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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 20 this year, aims to…

3 years ago
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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 movement from Assam for saving…

3 years ago
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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 Goa to Karnataka, are lined…

3 years ago
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Is Population Growth A Red Herring?

The world’s population hit 8 billion people on November 15, according to the UN. Already this has prompted worry about…

3 years ago
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Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly

Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on Earth, transcending time, trends, and…

3 years ago
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India Needs Legal Framework To Close Mines, Power Plants

India is on the way to decommissioning thermal power plants (TPP) and disposing of coal mines at a large scale…

3 years ago
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NZ Proposes Taxing Cow Burps, Farmers Miffed

(Source: AP) New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing…

3 years ago
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Courts Or Policies: Which Matters More For SA Climate Action?

In 2015, Asghar Leghari, a tax lawyer and farmer, successfully sued the government of Pakistan. The Lahore High Court ruled…

3 years ago
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One Environment Activist Killed Every 2 Days Globally: Report

One environmental activist has been killed every two days on average over the past decade across the globe, a new…

3 years ago
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Air Quality Management: India Needs To Train 10 Lakh People

India needs to train at least 10 lakh people in the next five years for air quality management, according to…

3 years ago
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Illegal Sand Mining Devastates Bihar’s Rivers

Deep inside the riverine belt of Koelwar in Bhojpur district of Bihar, around four to five kilometres from the main…

3 years ago
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Which Diet Will Help Save Our Planet?

The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth,…

3 years ago
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Global Forest Area Decreased By Over 60% In Six Decades: Study

The global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 per cent over the past 60 years, a loss…

3 years ago
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India Backs UN Resolution On Human Right To Clean Environment

India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right to a clean, healthy and…

3 years ago
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Can Strategic Green Spaces Cool Cities?

Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement.…

3 years ago
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31 Forest Fires Daily In Himachal In April-June This Year

Roshan Lal, 66, is livid. He is yet to come to terms with the damage caused to a forest near…

3 years ago
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Ban On Single-Use Plastic Items Kicks In

The ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items kicks in from today, with state governments initiating an enforcement campaign to…

3 years ago
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Floods: Millions Marooned In India, B’desh

Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and northeast India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5…

3 years ago
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New, Plant-Based Plastics Prepare For Take-Off

Plant-based plastics are only just starting to be more widely accepted. But challenges remain. If new plastics are an industry…

3 years ago
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Can Carbon Markets Help Halt Climate Change?

Putting a price on carbon is seen by many as the ultimate solution to compel countries to reduce their heat-trapping…

3 years ago
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Delhi’s Forest Cover: Green Activists Question Govt Report

After it came to the fore that at least 77,000 trees were either cut or transplanted in Delhi in the…

3 years ago
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EPI: India Ranked Lowest Among 180 Countries

India has been placed at the bottom on a list of 180 countries judged for their environmental performances by US-based…

3 years ago
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The Varied Reasons For Protecting Nature

As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however,…

3 years ago
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Walking In The Shadow Of MP’s Massive Floods

Bundelkhand, a region shared by the massive Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, is often in the news…

4 years ago
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Knowing Rapid Evolution Has Limits Can Help With Conservation

Human impacts on global ecosystems can be severe, widespread and irreversible. But life on Earth has evolved to meet environmental…

4 years ago

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