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My Journey through India’s Green Movement
Sunita Narain
Penguin Viking
217 pages; Rs 599
At the time when the north India is reeling under a poisonous cloud, Sunita Narain is one of the few who can say I told you so. In her well-timed memoir, she recalls the environmental battles that she and her colleagues at Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), have won — and lost. Having spearheaded some iconic campaigns – the unearthing of pesticides in soft drinks, the role of diesel emissions in air pollution – Ms Narain has been at the forefront of India’s battle between development
