Gujarat to global: How idea to fix pollution has lessons for Delhi

For Delhi-NCR, which is annually in the news for its winter air pollution crisis, the Gujarat experience also offers a useful modelIndian solution goes globalTOI. NEW DELHI: Nearly 15 years ago, a handful of economists, engineers and regulators began wrestling with a question in Gujarat. Regulators set a maximum pollution limit for an industrial cluster and divide it into permits.Factories that cut emissions beyond their target can sell surplus permits to plants finding it harder or costlier to clean up. Cleaner factories can earn, while others get flexibility to comply. Founded by Prince William, the prize identifies and helps scale breakthrough environmental solutions from thousands of entries worldwide.“Earthshot suddenly gave us a lot of global exposure,” Srinivasan said.

Source: Times of India September 14, 2026 01:52 UTC