Could Radical Humility Save The Planet?
In 1989, environmentalist Bill McKibben announced to the world that nature was dead. Due to the rapid rate and scale...
Earth And Ecology
WMO Warns Humanity Is Storing Up Heat & Trouble In The Ocean
Record global temperatures have pushed the amount of heat stored in the ocean to a new high, according to the...
Why Global Steelmakers Can Do Much More To Green Their Processes
Steelmaking has long relied on coal. That is why making iron and steel drives a tenth of annual CO2 emissions...
Central Vista: A Costly Vision, A Fading Green Cover
The ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project, championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continues to face sharp criticism—not just for its...
Why Environmental Policy Must Integrate Changes In Public Behaviour
Much of environmental policy rests on a familiar assumption: that if people understand the problem, they will change their behaviour....
As Indian Cities Struggle To Plan For Heat, The Most Vulnerable Suffer
Summer arrived early in India this year, and with it the dread of heatwaves. Temperatures in Delhi exceeded 35C in...
Why Global Sea Surface Temperatures Are Reaching Record Highs
Warming oceans intensify extreme weather events, disrupt marine ecosystems, and alter large-scale ocean circulation. Unlike historical fluctuations driven by natural...
No Poll Duty For Forest Staff, Orders Green Tribunal
Assam government deployed 1,600 personnel from Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for the April 9 assembly elections. Now, the National...
Turning An Environmental Burden Into A Source Of Clean Energy
Electrogenic textiles contain bacteria that can break down waste and produce clean energy In the heart of India’s industrial hubs,...
The Fight To Save India’s Ancient Aravalli Hills From Rampant Mining
Over two billion years old, the Aravalli mountain range in north-western India feels like an oasis running through Rajasthan’s hot,...
Humid Heat Rises On The Coasts Of India, Having An Impact On Health
Humid heat is rising fast along India’s coasts, pushing human tolerance limits, a new study shows. Fishers say their workdays...
How Banks Continue To Ignore Debt Induced Due To Climate Disasters
Over the last seven years, Indian banks have offered little loan relief to extreme weather and disaster survivors. The new...
Eco‑Anxiety: How Do Young People Relate To The Climate Crisis?
“Eco-anxiety” and “climate-anxiety” are the most widely known terms describing what people feel in response to being aware of the...
Shrinking Commons, Broken Routes Strain Nomadic Pastoralists
Highway expansion, fenced farms, village expansion and shifting land-use patterns have erased many of the Raikas’ century-old routes, forcing herders...
The Unaccounted Ecological Costs Of The Conflict In Manipur
In Manipur, as in most conflict-affected areas, political and social issues dominate the spotlight, whereas the gravity of environmental deterioration...
In The Thar Desert, Trees Are Raised As Family
An effort to revive wilting trees on a college campus has grown into a forestry initiative where households across Rajasthan...
Loni Tops Global Pollution Ranking: A Stark Warning For South Asia
The latest 2025 World Air Quality Report by IQAir has delivered a sobering message to the world: the battle against...
This Is What India’s ₹561 billion Drainage Push Must Consider
The 16th Finance Commission grant concentrates resources in few cities, enabling higher per-city investment in drainage and wastewater infrastructure. The...
How The Sahariya Adivasis Of MP Face The Risk Of Double Displacement
Sahariya Adivasi and other communities displaced from Kuno National Park between 1998 and 2003 for a lion reintroduction project, report...
How Frequent Forest Fires Can Lead To Deleterious Ecosystem Changes
Forest fires can alter and even harm ecosystems, scientists warn. Fires can cause loss of soil nutrients, which alters vegetation....
A 700 Km-Long Foot March To Save Sacred Groves From Solar Projects
Village residents in Rajasthan are currently walking from the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer to the state capital, Jaipur, seeking protection...
Traditional Boatmen Washed Out By Tourism And Waterways Infrastructure
A multi-modal terminal (MMT) has been constructed on the banks of the Ganga river in Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, under...
Tourism Boom In Goa Has Locals Fighting To Save Their Land And Water
Ana Gracias and Govind Shirodkar gaze out at the main source of water for agriculture in Chimbel village, North Goa....
The Year 2022 Saw The Driest Spring In 4 Centuries In The Western Himalayas
Researchers extracted tree cores from old deodar trees in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, to reconstruct 396 years of rainfall history of...
Decades Of Warming & Shifting Rains Are Reshaping India’s Central Forests
A new study finds Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve lost about 13% of its forest cover between 1972 and 2020, driven by...
