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Hari Batti's Greenlight Dhaba
http://www.greenlightdhaba.org
Hari Batti's Green Light Dhaba is based in Delhi and serves up fresh thinking about the environment, economics and justice. We're open Tuesdays, Thursdays and the occasional Saturday. If we're not pissing somebody off, we're not doing our job.
- Author: Hari Batti
- Listed in: Environmental Activism Economic Activism
- Tags: india humor climate change economics delhi justice
Recent Posts
Guest Post: What will we tell our children?
For Children's Day, we assigned homework: write a letter to a child about the state of the environment. We said we'd give extra credit to those who sent us a copy so we could run it here at the Green Light Dhaba. We got our first submissi...
Hot Water Bottles: Indian Green--Cheap and Best
The mercury is finally falling these days in Delhi, reminding us of the fact that when large blocks of cement get cold, it isn't easy to warm them up! The problem with that, of course, is that most of us live in housing that consists of large b...
Back to the Future? Why the MCD\'s ban on horse-drawn tongas in the Walled City may be less practical than it seems
Last week, the MCD announced that horse or mule-drawn tongas would be soon be banned from the streets of Old Delhi. The Council says the move is aimed at reducing both "cruelty to animals" and traffic congestion. According to The Hindu, BJP Cou...
Saturday Special
The Saturday Special is coming out on Sunday this week, IST, but it's still Saturday somewhere in the world. If you're new to the Green Light Dhaba, welcome! On the weekends, we usually just serve snacks; scroll down, or explore the left side o...
Farmers, Buses, Bookaroo: Three things that make Delhi a World Class City
OK, yesterday, was bad news Thursday--and I hope you all fired off letters to the CM like I did! At the end of yesterday's post, I promised to give you one reason why I think Delhi is a World Class City. And do you know what? I'm go...
Trouble on the Yamuna: the hidden costs of unauthorized construction
Some days it's easy to throw up your hands in frustration! This week, The Hindu reported that widespread unauthorized construction is underway on the banks of theYamuna in Jaitpur. The area in question is supposed to be a "green zon...
I find that the Green Light Dhaba is always entertaining and well researched insight into environmental issues affecting India. As somebody with some, albeit limited, knowledge of the subcontinent, the discussion on the blog is always refreshing and I haven't been able to find anything that deals consistently with the environment and climate change in India in another venue.
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