22 Jun 2026 India vulnerable to chronic aircraft noise thanks to regulatory gaps by Mr. Anil Sood Updated on 22/Jun/2026 The 17 years old ongoing battle against noise pollution caused by aviation has exposed one common factor – all the statutory authorities despite having perfect mechanism to assess noise pollution caused by aviation, continue to be comatose.&...
1 May 2026 Lucknow’s Silence Zones as Noisy as Commercial Hubs: Airport Noise Data Missing by Mr. Anil Sood Lucknow has emerged as a stark example of worsening noise pollution, with sound levels in designated silence zones such as Gomti Nagar and the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute (PGI) now competing with those in busy commercial areas like Alig...
8 Apr 2026 Pollution in Delhi - When “expert” reports ignore ground reality, who is accountable? by Mr. Anil Sood Despite placing detailed, documented evidence before the Commission for Air Quality Management—including submissions on aviation emissions, railway pollution, and real-time urban congestion impacts—the latest report by its so-called &l...
25 Mar 2026 India’s Air Quality Crisis: Are We Blaming the Wrong Culprit? by Mr. Anil Sood The recently released World Air Quality Report 2025 (IQAir, Switzerland) once again places India among the most polluted countries in the world. Predictably, the narrative circles back to the usual suspect — vehicular emissions. But here&...
27 Feb 2026 Why Measuring Aircraft Noise Through Leq Alone Is Not Enough by Mr. Anil Sood By Anil Sood India’s aviation sector is expanding rapidly. New runways are being added, flight frequency is rising, and airports are operating round the clock. While this growth supports economic development, it also raises a serious publ...
29 Dec 2025 Internet never forgets - Public Discourse in the Age of Digital Immortality by Mr. Anil Sood Last year, a newspaper clipping about retired IAS officer Akshay Sood from Himachal Pradesh unexpectedly appeared on my Facebook feed. The news item praised his decision to decline the use of an official vehicle after being retained post-retiremen...
29 Dec 2025 Breathless Democracy: Pollution, Governance Failure, and Article 21 by Mr. Anil Sood How governance failures and denial of data undermine Articles 21 and 51A(g) Pollution in India has been reduced to a predictable annual spectacle—televised debates, scrolling headlines, and ritualistic outrage that peak every winter and d...
4 Jul 2026 EV Policy in India: Means or End? by Mr. Anil Sood India should continue encouraging cleaner transportation. However, EV promotion should not become an end in itself. A prudent long-term strategy would focus on: Building a domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem to reduce import dependence....
4 Jul 2026 EV Policy in India: Electric cars vs Public Transport - why subsidy model always does not succeed by Mr. Anil Sood India should continue encouraging cleaner transportation. However, EV promotion should not become an end in itself. A prudent long-term strategy would focus on: Building a domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem to reduce import dependence....
23 Jun 2026 E20 Fuel Policy: Implementation Concerns and Public Impact by Mr. Anil Sood The Government’s expansion of E20 (20% ethanol-blended petrol) is aimed at enhancing energy security and reducing emissions. However, its current implementation raises serious structural concerns. The rollout has effectively m...