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15 Nov 2023

Pollution - no solution - part-1 - Govt ignores institutional polluters - 263 thermal power plants

by Mr. Anil Sood Updated on 15/Nov/2023

All thre cities in India are grappling with humoungous pollution laden by dust particles suspended in the air, PM-2.5, PM-10, SoX, NoX, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Di-oxide.

The coastal cities which were known to be clean because sea breeze us...

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...

28 Dec 2025

India Is Clearing Its Forests Without Knowing What It Is Losing

by Mr. Anil Sood

India today stands at a troubling crossroads. While it proclaims commitment to climate action, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development, vast tracts of its most critical forests are being quietly opened up for mining, infrastructure,...

11 Dec 2025

When Tigers and Leopards walk into our Cities, It’s Not a Mystery — It’s a Warning

by Mr. Anil Sood

Recent incidents of tigers and leopards straying into residential areas across Gujarat, Pune and Rajasthan have sparked public anxiety, social-media frenzy and demands for tighter “animal control.” But before we blame the big cats, we ...

10 Dec 2025

Judicial Indiscipline: The Silent Engine Driving India’s Litigation Crisis

by Mr. Anil Sood

The other day, during a visit to Bharat Mandapam, I was struck by an unexpected sight: half the roads around the Supreme Court were choked with cars parked by lawyers, leaving barely any space for movement. A visit to the Delhi High Court shows no...

30 Apr 2025

Noise pollution by aviation - niether assessed nor addressed

by Mr. Anil Sood

Despite huge noise pollution caused by aviation, admitted by MOEF&CC in its Manual titled as “Environmental Impact Assessment Guidance Manual for AIRPORTS - May 2010” in an area of 6KM while landing and 3 KM while taking off, is ne...

18 Oct 2024

The Lady Justice - old statue vs new statue and public perception

by Mr. Anil Sood Updated on 18/Oct/2024

The traditional depiction of the Lady of Justice includes a blindfold, scales, and a sword, each symbolizing important principles of justice:

Blindfold: Represents impartiality, meaning justice should be delivered withoutbias or prejudice, r

7 Oct 2024

Wars - crime against humanity - ecological disasters

by Mr. Anil Sood Updated on 07/Oct/2024

Good morning-nations are busy in marketing and selling weapons & fueling wars. Has anyone thought of impact on human lives globally?

Bombing and the use of explosives in conflict zones have severe environmental and health consequences. Whil

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17 Nov 2023

Pollution - no solution - Thermal Power Plants - Part 3 - CAG 2022 Report Gujarat

by Mr. Anil Sood

I have shared the facts of huge pollution caused by Thermal Power Plants which is contuining to haunt the citizens and offering them to smokle Hooka free of cost free of charge throughout the country even in so called elusive “Smart Cities&r...