India's Environmental Challenge

Boom times in the developing world, particularly in the BRIC nations–Brazil, Russia, India and China–have led to a number of serious environmental challenges as industrialization has outpaced pollution controls. This is particularly true in India. In the 13 November 2008 issue of the Financial Times, reporter James Lamont takes an analytical view of pollution challenges in India and how the next generation is being asked to find the solutions both for future production and growth and for correcting the ill legacy being left to them.