Black paddy, black lungs: How coal mining has wrought havoc in Odisha’s Sundergarh

Residents of Sundergarh grow black paddy,; their lungs are full of coal dust; their agriculture lands have been acquired for mining and the youth are rudderless and jobless

Battery swapping for electric vehicles: 10 ways India can lead the change

Technologies used for battery swapping have not yet taken off in India and charging is preferred. 

United Nations Environment Assembly 5.2: Five aspects of plastic pollution that needs focus

The 5th meeting of UNEA will be held February 28, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. 

The macaque monkeys of Mauritius: an invasive alien species, and a major export for research

Feral macaques in Mauritius are a formidably harmful invasive alien species, destructive to many animal and plant species which are heading towards extinction in part because of the macaques

Why the cost of mitigating climate change can’t be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists’ best attempts

Precise predictions raise the risk of conveying too much certainty in a constantly changing world

Is India‘s draft resolution to tackle plastic pollution practical

India’s framework proposed a voluntary approach rather than a legally-binding one

How technology can help save India’s groundwater

Technology-guided decision-making would help distinguish groundwater abuse and promote efficient use

COVID-19: Canada’s anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of ‘freedom convoy’ protest

All That Breathes: Ecological conscience at the heart of Shaunak Sen's Sundance-winning documentary

With an optimistic lens, Sen looks at the symptoms of environmental and ecological degradation that stare back at us.    

MNRE’s new policy framework recognises distributed renewable energy as solution for uplifting rural economy

End-user and corporate financing would be essential for the DRE industry to scale up

Aditya Thackeray turns focus on coal power: What Maharashtra should keep in mind

CSE lays down 4 steps for the state that may face biggest challenge to meet central emission norms    

Pasture posture in time of climate change

The United Nation’s latest appeal for national support to protect mobility of pastoralists brings focus to this ancient, climate-resilient sustenance system  

AU-EU summit: What stands in the way of a deeper relationship

This year the EU will be able to boast a staggering 150 billion euros

African countries must protect their fish stocks from European Union. Here’s how

There are other forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing perpetrated by EU vessels 

Union Budget 2022-23: More funds for children‘s education but what is the priority?

Education budget for children seems to have missed an opportunity to reverse the negative impact of pandemic on children

Kenya’s dairy sector is failing to meet domestic demand. How it can raise its game

The sector faces significant challenges that affect the realisation of its full potential

Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren’t well sign-posted

Powerful food companies, which are often headquartered in high-income countries, are driving the global expansion of ultra-processed foods into industrialising countries

Goa Assembly Elections 2022: These polls focus on green issues as never before

Citizens are increasingly willing to cut across religious and caste divides to take up green issues in Goa. Will politicians listen?

Want to delete your social media, but can’t bring yourself to do it? Here are some ways to take that step

A 2021 meta-analysis found a small positive association between depressive symptoms and social media use

Why the clean air movement remembers Rahul Bajaj

The first generation transition from highly polluting two-stroke technology to cleaner technology pathways needed committed industry leadership

Lessons from the DRC’s 10th Ebola epidemic: the people may know best

A group of researchers studied different ways that local communities and the Riposte approached Ebola prevention, treatment and after-care.