetlands, vital for water security, flood control, and biodiversity, are rapidly declining due to encroachment and pollution. Cities like Chennai, Hyderabad, and Gurugram illustrate the consequences of their loss. While policy recognition exists, implementation gaps remain. Restoring wetlands requires integrated planning, […]

Publication:Millennium Post

Author:Neha Bhatnagar

Category: Climate Change

Skilful Balancing Act

March 24, 2026

The article “Skilful Balancing Act” explores the Great Nicobar Project, an ₹80,000-crore initiative aimed at transforming the island into a strategic maritime and logistics hub. It highlights India’s attempt to balance national security and economic growth with ecological preservation. Despite legal challenges regarding environmental clearances and threats to biodiversity, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) upheld […]

Publication:Millennium Post

Author:Praveen Garg & Pawan Jai Singh Rathore

Category: Environment

Reimaging environmental health through AI

February 25, 2026

The article examines AI’s potential in early warning, pollution-linked disease prediction, and data-driven policymaking, while emphasising the need for ethical, transparent, and inclusive deployment. AI is transforming India’s environmental health governance by shifting from reactive crisis response to anticipatory risk assessment. Initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission leverage machine learning and satellite data to forecast pollution […]

Publication:The Hindu

Author:Sudheer Kumar Shukla

Category: Environment

Air Pollution: India’s Silent, Structural Threat – Bigger than Any Trade Tariff

February 24, 2026

The article highlights that air pollution is not just a health issue but, it is a structural economic risk for India, which is potentially more damaging than Global Trade Tariffs. It showed evidence on productivity losses, increasing healthcare costs, and long term impacts on growth, urging policymakers to treat clean air as core economic policy, […]

Publication:YesEarth Journal

Author:Sudheer Kumar Shukla and PC Nath

Category: Environment