COVID-19 lockdown: Why India must brace for a mental health crisis

The government’s failure to take a compassionate view of lockdown rules will compound the economic and mental health crisis

What IPCC says about India

It projects a fall in crop yields and rise in the impact of extreme weather events in India

Men as the wind beneath our wings

From Mahabharata hero Bhima to Nobel Laureate Tagore, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy to Bhagwad Gita’s Krishna, we bring to you …

Lock & hold

The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate

सन्नाटे की गूंज

यात्रा एक पर्यावरण आंदोलन की, जिसने विकास योजनाओं को दे�…

Sounds of silence: a forest that survived 'development'

A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation

Sounds of silence: a forest that resisted development

A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation

World ocean assessment warns of excessive pressures on ocean resources

The report has compiled environmental impacts of all human activities on oceans and warned that a failure to act quickly would pose the greatest …

Big earthquake could hit Bangladesh, northeast India

Tremendous strain is building up due to plate convergence under Bangladesh, says a new paper. A single big rupture could cause a magnitude 9 quake

‘Human influence behind warmer and bigger Indo-Pacific warm pool'

A new study shows that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions have led to the warming of the Indo-Pacific warm pool which can cause changes in …

Drilling in details

Hartman de Souza decodes Goa's mining machinery, which has defrocked the state's environment

Even 0.5°C more global warming can have big climate impacts

A new study has shown that limiting global warming to 2°C instead of 1.5°C would result in longer heat waves and more extreme rainfall events

Deserted by policy

Rajasthan's livestock is facing a threat as grazing lands disappear and laws paralyse traditional economic incentives for keepers

Slums on rent

Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?

'Threat to integrity of global South in climate negotiations reflects its success'

Matt McDonald, associate professor of international relations at University of Queensland, explains the position of developing …

Three reasons why company v community conflicts take place across continents

Shortcomings in regulatory norms and failure to engage with local communities have disrupted commercial projects in many countries

Switching to public transport could cut 40% of vehicular emissions by 2050

Moving away from cars will bring significant environmental, financial, health and social benefits, says a report

Ocean litter is making these researchers sail around the world

A scientific sailing expedition is out at sea to assess plastic pollution in the oceans and raise awareness about the dangers of this non-…

Family farms are vital to world food security, says FAO report

UN organisation urges public sector to develop family farming as a sustainable source of the world’s food needs

Polar vortex may freeze parts of US again this winter

Private weather forecaster AccuWeather forecasts a colder winter due to polar vortex; US Met office bets on El Niño

US announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas industry

The government estimates that complying with these standards will reduce methane emissions by up to 45 per cent by 2025

Southwest monsoon is weakening as Indian Ocean warms rapidly

A study shows that surface temperatures of the Indian Ocean have risen by up to 1.2°C in the past century, much larger than warming trends in …

Indigenous people slam Peru government for unrestrained deforestation of Amazon

Around 13 per cent of original forest area deforested by 2014, according to a new report

Malnutrition threatens 120 UN member nations, says global report

India performs well on under-5 stunting, but sanitation continues to be the biggest stumbling block

EU nations can ban GM crops, says EU environment panel

Will this move set the precedent for GM-free food production in the world?