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Agra’s decentralised garbage processing plants for bulk waste generators can be a game changer
Every second extreme poor in the world is a child
PIL seeking directions for carrying capacity: An opportunity to save the ecology of Himalayan states
Improving bulk generators’ waste management can address India’s urban garbage menace
Bulk waste generators contribute 48,000-64,000 tonnes of waste per day in urban India
Sterile measure: Is Maharashtra and Gujarat’s plan to sterilise leopards and prevent conflict with humans feasible?
Critics say investing time and financial resources to sterilise wild leopards may not be wise; cite a number of reasons
Balancing urbanisation with environmental preservation key to combat urban flooding
Approach that combines improved forecasting, flood-resilient infrastructure & sustainable urban development is imperative to ensure the safety and well-being ...
COP28 should shine a spotlight on corporate environmental responsibility
Public, private and social sectors need to come together in the climate fight
Oil palm plantations proved to be a disaster in Mizoram — is Assam next?
Oil palm plantations must be strictly prohibited in the region to protect its rich biodiversity
Heatwaves have a cost. Here’s why it’s important to quantify it
Extreme heat is often reported as a “silent killer” because its impacts are much more invisible and silent compared ...
क्या मिसाल बन सकता है कॉर्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व में अवैध रूप से पेड़ काटने का मामला?
नैनीताल हाईकोर्ट ने जिम कॉर्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व में 6000 से ज्यादा पेड़ काटे जाने की जांच सीबीआई को सौंप ...
Can mountains of Himachal Pradesh bear weight of heliports and helicopters?
To protect the state from natural disasters, the government should seek the opinion of environmental experts, geologists and local ...
World EV Day 2023: To fast track change, India needs Zero Emission Vehicle mandate
An ambitious vehicle electrification roadmap needs regulatory targets and ZEV supply mandate to bring more certainty in investments and ...
Ajit Ninan was an institution in himself
Sadly, his talents were underutilised as cartooning in India is synonymous with an extremely narrow bandwidth of ‘political toons’
Monsoon deficit spikes rural job demand under MGNREGS
Job demands in some states higher than recorded in COVID-19 pandemic
How the ‘strict’ Data Act is diluting RTI
The government made many provisions to insulate itself from most of the data protection, making it less transparent and ...
How companies got their way on biodiversity
Amendments to the Biodiversity Act let companies off the hook on having to share the benefits of using biological ...
G20 Summit: Weather at Bharat Mandapam being monitored for meet where DRR on top of agenda
A new automated weather station has been installed near the site to ensure that movements of heads of states ...
PM Modi: Climate action ambitions must match with action on climate finance
Calls for democratising climate action in a blog article
International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies 2023: India needs airshed policies to tackle air pollution
It is not possible for local administrative units to meet the clean air benchmark without minimising regional influence; airshed ...
The Andes flight disaster that gave birth to the Society of the Snow
October 13, 2023 will mark 51 years since the incident that raised questions about human survival such as how much ...
‘I almost lost my will to live’: preference for sons is leaving young women in China exploited and abused
China urgently needs policies and intervention programmes that tackle this tradition, or it will continue to limit women’s opportunities ...
What do animal rights have to do with human wellbeing? Everything
Animal rights are important because all animals have inherent worth and because human rights and a healthy planet matter
Run-up to World EV Day: India needs innovation in cell chemistry to leapfrog in the battery race
Indian government doesn’t have a national programme to fund research & development into latest battery technologies
Zero draft of global plastic pollution treaty: What are the hits & misses
Negotiating and agreeing upon a strong, legally binding instrument seems difficult, as many members’ priority lies in economic interests ...