Exclusive: Sunita Narain, CSE Director General, Slams Government Over Ineffective Pollution Bans
In an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai, Centre for Science and Environment Director General Sunita Narain addressed the post-Diwali air pollution crisis across Delhi and North India. Dismissing the recurring blame game between stubble burning, firecrackers, and weather conditions, she stressed that toxic air results from a combination of industrial emissions, vehicular traffic, seasonal weather, and farm fires. Narain criticized governments for relying on unworkable bans and knee-jerk shutdowns,…