FAQs
Air Pollution in India - Frequently Asked Questions
Although air pollution is an omnipresent concern, there is a general lack in knowledge regarding the area. Within are some frequently asked questions about this topic.
Learn to make your city sustainable by being inclusive
No city today can be called sustainable merely on account of its tree cover or pure river water. The fruit wala, the kabari wala, the chaat wala, the press wala, the cobbler-many of these people are increasingly being forgotten in the defination of sustainable cities. We forget that an urban ecosystem has trees and ponds, clean air and birds, but also, people and the infrastructure they need. People in the public space make it safer. They are also key to running our city, with the fewest resources. Many live in sub-standard settlements, without enough water, electicity, mobility. Therefore, equity is also an important aspect of sustainability. Existing inequities and institutional inadequacies make it hard for individual and community actions to make a significant difference to the overall picture. Yet, Chintan optimistically presents this action sheet for the middle classes to act on.
Wetland Action Sheet
Wetlands are essential to our cities. They ensure we have water storage, they offer many life forms a home, they sequester carbon. They are as much a part of our geography as cities are. Here is now you can protect wetlands as communities and individuals.
Learn to Save Trees (at least try)
Trees face a lot of hostility in Urban India. Here are some ways you can fight this trend :
Summary of the Delhi Tree Act, 1994
The Tree Act was intended to protect Delhi’s trees. Here are some things you need to know about this act, in order to use it.
Construction and Demolition Waste Rules In a Nutshell
For many years, construction debris, or malba, was not considered a waste type. In fact, it has caused enormous air pollution in the form of dust and particulate matter, which has made the soil sterile and unable to nurture life, and rendered acres of land un-usable. However, it can also be put to very productive use, and recycled. At a time when India is urbanizing with rapidly increasing construction activities and sand-mining from rivers is a severe environmental menace, recycling malba is the way forward. These Rules guide us in that direction. The broad pathway for malba is to ensure it is channelized towards recycling plants and not dumped. For that reason, every actor’s role is key.
Frequently Asked Questions about Solid Waste
Chintan has compiled these questions and the answers to them, based on what we get asked most often.