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Psychology of plastic use: How marketing, packaging and product design affect customer behaviour
Mittali Tyagi
27 Dec 2023
5 min read
Sustainability-focused behavioural shift necessary to reduce consumption of plastic
Governance
The squalid history of medical patents
Latha Jishnu
27 Dec 2023
5 min read
Bringing medicines into the global intellectual property regime was a triumph of corporate skulduggery led by Pfizer
Science & Technology
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
Ali M Bramson
26 Dec 2023
6 min read
Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow
Waste
This Nigerian waste tyre recycling company is a great example of circular practices
Shobhit Srivastava
26 Dec 2023
3 min read
FREEE Recycle manages scrap tyre waste by repurposing them as pavers, tiles, mats and more
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Narkya—and the plunder of biodiversity
Latha Jishnu
09 Jan 2024
4 min read
Dilution of biological conservation rules and lax enforcement of forest laws are giving free rein to the drug industry and trade
Climate Change
COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress
Sehr Raheja
09 Jan 2024
5 min read
New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29
Climate Change
COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text
Tamanna Sengupta
08 Jan 2024
5 min read
The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text
Climate Change
COP28 Recap: Nations failed to reach consensus on Article 6 for regulating carbon markets
Rohini Krishnamurthy
08 Jan 2024
4 min read
Among other risks, a further delay in operationalising Article 6 could mean voluntary carbon markets and discretionary bilateral arrangements will keep filling the void
Forests
Why India needs to revise its forest cover targets
Dhanapal G
08 Jan 2024
3 min read
Tree plantations by the State forest departments are driven by national policies and forest cover targets; here is why they should be revised
Wildlife & Biodiversity
To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species’ most important locations
David Shiffman
11 Jan 2024
5 min read
Sharks and their relatives need human help to survive and maintain their important biological roles in the ocean
Waste
Why dumping plastic waste in landfills is a much bigger issue
Richa Singh
11 Jan 2024
4 min read
Potential routes for plastic losses from landfills involve environmental mechanisms like wind, flooding, leaching and runoffs
Climate Change
When polar bears hunt snow geese, hunger justifies the means
David Bolduc
11 Jan 2024
4 min read
The adaptations that polar bears will have to make to meet the challenges brought about by climate change are numerous and unpredictable
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