Swagata Dey

Closing the very difficult 2025. From Gorumura National park in North Bengal. Rampant solid fuel usage, mostly foraged by women ( who also bear the health burden). Otherwise pristine tea gardens and the gorgeous Teesta river. Hope 2026 is better for us. HNY to you and yours

November in Delhi. When coffee is nice with a slight nip in the air. But you need an N95 to even go to your neighborhood cafe as breathing is dangerous to your life.

I am waiting for Netflix to announce a series......

Brace yourselves Delhi ! Good (air) days are over. But with weather on our side and coordinated efforts, we have enjoyed cleaner air for so many days !

This is funny and sad in equal measure. The least they could do is look you up?

Shubho Bijoya. Celebration of victory of good over evil!
Life pulled a number on me this year. Lost an organ, fought a hard illness, now limping back to new normal. In all this,I continued to work, sing, read. I was cocooned @ home. Thanks to friends, colleagues & well wishers. This too shall pass.

Heavy vehicles make up 2% of country’s vehicles but are responsible for 70% of pollution—CSTEP study Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy report finds ‘super emitters’, or ageing vehicles, will undermine efforts to reduce pollution unless scrappage is made mandatory.

The Print featured extensive insights from #CSTEP researcher @swagatadey.bsky.social on the need to tackle heavy commercial vehicle (#HCV) #emissions.
Read the coverage here: theprint.in/environment/...

At least SOME countries recognize the value of NATURE and all its offerings.

Really thrilled to share this new publication on the AMORE 2.0 algorithm 💗

This goal of this EPA-funded project was to develop an automated way to reduce the complexity of atmospheric chemical mechanisms using the principles of graph theory

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Blue tag for biogas, waste plants to ease pollution norm compliance | Gurgaon News - Times of India Gurgaon: In a significant regulatory shift, there is an addition of the “blue” category to the existing list of industries — red, orange, green and wh.

#CSTEP researcher @swagatadey.bsky.social has been quoted in The Times Of India on #Haryana’s addition of a blue category to its #industrial classification.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon...

#CSTEP researcher @swagatadey.bsky.social notes that while cap-and-trade for particulate matter is a welcome pilot, it must be backed by evidence of actual improvements in ambient #airquality, in this article in the July edition of Terra Green.

bookstore.teri.res.in/journals/097...
#AirPollution

Fixing Delhi’s air quality crisis Delhi’s air pollution stems from both local sources and emissions from neighbouring States. To achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, emission reductions across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (I...

In her article published in The Hindu's 'State of Play' column, #CSTEP researcher @swagatadey.bsky.social discusses why #emission reductions across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) are essential to achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-e...

#AirPollution

In Frames: Stampede country The Hindu's News in Frames: July 13, 2025

As the world marks Population Day and India prepares for its population count, a look at the multiple tragedies across the country that were triggered by overwhelming crowds and the lack of adequate safety and control measures
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

YouTube video by The Hindu From Bans to odd-even schemes: What will it take to fix Delhi’s pollution problem? | Climate Economy

Why Delhi’s controversial old vehicle ban is need for India’s battle against its terrible #airpollution -
I discuss with @thehindu.com ‘s @kunalshankar.bsky.social
youtu.be/O_njWIaMliA

#DelhiVehicleBan
#DelhiFuelBan

Techy folks of all genders:

In an environment where everyone has hard skills (including you), ALSO having soft skills is a superpower.

Yes, don't let yourself be taken advantage of, but also? If you feel ashamed about those skills the patriarchy has won. Use all your strengths.

‘Good girls don’t go to Miranda House.’ Why families are afraid of the college In 'The Miranda Chronicles', editor Devjani Ray collects the stories of a diverse range of Mirandians to present a vital, living, and human history of Miranda House.

theprint.in/pageturner/e...
Unfortunately this stereotype holds. Miranda House is the Wellesley of India.
I was also part of this effort, a collection of essays on our college. My alma mater, the wind beneath my sails.

Here is to strong women who question things. May we raise them, may we be them

One more flyover would solve the problem they said.......ah well !

Kolkata through my eyes. Cranberry flavoured cold brew and the last few yellow taxis.

Ones that still exist - all emit black smoke.

So long and thanks for all the fish !

Chairs of 36 US chemistry departments call to restore funding Open letter in <i>Science</i> says federal policy decisions ‘threaten the strength of the US research enterprise’

A coalition of 36 chemistry department chairs from US universities has published an open letter in Science highlighting their concern over recent federal policy decisions impacting science. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky 🧪

Another big food company is pulling artificial dyes from its products The maker of Kool Aid and Jell-O products said artificial dyes will be removed by the end of 2027.

The maker of Kool Aid and Jell-O products said artificial dyes will be removed by the end of 2027.

Same in Delhi. Horrible

Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content

Grim outlook for @climate.noaa.gov

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

😂 lolz! I am guessing very young folks, with either new salary of daddy's money

Solar panels and EV charging points at about 9000 feet around the Nanda Devi National Park in Uttarakhand. Sustainable solutions in the mountains

Near Nanda Devi National Park. My third national park trip in India. Did more than a dozen in the US.

Let us be frank.

The Franks were a Germanic people who conquered what is now France.

They eventually merged with other groups, and ‘Frank’ lost its ethnic sense and became a term for any free inhabitant of Francia.

It now means “to be marked by FREE and forthright expression."

"I’m a dentist from India. The fluoride debate in the U.S. horrifies me.. Fluoride is not an ideological question. It is a practical intervention that can reduce the burden of oral disease, which in turn is linked to systemic conditions..diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and pregnancy complications"

The energy of retired uncles on the neighborhood WhatsApp group, fighting about everything is unmatched.

That's what happens when you have too much money, too much time, and property

Some kind of contagion going around is it ? All.ww want to do is drive people out ?

We are happy to announce the seventh edition of India Clean Air Summit (#ICAS) 2025 — #CSTEP’s premier event on #AirQuality science, #policy, and action.

Check out our events page for more details: cstep.in/event-detail...

#SolutionsToPollution #Pollution #CleanAir #Bengaluru