Nazneen
Senior Research Associate,
Environmental Governance and Policy
Dr Nazneen is a Senior Research Associate in the Environmental Governance and Policy team. Her work focuses on assessing air quality, understanding health impacts of air pollution and studying how environmental governance can be improved. She holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of technology, Kharagpur. Her PhD thesis was on assessment of particulate matter, ultrafine particles and black carbon concentrations at a highway toll plaza in India. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology (AVIT), Chennai. She hold a master’s degree in environmental engineering and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Hindustan University.
Publications
Issue Briefs
Environmental Governance and Policy
Strengthening the Scientific Foundations of NCAP: Building a Standardised Framework for Source Apportionment and Emission Inventories
Nazneen, Vanshika Madaan, Poonam Mangaraj, and Bhargav Krishna
21 January 2026
The significance of SA and EI studies as the backbone of effective air quality management, and why India needs to strengthen its approach to conducting these studies to integrate them into policy actions.
Books and book chapters
Environmental Governance and Policy
Air Pollution: Public Health Impacts and Policy Measures
Bhargav Krishna and Nazneen
Routledge | 20 October 2025
In the new book, 'Healthcare for All: Community Action and Public Systems for an Inclusive India', Bhargav Krishna and Nazneen contributed a chapter that catalogues evidence on the health impacts of air pollution across different demographics, and what an effective policy response from the health sector should look like. They suggest making health the basis for crafting mitigation action — identifying sources most toxic to human health and that contribute most to exposure, and prioritising these for action. The book is part of a six-volume set on Innovations, Practice and the Future of Public Policy in India.
Blogs
Environmental Governance and Policy
Thirty and Still Dirty: Why Do Delhi’s Roads Remain So Polluted?
Arunesh Karkun & Nazneen
20 February 2025
For nearly three decades, Delhi has been trying to combat road dust and vehicular emissions without sustained success. This blog looks at some of the historical and emergent challenges behind this and explores how the city can be redesigned to serve its people and not its vehicles.
Opinions
Environmental Governance and Policy
Explained: What Is PM 2.5 And How Will It Affect Our Health?
Nazneen
ETV Bharat | 20 August 2024
Explainer on PM 2.5, how the particles are formed, their health impacts, and methods for controlling PM 2.5 emissions.