Bhavay Sharma

Senior Program Manager – Air Quality

Bio

Bhavay is a Senior Program Manager - Air Quality at WRI India. He looks after research and analysis, stakeholder engagement, outreach support and implementation of projects related to betterment of air quality in India.

Prior to joining WRI, Bhavay has had varied experience, be it business development, project coordination, stakeholder engagement in different domains of environment sector such as biomass, solid waste, waste-water and air quality management. He developed a blueprint of a Hybrid air quality monitoring network. He worked in one of India’s largest cement industries and looked after co-processing projects. He led a project on utilization of carbon black in cement industry. He worked at the grass root level, networking with private organizations, government bodies, NGOs, communities, and industries.

Bhavay holds a Master’s degree in Natural Resources Management from TERI University, Delhi. Bhavay used to play interdepartmental cricket tournaments in his college days. He does cycling at regular intervals, plays different sports with his friends. In his leisure time, he plays pc games with his brother.

Blogs

Combating Open Waste Burning to Reduce Air Pollution
by Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy, Bhavay Sharma e Madhav Pai - July 02, 2024
Air pollution is a major environmental and health concern globally. In India, 1.67 million deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2019. Various sources such as vehicular and industrial emissions, dust from construction and roads, and open waste burning contribute to air quality
Delhi’s Air Quality Needs Data-Driven Action
by Sanjar Ali, Bhavay Sharma e Shailendra Kumar Yadav - October 11, 2023
The issue of Delhi's poor air quality resurfaces episodically in the public consciousness. It garners attention on social media, in newspapers and in scientific studies, largely during the winter months. During this period, Delhi's air quality index (AQI) drops from 'poor' to 'severe', across most monitoring stations.
Swachh Vayu Survekshan and the Search for Clean Air
by Sanjar Ali, Vandana Tyagi e Bhavay Sharma - December 19, 2022
Every year during the winter season, air quality across India deteriorates to hazardous levels. The combination of low temperatures and still conditions keep pollutants trapped in the atmosphere, further exacerbating the issue. Interestingly, neither coastal nor some of our cleanest cities are strangers to this phenomenon. For instance, Mumbai
What Can Be Monitored Can Be Managed: Air Quality Monitoring in Smart Cities
by Ritesh Kumar, Bhavay Sharma, Vandana Tyagi e Dr. Ajay Singh Nagpure - October 14, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently revised its decade-old air quality guideline that now clearly indicates air pollution impacts human health at lower levels than previously understood. Home to
What Clean Fuel Use in Every Household Means For Women Empowerment
by Anandi Mishra, Vandana Tyagi, Bhavay Sharma e Dr. Ajay Singh Nagpure - January 15, 2021
This blog originally appeared on News18.com.

In 2019, about three lakh women died prematurely from diseases attributable to household air pollution from the use of polluting cooking fuels in India. Though women and children are more
To Clean Its Air, There Are Miles to Go Before Delhi Can Sleep
by Bhavay Sharma, , Dr. Ajay Singh Nagpure e Mani Bhushan Jha - November 07, 2019
This blog post first appeared in The Wire.

After a few months of respite, Delhi’s air quality plunged to unhealthy levels a week or so ago, rekindling concerns about the

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Bhavay Sharma

Combating Open Waste Burning to Reduce Air Pollution

Delhi’s Air Quality Needs Data-Driven Action

Swachh Vayu Survekshan and the Search for Clean Air

What Can Be Monitored Can Be Managed: Air Quality Monitoring in Smart Cities

What Clean Fuel Use in Every Household Means For Women Empowerment

To Clean Its Air, There Are Miles to Go Before Delhi Can Sleep

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