Experts say the Air Quality Index in the National Capital could get worse if emissions and farm fires are not checked. Abinash Mohanty, Sector Head, Climate Change & Sustainability, says the AQI levels will worsen will if authorities fail to take strict measures in checkiing vehicular emmissions and farm fires.

Last week, as the Indian capital battled days of toxic air, the city’s environment minister said that his government was considering cloud seeding – a rain-making technique – to bring down pollution levels. The plan’s fruition will depend on getting approval from India’s Supreme Court, and possibly a number of federal ministries. If that happens, […]

What can help better the air quality in Delhi and neighbouring areas? Will cloud seeding as an option be effective? Abinash Mohanty, Sector Head, Climate Change & Sustainability weighs in as the people brace for toxic air on Diwali

The monsoon of 2023 is a testament to how erratic, incessant, and longer dry days are the new norms impacting lives and livelihoods, especially across climate-dependent sectors like agriculture.As an El-Nino year, 2023 low-intensity rainfall events are normal but what is abrupt is the increase in incessant and erratic rainfall events, says Abinash Mohanty, Sector […]