Amidst a water crisis in Bengaluru, experts advocate optimal water use, effective recycling and recharging of water bodies. Smart, synergistic…
2023 was the hottest year on record. Humidity is rising too. Heat and humidity are a dangerous combination, threatening all…
A review of published literature on human-wildlife interactions in Asia, including India, reveals that urban Asia is undergoing rapid land…
This blog delves into the definition and measure of ‘urban’ in India to discuss the methodological gaps in existing definitions.…
A familiar curtain of toxic smog enveloped the National Capital Region (NCR) and its neighbouring areas in the last week…
An anthology of writings on the Nilgiris, The Nilgiri Hills — A Kaleidoscope of People, Culture and Nature, reflects on…
Conservation of urban ecological commons like lakes and parks are crucial for the ecosystem services they provide as well as…
This monsoon in Himachal Pradesh has seen an increase in the loss of human lives and the impact on infrastructure,…
Bats in parts of Tamil Nadu are facing a decline in population due to urbanisation, the use of bright lights,…
The draft Green Credit Programme Rules notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is part of…
Every few weeks, 53-year-old agricultural entomologist Rajendra Hegde addresses a large gathering in Bengaluru, where he puts forth a proposition:…
From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases…
It is a typical summer’s afternoon in Gujarat, India. Women and children are listless as they swelter in the 34…
For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial Revolution,…
Source: PTI Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have found increasing atmospheric pollution in rural India using Nitrogen…
The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) received an overwhelming response from institutional and corporate investors when it issued a green bond…
In the vast saffron-growing land of Pampore, a national highway (NH44) cuts through the middle. Ishfaq Ahmad, a saffron grower,…
In August 2022, India announced two enhanced climate pledges within an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) – the commitments each…
(Source: PTI) Lifestyle changes, consumption of unhealthy foods, tobacco smoking and urbanisation may be among the factors behind increase in…
'Billionaires in boats' -- if you were to read this phrase on any given day, it would conjure images of…
The Kashmir valley suffered a devastating flood in September 2014. After an unusually high level of rainfall, the fact that…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the second of its three-part report in the 6th assessment cycle.…
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