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Bharati Chaturvedi

Bharati Chaturvedi

Bharati Chaturvedi is an environmentalist and writer. She is the founder and director of Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group.

Articles by Bharati Chaturvedi

Grap was a stopgap arrangement, not a solution

We should solve the problem with the goal of not needing Grap at all in the coming years. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 05:28 am IST

The lessons for India from the plastics treaty

While the need for a Plastics Treaty is widely accepted, most countries refused to commit to binding global targets to reduce plastic production. (AFP)

Published on Aug 19, 2025 08:54 pm IST

Strengthen institutions to combat air pollution

The CAQM, established with fanfare, has given us little, as the current crisis demonstrates. We see the same ideas repeated every year, mostly during peak pollution (PTI)

Published on Nov 21, 2024 08:11 pm IST

Action on toxic plastics can’t wait for consensus

Plastics, ubiquitous and convenient, have long enjoyed widespread usage owing to their versatility(Pixabay)

Published on May 04, 2024 10:09 pm IST

Green piece: National clean air plan lists 131 cities struggling to meet norms

Delhi, the world’s most polluted city, has just announced it will set up 100 construction and demolition waste (malba) plants across the city. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 05, 2024 07:52 am IST

Green Piece: The depleting forest cover across country

with the depliting forest cover in the country, it is impossible today to go into the kind of vanwas, or the arduous 14-year exile, that Lord Ram himself took. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 22, 2024 07:26 am IST

Saving the Capital’s outdoor workers

Commuters out at NH 24 near Akshardham Temple on a smoggy morning amid rising air pollution levels Delhi NCR. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 08, 2024 06:45 pm IST

Green Piece: Concerns persist around Loss and Damage Fund’s implementation

Concerns remain over the implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund even after being approved after negotiations at COP28. (AP)

Updated on Dec 11, 2023 07:28 am IST

Green Piece: Indians need more push to tap into the solar energy

To solarise our everyday lives, we need both a top down and bottom up approach. (AP)

Updated on Nov 20, 2023 01:29 am IST

Leopard park likely to be built in Aravallis near Gurugram

A new leopard park is likely to come up in the Aravallis, says Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority. (HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 06, 2023 01:17 am IST

Green piece: A look at eco-tourism as a means to fight climate crisis

Ecotourism, if done well, will pay for conservation and the enormous efforts that it needs. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 22, 2023 12:23 am IST

Greenpiece: All across Himalayas, India needs to rethink

Cracks appear at houses in Joshimath in Chamoli district, Sunday, January 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Published on Jan 09, 2023 06:10 am IST

Greenpiece: A Failure to stop the chemicals comes full circle

Bhopal gas tragedy victims stage demonstration outside a court. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT File Photo)

Published on Dec 05, 2022 02:35 am IST

Reducing air pollution needs systemic changes

Commuters in Anand Vihar walk through a dense blanket of smog, October 30, 2022 (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Nov 18, 2022 07:09 pm IST

Greenpiece: Brazil’s Prez elections key to climate policies in coming years

The entrance to the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday, November 6, 2022. (Photographer: Islam Safwat/Bloomberg)

Published on Nov 07, 2022 03:57 am IST

Greenpiece: ‘Light pollution’ is an issue for avian visitors

India needs lucid norms to cut down night lighting. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

Published on Oct 10, 2022 06:41 am IST

Collaborate to build up climate resilience

Three flood victims float their belongings on an upturned table, Jafferabad District, Pakistan, September 5, 2022 (REUTERS)

Updated on Sept 10, 2022 07:37 pm IST

Adapting celebrations for today’s festivals

People burst fire crackers on Diwali in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:44 am IST

Let planning reflect the PM’s LIFE mantra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)

Published on Jul 18, 2022 04:47 am IST

Single-use plastics: The next five steps

People collecting plastic waste during the Bengaluru Plog Run, October 2, 2018 (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 16, 2022 07:24 pm IST

Need to Prevent conflict between renewable energy and biodiversity

(Representative image)

Published on Jul 11, 2022 05:55 am IST

Why not lead the world in phasing out zoos?

Royal Bengal tigers in a playful mood at Chhatbir Zoo, Chandigarh.

Published on Jul 04, 2022 03:50 am IST

A climate shield for India’s small farmers

Farmers at a paddy field. (Image for representational purpose)

Published on Jun 20, 2022 06:43 am IST

Greenpiece: need to create law to reduce food waste

Food waste is both an environmental and a moral hazard.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 13, 2022 07:07 am IST

Need to create better ecosystem for animals

From co-existence, people globally have slid into a cruel confrontation with the natural world. (HT file photo)(HT_PRINT)

Published on May 30, 2022 04:48 am IST

Infusing green tradition in our cities

or lasting change, Indian cities need regulation, shifts in education and transformations in planning and running cities.

Published on May 23, 2022 12:28 am IST

To survive heatwaves, we need a moratorium on cutting down trees

About 80% of the workforce in urban India is informal (90% in rural India). We know them as cobblers, workers in construction and waste, and street vendors, among other people who make cities liveable. They are vulnerable to the heat; their work requires them to be on the streets, facing the elements, for the most part, without any cooling comfort. (AFP)

Updated on May 17, 2022 09:24 pm IST

Rising electric scooter fires need a closer look

Representational image

Published on Apr 25, 2022 06:02 am IST

Need to take lessons from Sri Lanka crisis

Sri Lankan demonstrators holding placards attend a protest to demand justice.(REUTERS)

Published on Apr 18, 2022 05:07 am IST

Elderly losing out to climate change talk

The study addresses a key question from the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition on whether glaciers at the highest point on earth are experiencing the impacts of climate change.

Published on Apr 11, 2022 07:06 am IST

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