Air Pollution

Seeking solutions to air pollution, health and congestion in South Asian cities

This document contains the presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury of Centre for Science and Environment, at Second country media briefing on “Challenges of Air Quality and Mobility Management in South Asian cities” held in Colombo on 27 April 2011, jointly organized by CSE and TVE Asia Pacific.

Publication Date: 
27/04/2011
Anumita Roychowdhury
Centre for Science and Environment
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CSE, CSE Study, South Asia, Delhi, Urban Transport, Transport, India, Health Effects, Urban Air Quality, Congestion, Air Pollution
Transport

How green is budget?

The Union budget has announced its usual palliative for inclusive growth and aam aadmi. But the urban aam aadmi loses all.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2011
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
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Auto Industry, Budget, Buses, Cars, Diesel, Fuel Cell Vehicles, Hybrid Electric, India, Personal Transport, Public Transport, Transport, Urban Transport
Transport

Remove the perverse incentive

Pre-budget discussions on misuse of subsidised diesel in cars has hit a crescendo. Public angst has already brought this to a boil. Political ire is also sharper this year, with Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh condemning the use of subsidised diesel in luxury SUVs as “criminal”.

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28/02/2011
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
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Cars, Diesel, Energy Policy, Fuel Pricing, Health Effects, India, Petrol, Subsidies, Transport, Vehicular Pollution
Transport

Car control

Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads , check car population to free their road space and this latest special report in Down To Earth finds out where India is headed and what lessons can the country learn from them.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2010
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
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Cars, Personal Transport, Public Transport, India, Congestion Pricing, Road Pricing, Transport, Mobility Planning, Parking Policy, Urban Transport, Global
Transport

Car Control

Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads. Not the chocked Indian cities, through. Time to make cars in India pay the real cost of using roads.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2010
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
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Cars, China, Congestion, Congestion Pricing, Delhi, Germany, India, London, Mobility Planning, Mumbai, New York, Parking Policy, Personal Transport, Public Transport, Road Pricing, Singapore, Sweden, Transport
Air Pollution

Mobility crisis: agenda for action 2010

We have more roads and flyovers than ever before to address our transportation worries. But, unfortunately, roads in cities like Delhi are chock-a-block with bumper-to-bumper traffic, due to the huge ratio of cars as compared to buses. It is time to set new terms of action. Make the city more walkable. This book discusses in detail ways and means of dealing with pollution and congestion.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2010
Anumita Roychowdhury, Sunita Narain, H B Mathur, & et al
Centre for Science and Environment
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Urban Air Quality, Air Quality Standards, Transport, Public Transport, Mobility Planning, Walking, Parking Policy, Congestion, India, Delhi, Buses, South Asia, Air Pollution
Transport

CNG programme in India: the future challenges

With a large number of Indian cities embarking on natural gas vehicle programme it is essential that the elements of these programmes are well defined for maximum environmental and public health gains. It is important that the lessons are drawn from the well established programmes in the region to chart the future course.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2009
Anumita Roychowdhury
Centre for Science and Environment
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CNG, India, CSE, Fuel Adulteration, CNG Buses, Vehicles, Health, Urban Air Quality, Natural Gas, Vehicular Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Transport
Transport

Footfalls: obstacle course to livable cities

This study provides detailed analysis of walking conditions in Indian cities. The analysis indicates that walkability is overlooked and undervalued in transport planning, and that improved walkability is justified for equity and efficiency sake. It provides specific recommendations for improving walking conditions to address a variety of planning objectives.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
Anumita Roychowdhury
Centre for Science and Environment
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Climate Mitigation, Transport, Public Transport, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Planning, Urban Transport, High Capacity Bus, Walking, Pedestrians, CSE, India, Delhi
Air Pollution

 Obama steps on accelerator

Goes for auto emission cuts from far behind in the race us president Barack Obama has set in motion a national policy that is expected to make cars and trucks in the country 30 per cent more fuel efficient by 2016. The policy is also expected to cut 900 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions from vehicles between 2012 and 2016. This is equal to taking 177 million cars off

Publication Date: 
29/06/2009
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
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Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Fuel Efficiency, California GHG Emissions Standards, Fuel Economy Labelling, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Cars, Auto Industry, Legislation, United States Of America (US), India
Transport

 Label your cars

Car makers told displaying fuel efficiency now mandatory AFTER years of prolonged inter-ministerial battle, the Centre recently reached a consensus to have mandatory fuel economy standards and a labelling programme for cars to improve their fuel efficiency. The conflict was on what would be the nature of the regulations and who would be responsible for assigning the rules. The car industry

Publication Date: 
30/01/2009
Anumita Roychowdhury
Down to Earth
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Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Economy Standards, Fuel Economy Labelling, Energy Policy, Energy Efficiency, Transport, Cars, Auto Industry, India

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