Soot From The Plains Results In Drastic Glacier Loss In The Himalayas
Black carbon from India’s plains is melting glaciers on the Tibetan plateau faster than previously estimated, shrinking water supplies for...
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Why Wetlands Hold Carbon & Climate Hope
A recent study measured the carbon sequestration potential of five wetlands in Assam and found they store between 12,650 and...
Property Tax Revenue Could Help Cities Adapt To A Hotter World
As the financial year ends, several urban local bodies (ULBs) are introducing amnesty schemes to encourage property tax payments. With...
Bamboo: A Nature-Based Solution To Plastics
Plastics are integral to our modern lives, used in everything from packaging and construction to textiles and consumer goods. They...
IPCC Vice-Chair Vows To Give Himalayas The Attention They Deserve
In July this year, Nepali atmospheric scientist Maheswar Rupakheti was elected to the 34-member bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
An Analysis: Indian Aviation’s Turbulent Path To Sustainability
India’s aviation industry is experiencing remarkable growth. The ambitious expansion plans of carriers like Air India and IndiGo are bound...
India’s Tiger Reserves Have Helped In The Fight Against Climate Change
New research shows that India’s tiger conservation policy has not only helped in preserving and increasing tiger populations, but it...
Urban, Peri-Urban Farming Could Help Reduce Carbon Footprint
Every few weeks, 53-year-old agricultural entomologist Rajendra Hegde addresses a large gathering in Bengaluru, where he puts forth a proposition:...
Rising Heat Has Severe Implications For Water Security: CSE
The intense heatwave that has gripped large parts of India so early this summer is proof that this is the...
Unravelling Air Pollution In Asian Countries
When Trisha Mahajan was growing up in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, air pollution was never on her mind....
