A little while back, I heard a sound of an explosion after midnight while I was sleeping in my bedroom. As I moved near my window to gaze at what had happened, I was left shocked. The blank ink night sky had turned bright orange. In the morning, we got the news that the incident was caused by an accident in an oil and natural gas factory. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident but it did have a tragic impact on the climate.

The incident depicts a major fracture in Indian environment infrastructure. Even though we have many regulatory policies to keep industries in check, to protect forests and to promote green living on paper, I find that we primarily lack in execution of these policies. Most policies remain unknown to most of the people and many policies are very poorly implemented.

I strongly believe that we need to reach out and engage with people to make them realize that environmental challenges are a serious concern. As people realise the urgency of the situation, we can use our voice to influence the political order of our nation. 

There are private holdings and government institutions that are  introducing new alternative and innovative solutions to save energy and ensure sustainable living. However, we have a long way to go. We need a shift in ideologies to improve the environment infrastructure of India.