4 ‘Cs’ Pose Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN Report
Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per…
Climate Change
RBI Report On Impact Of Climate Change On Economic Growth, Stability
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has focused on climate change as the primary theme…
Mothers Seek Action To Create Liveable Future For Their Children
Source: PTI Mothers in several countries, including India, staged protests on Saturday under the banner…
Climate Change, Earthquakes And Hydropower In The Himalayas
The Himalayas are relatively new mountains, created by the Indian tectonic plate being pushed under…
Covid, Conflict, Climate Change Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN
Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per…
What Is Mutualism And How Is It Different From Symbiosis/Cooperation?
When members of two species have a relationship that is beneficial to both, the interaction…
Let Us Protect Nature, But Not Merely For The Sake Of Humans
Environmentalists rightly urge us to consider the long-term effects of our actions. Plastic bags, they…
What’s India Bringing To G20 Table On Climate?
Despite dire warnings from scientists and an appeal by the UN Secretary General for G20…
Nature-Based Learning Improves Environment, Climate Literacy In Chennai
Walking on the shores of Elliot’s beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with an 18-member-group of…
‘Himalayan Glaciers Warming At Alarming Rate’
“I can assure you one thing that the mountains are changing. And they are changing…
Prolonged Droughts May Have Caused End Of Indus Megacities: Study
Source: PTI A series of severe and lengthy droughts may have caused the decline of…
‘The Earth Transformed’: Environment’s Role In Humanity’s Story
In his hugely ambitious new book The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, historian Peter Frankopan…
Why India’s Palm Oil Plans Fail To Account For Climate Change
India’s ambitious drive to expand domestic palm oil production fails to consider the subcontinent’s changing…
Human Rights Calamity: Billions Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water
Leaders and authorities recently gathered in New York for the first UN water conference in…
South Asia Must Demand Urgent Climate Action
When heatwaves disrupt our children’s education, it is time to demand climate action. I am…
‘Devastating’ Melting Of Greenland & Antarctic Ice-Sheets Found
Source: PTI The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times…
90% Of India, Entire Delhi In ‘Danger Zone’ Of Heatwave Impacts: Study
Source: PTI Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change,…
‘Mangrove Man’ Fights To Save Sinking Shores
Source: PTI On the receding shorelines of low-lying Vypin Island off Kerala’s coast, T. P….
Study Looks At Rural Work Guarantee Scheme Through Climate Lens
One of the world’s largest work guarantee programmes, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme…
Alternatives To Ocean Dumping Of Fukushima Wastewater
When the earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Fukushima, Japan in 2011, it killed thousands and…
Seven Ways To Recycle Heat & Reduce Carbon Emissions
Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed…
As Earth Warms, More ‘Flash Droughts’ Suck Soil, Plants Dry
(Source: AP) Climate change is making droughts faster and more furious, especially a specific fast-developing…
Climate Change Can Drive Global Outbreaks In Dengue, Chikungunya: WHO
Climate change can lead to global outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases dengue, zika and chikungunya, the…
What Are Green Buildings, How Can They Help Address Climate Crisis?
Globally, the building and construction sector accounts for nearly 40% of energy-and process-related carbon dioxide…
The Millet Revival Can Overcome Pitfalls Of The Green Revolution
The Green Revolution, beginning in the 1960s, changed the landscape for agriculture in India and…