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Tech To Decrease Food Loss & Increase Farmer Incomes

Food loss after harvest has economic implications for the farmer and also impacts the environment due to loss of agricultural…

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E-Bikes Could Cut Smog, Congestion & Energy Use — But Will They?

The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular…

1 week ago
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Difference In Environmental Footprints Between Economic Strata

A new study that analysed consumption data in India found stark differences in the water, particulate matter and carbon footprints…

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Bioplastics As Toxic As Regular Plastics, Both Need Regulation

Emerging research shows that plant-based plastics — just like petroleum-based plastics — contain many thousands of synthetic chemicals, with large…

2 weeks ago
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The Shrinking Wetlands Of Majuli & Their Fight For Survival

Assam’s Majuli island is dotted with an elaborate network of wetlands of varying sizes and characteristics, a marker of the…

3 weeks ago
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Walls Come Down To Make Way For Elephants

Following Gauhati High Court’s order, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd has started demolishing its boundary wall that had been obstructing a critical…

4 weeks ago
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Will Electric Bikes Cut Smog, Energy Use And Congestion Globally?

The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular…

1 month ago
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Green Companies Deal In Electoral Bonds!

Some of the biggest purchasers of electoral bonds are involved in sectors like mining, infrastructure, and energy, holding government contracts…

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Addressing The Elephant In The Room In The Web Series ‘Poacher’

Richie Mehta, director and writer of the recent web series ‘Poacher’, talks to Mongabay-India about what it takes to bring…

2 months ago
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Of India-Pak Cooperation For Water Security

As the Shahpurkandi barrage on the river Ravi in the Indian state of Punjab nears completion, there are fears in…

2 months ago
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SC Restores ’96 Definition Of Forests In Recent Interim Order

The Supreme Court directed India’s environment ministry to revert to an older definition of forests whose protections were more “broad…

2 months ago
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Why Are Waste Tyres A Growing Environmental Concern?

With a rising demand for vehicles, there has been a corresponding increase in the use of tyres leading to more…

2 months ago
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Children Are Expensive — Not Just For Parents, But The Environment

People born in the future stand to inherit a planet in the midst of a global ecological crisis. Natural habitats are…

2 months ago
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How Hindi Cinema Is Embracing Environmental Narratives

The number of Hindi language films that feature environment, wildlife or climate change in their messaging, is seeing an upward…

2 months ago
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Microplastics Found In Mangroves In SW India!

Scientists have found various forms of microplastics in surface water samples from the Kota mangrove in Karnataka. Microplastic fibres were…

2 months ago
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Opinion: Why Is India Weakening The Global Plastics Treaty?

"Humanity has exceeded a planetary boundary related to environmental pollutants including plastics” — announced an international team of researchers in…

3 months ago
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Manipur Fuel Leak Raises Concerns Over Water Contamination

Heavy fuel from a defunct power station flowed into streams on January 10 in Kangpokpi district in Manipur. The water…

3 months ago
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What Can Lichens Tell Us About Atmospheric Pollution?

Lichens are composite organisms born out of a mutualistic alliance between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner, typically algae or…

3 months ago
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How Climate Change Affects Mental Health

It’s unlikely any region of the world will escape the effects of climate change. These include increasing temperatures, more frequent and…

4 months ago
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Book Review: The Linkages That Could Make Or Break Post-Pandemic World

'Environmental Economics in Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges' is a collection of academic papers by environmental economists from the South…

4 months ago
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As The World Swims In Plastic, An Answer: Ban The Toxic Two

Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types,…

4 months ago
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Tamil Nadu Oil Spill Spells Disaster For Nature And Residents

Crude oil, reportedly from a public sector refining company, has leaked into the Kosasthalaiyar river to the north of Chennai,…

4 months ago
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3 Years After An Oil Well Blowout, This Assam Wetland Copes Slowly

The Baghjan oil well blowout of 2020 severely affected the biodiversity, fish populations and several livelihoods dependent on the Maguri…

4 months ago
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How To Strategically Align CSR Funds To Meet India’s Sustainability Goals

The environment sector receives only a small portion, usually less than 10% of the available allocation of Corporate Social Responsibility…

4 months ago
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Ancient Ocean Water In Himalayas Could Offer Insights About Evolution

In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of…

5 months ago

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