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Environment

World Environment Day: India’s rise of bio-composites offers a way to build without deforesting

Manali Joshi
5 min read
Bio-composites like Enwud promise cooler, more resilient cities by replacing timber and plywood in interiors and furniture
World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond
Environment

World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond

Urvashi Prasad
5 min read
The next clean air challenge is not another dashboard, but a health response system that moves when pollution levels rise
The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm
Governance

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

Deepmala Patel
5 min read
Financial institutions often claim to follow ESG standards. However, in reality, many investment decisions continue to be driven primarily by profit considerations
Allium przewalskianum and Allium stracheyi are traditionally utilised for culinary, seasoning, and medicinal purposes in the Himalayan region.
Indian cities need parks at night; after all, the right to the city does not end at sunset
A dangerous dam‑building race is threatening South Asia’s shared rivers
Transhumance has been criminalised for long in India; new research reveals though that Kashmir’s Gujjars, Bakkerwals and Gaddis offer invaluable ecosystem services
Was there a judicial balancing between the Great Indian Bustard and solar panels in ‘MK Ranjitsinh v Union of India’?
Too hot, too humid: why the sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerous
Beyond compliance: Why human rights and environmental due diligence matter for producer organisations
Rice paddies are essential to lives and livelihoods in many parts of Asia.
Environmentalism is not an obstacle to progress. It is the last warning system before irreversible damage
The Idu Mishmi of Arunachal have a unique cosmology rooted in conservation. What happens when it shifts?
Mizoram is where honesty and hospitality define culture
MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine.
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