Operation Cleanup

While the focus on renewable energy has helped, it’s time to tackle air and water pollution in a big way.

- Anup Jayaram

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – June 5 – that started off as a concept in 1974 was way ahead of the times. It is only over the past few years that environmental issues – be it water, land or air pollution – have emerged as areas of serious concern. This is also true of India, where many major projects, such as Posco’s $12 billion steel plant in Odisha, did not take off due to environmental concerns. The recent agitation over Sterlite’s copper plant in Tamil Nadu is another example where environmental concerns have made national headlines.