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In this compilation, we present thought-provoking quotes from the week of January 25-31 that frame India’s battle with the coronavirus pandemic.
 

In the last Budget 2020, a sum of Rs 4,400 crore was allocated towards controlling air pollution, but this largely remained unutilised. In the Budget 2021-22, the allocation has been reduced to Rs 2,217 crore, a drop of 50 per cent.

With the announcement, India has joined the race for producing the next big energy source

The Government of India, through its Budget 2021, should include measures to catalyse a long-term change in addressing climate-related issues in cities by tapping into nature-based solutions and circular economy principles.

Ajay Nagpure, Anandi Mishra, 28th Jan 2021, YourStory

This year's Budget should focus on improving the waste collection efficiencies of cities as well as rural areas. This will enhance social well-being, reduce environmental disparities, and mitigate air pollution from all sectors.

The investment needs of the bus sector are urgent and immense and given the limitations of STUs, financial support is required from governments at all levels.

The financial challenges before mass adoption of electric vehicles in the national capital were discussed in a meeting organised by the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDC) on Monday.

Ajay Nagpure, Nitya Kaushik, January 25, 2021, The Indian Expres.

A floating trash barrier (FTB), installed at Picket nala, has been able to catch a large amount of plastic and other waste. The Hussainsagar lake has four inlets and Picket nala is one of them. 

Chile, Brazil and the US issue ‘rental vouchers’ to low-income groups, which can be exchanged in lieu of rent in formal, private housing.

Bicycling to the workplace could be the cheapest and a healthy last mile connectivity for Mumbaikars during the pandemic.

As cycling gains popularity across the world, a recent analysis shows that it could also prove to be the cheapest mode for last-mile connectivity in Mumbai

The analysis by World Resources Institute (WRI) India shows that while public bike-sharing costs ₹2 for a five km ride, the same distance costs ₹5 in a BEST bus and local train (second class), ₹50 in first class and ₹20 in Metro

Hinting at bureaucratic hurdles, metropolitan commissioner RA Rajeev on Saturday said that there has been a lot of reluctance towards introducing cycles in Mumbai

In December 2020, while speaking at the recent UN Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged, ‘Centennial India will not only meet its own targets but will also exceed your expectations.’

India is among the world’s biggest two-wheelers markets. In fact, surveys have shown that one in three households in India owns a two-wheeler.

The project in Hyderabad is to express the willingness of all parties DESMI – WRI India – HMDA, Govt. of India, to engage in conducting a clean-up project upstream to the Hussain Sagar lake (the World’s largest heart shaped lake) in Hyderabad, India.

Reducing the use of solid fuels for cooking will reduce indoor and ambient air pollution while providing several other co-benefits such as energy security, women and children’s health benefits, empowerment, reduced inequalities, and timesaving.

In 2019, about three lakh women died prematurely from diseases attributable to household air pollution from the use of polluting cooking fuels in India.