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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

How to mitigate tourism footprint

How to mitigate tourism footprint

Updated on May 25, 2026 24:10 IST

India pulls back offer to host COP 2028. Why is it a wise choice

Despite India’s strides in renewables and the government’s efforts to reduce the current pain, the most vulnerable are still suffering.

Updated on Apr 13, 2026 02:57 IST

Global warming spells doom for ice-based ecosystems

According to the BBC, between 2000 and 2023, glaciers outside the major ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica lost around 270 billion tonnes of ice each year on average. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Mar 8, 2026 21:44 IST

How US-Israel-Iran war escalation could choke UAE, Kuwait with toxic air

Iran is known to suffer from heavy air pollution.

Updated on Mar 2, 2026 04:04 IST

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)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 23:58 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)

Updated on Aug 19, 2025 15:24 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)

Updated on Nov 21, 2024 14:41 IST

Action on toxic plastics can’t wait for consensus

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

Updated on May 4, 2024 16:39 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 5, 2024 02:22 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 01:56 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)

Updated on Jan 8, 2024 13:15 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 01:58 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 19, 2023 19:59 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 5, 2023 19:47 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 21, 2023 18:53 IST

Greenpiece: All across Himalayas, India needs to rethink

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

Updated on Jan 9, 2023 24:40 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)

Updated on Dec 4, 2022 21:05 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 13:39 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)

Updated on Nov 6, 2022 22:27 IST

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

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

Updated on Oct 10, 2022 01:11 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 Sep 10, 2022 14:07 IST

Adapting celebrations for today’s festivals

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

Updated on Aug 7, 2022 20:14 IST

Let planning reflect the PM’s LIFE mantra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)

Updated on Jul 17, 2022 23:17 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 13:54 IST

Need to Prevent conflict between renewable energy and biodiversity

(Representative image)

Updated on Jul 11, 2022 24:25 IST

Why not lead the world in phasing out zoos?

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

Updated on Jul 3, 2022 22:20 IST

A climate shield for India’s small farmers

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

Updated on Jun 20, 2022 01:13 IST

Greenpiece: need to create law to reduce food waste

Food waste is both an environmental and a moral hazard.

Updated on Jun 13, 2022 01:37 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)

Updated on May 29, 2022 23:18 IST

Infusing green tradition in our cities

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

Updated on May 22, 2022 18:58 IST

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