Olive Ridley Turtle Nesting Site In Konkan Faces New Threat
Source: PTI Tucked away in a quiet stretch of the Konkan coast is a little…
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India’s Heat Action Plans Fail To Identify, Target Vulnerable Groups: Report
Source: PTI A review of 37 heat action plans in India shows most of them…
Calls For ‘Green’ Ramadan Revive Islam’s Ethic Of Sustainability
For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be…
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: NGOs Upset Over Apex Court Ruling
Source: PTI Voluntary organisations fighting for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have…
Making Sense Of Climate Refugees, Int’l Law & Environmental Disasters
Researchers have tried for decades to find a relevant legal status for people forced to…
Gujarat Farmers Accuse Pesticide Company Of Damaging Their Crops
Salim Patel is a 43-year old cotton farmer based in Tralsa, a village in Vagra…
Kashmir’s Nourishing Karewas Crumble Under Infrastructure Burden
In the vast saffron-growing land of Pampore, a national highway (NH44) cuts through the middle….
New Pipelines Will Fragment Assam’s Protected Forests: Environmentalists
Four oil and gas pipelines being laid through protected forests in Assam could be “disastrous”…
How Solar-Powered Refrigerators Slow Down Climate Change
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside…
Making Single-Use Plastic Bans More Effective
Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution. Zimbabwe banned…
Joshimath Sinking: Anatomy Of A Himalayan Disaster In The Making
(Source: PTI) Joshimath is a town on the edge. It’s the very precipice for thousands…
How Faith Can Inspire Environmental Action
It has become clear that meaningful progress on climate change is not going to be…
Helping Wildlife In Navigating Road & Railway Infrastructure
Reflected in key goals and targets, ecological connectivity will be decisive, as countries move to…
Environment Overlooked In Infrastructure Rush In 2022
Infrastructure development continued on a grand scale and at a rapid pace in South Asia…
Tobacco: Vaping And Smoking Drive Harm To The Environment
Vaping for a day and tossing it away is all the rage. Electronic cigarette sales…
How China’s Belt And Road Plans Could Affect The Oceans
More than one-third of all people in the world live in cities, towns and villages…
‘What Would Our Cattle Say On Human Rights?’
(Source: PTI) Climate change is knocking on our doors and people in poorer nations are…
South Indian Adivasi Honey Harvesters Demand Forest Control
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve…
Studying The Impact Of Aerosols On Rainfall In Western Ghats
Off the tourist trail and away from the resorts that crowd Munnar’s lush hills in…
Chipko 50 Years On: U’khand Villagers Describe How Life Has Changed
In July 1970, devastating floods swept through the Alaknanda Valley, in northern India. Sudden, intense…
Are There Enough EVs In Chandigarh To Meet Ambitious Targets?
The north Indian union territory of Chandigarh, in its electric vehicle policy released on September…
Indian Biologist Gets UN’s Highest Honour For Saving World’s Rarest Storks
(Source: IANS) Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation…
Marine Environment: Tarballs Dot India’s West Coast Annually
Right after the monsoon spell, the coastlines of India’s western states, from Maharashtra, Gujarat, and…
Is Population Growth A Red Herring?
The world’s population hit 8 billion people on November 15, according to the UN. Already…
Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly
Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on…