The Growing Threat to Urban Forests in India
24 May 2025 | blogwebWhy India needs stable urban forests Context: One of Hyderabad’s last remaining urban forests, Kancha Gachibowli, recently faced an existential...
Environment and Ecology
Current Affairs
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Vanishing Wolves of Kadbanwadi
13 May 2025 | blogwebHow Stray Dogs Threaten India’s Grey Wolves Context: Located 276 km from Mumbai, the Kadbanwadi grassland in Maharashtra’s Pune district...
Current Affairs
Fight for Just Development and Climate Justice
13 May 2025 | blogwebThe women who remain largely invisible Context: Across India and South Asia, women have been the driving force behind grassroots...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Plastic Waste Crisis in the Himalayas
12 May 2025 | blogwebSingle-use food, beverage packaging forms 84% of Himalayan plastic waste Context: An alarming environmental crisis is unfolding in the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Powerful Step Toward Sustainable Investment
10 May 2025 | blogwebIndia’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Critical Move to Tackle Greenwashing Context: In line with India’s climate commitments and Budget...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness
09 May 2025 | blogwebContext: A recent review published in The Lancet Planetary Health explores a critical but underexplored consequence of climate change: its...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Global Study on Bird Colouration and Urbanisation
08 May 2025 | blogwebSuccessful urban birds sport different colours from unsuccessful ones Context: Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo (University of Granada) and Kaspar Delhey (Max...
Current Affairs
Securing India’s Critical Minerals
10 February 2025 | blogwebContext: India continues to face significant challenges in developing and securing critical mineral resources, highlighting the urgent need for regulatory...
Current Affairs
Supreme Court Directive on Sacred Groves
07 February 2025 | blogwebContext: Recently, the Supreme Court of India directed the Forest Department of Rajasthan to map and document all sacred groves...
Current Affairs
The Era of Plastic-Degrading Bacteria
06 February 2025 | blogwebContext: Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, with 8.3 billion tonnes produced globally over 65 years, of which less...
Current Affairs
Himalayan Glacier Loss in Arunachal Pradesh
06 February 2025 | blogwebContext: A new study revealed that 110 glaciers in the eastern Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh disappeared over 32 years (1988...
Current Affairs
India’s New Research Initiatives and Innovations
06 February 2025 | blogwebContext: India’s commitment to cutting-edge biomedical research and innovation took a significant leap forward with the dedication of the nation’s...
Current Affairs
Budget 2025 and India’s Energy Transition
06 February 2025 | blogwebContext: The Union Budget 2025 has reinforced energy security and green transition as its central themes. The Focus areas include...
Current Affairs
Ethanol Blending
06 February 2025 | blogwebContext: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently announced that India will achieve its target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol within...
Current Affairs
World Wetlands Day
04 February 2025 | blogwebContext: World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2nd to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands...
Current Affairs
Extreme Weather Transforms Lakes in Western Greenland
29 January 2025 | blogwebContext: A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed alarming changes in over 7,500...
Current Affairs
Impact of Coal Mining Dust on Plants
29 January 2025 | blogwebContext: A 2024 study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences used satellite data to assess the impact of coal...
Current Affairs
Olive Ridley Turtles
20 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Over the past two weeks, around 300 to 350 olive ridley turtle carcasses have washed ashore along Tamil Nadu’s...
Current Affairs
Study on Arctic Vulnerability
20 January 2025 | blogwebContext: A recent study has identified 20 regions in the Arctic as the most vulnerable to climate change, with permafrost...
Current Affairs
Stubble Burning in India
14 January 2025 | blogwebContext: Stubble burning remains a major issue despite environmental warnings, with 23,505 farm fires recorded across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,...
Editorials
The Ken-Betwa Link Project: Balancing Promises and Challenges
27 December 2024 | blogwebThe Ken-Betwa Link Project. The KBLP is a key initiative under India’s National River Linking Project (NRLP), aimed at tackling...
