A vareity of organizations in Pune are coming together to work on the issue of air pollution, and have formed an informal coalition. We spoke with Sanskriti Menon (CEE) and Ranjit Gadgil (Parisar) to learn more: How did the idea of setting up a city coalition come about? Several local groups in Pune are concerned … Continue reading Pune Air Action Coalition
Category: Spotlight
Spotlight: Dr. Pratyush Kumar
Dr. Pratyush Kumar is a Family Physician and has completed DNB Family Medicine from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi where he was also awarded Best DNB Doctor. He is currently working as Senior Resident in the Department of Geriatrics at Patna Medical College Hospital. Dr. Kumar is passionate about rural health, climate change and digital … Continue reading Spotlight: Dr. Pratyush Kumar
Doctors for Clean Air
Doctors for Clean Air (DFCA) is a network of identified, passionate and informed Doctors who are leading the fight against Air Pollution in their respective regions across India. It was launched on December 4, 2018, bringing together more than 40 senior doctors (including pulmonologists, surgeons, pediatricians, radiologists, etc) representing every state of the country. These … Continue reading Doctors for Clean Air
Spotlight: Chakr Innovation
Capturing Pollution, One Genset at a Time! *Please note that the profile does not indicate endorsement of the products.* Chakr Innovation is a team of skilled engineers and innovators who believe that to improve the quality of life on earth, we need to improve the quality of its air. What better place to start than … Continue reading Spotlight: Chakr Innovation
Spotlight: Jugal Purohit
Jugal Purohit Jugal Purohit is a journalist with 15 years of experience working with print, television and digital platforms. He is currently working with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in New Delhi. While his area of reportage remains conflict and security, he has also extensively reported investigative stories, natural disasters, politics and issues pertaining t0 … Continue reading Spotlight: Jugal Purohit
Book on air pollution
SIDDHARTH SINGH is an energy, mobility and climate policy expert. He was selected to be a German Chancellor Fellow in 2016–17 under the guardianship of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office. He has been a visiting fellow at the Wuppertal Institute in Berlin and the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Oslo and has worked at TERI in New … Continue reading Book on air pollution
Spotlight: AirOK Technologies
*Please note that the profile does not indicate endorsement of the products.* AirOK was founded in 2015 by three IIT Madras graduates, who shared the vision of developing solutions that will address air pollution, which is a serious threat facing the world at large. Mr. Deekshith Vara Prasad who founded this company along with Pavan … Continue reading Spotlight: AirOK Technologies
Spotlight: Dr. Lynn Mazzoleni
Dr. Mazzoleni is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and the Co-Director of the Chemical Advanced Resolution Methods (ChARM) Laboratory at Michigan Tech. Her primary research interests are focused on the identification of organic aerosol constituents from various atmospheric environments with a special interest in biomass combustion and aqueous phase chemistry. Dr. Mazzoleni's research group studies … Continue reading Spotlight: Dr. Lynn Mazzoleni
Spotlight: NextGen Earth Labs
NextGen Earth Labs (NGEL) is a network of satellite remote sensing scientists and air quality experts. NGEL is working towards a clean air future by providing innovative research solutions to help policy makers, different stakeholders, and general public in making science based informed decisions on air quality. NGEL’s strength lies in integrating inputs from surface, … Continue reading Spotlight: NextGen Earth Labs
Spotlight: Ronak Sutaria
Ronak Sutaria has a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from NJIT, USA and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai, India. He worked in the Silicon Valley for ~5 years, and then joined Mindtree Research Labs and led their Internet of Things (IoT) research. In 2015 and 2016, … Continue reading Spotlight: Ronak Sutaria
