Environment & Ecology

Electric Vehicles and Air Pollution

Tyre particles: How EVs are a climate solution with pollution problem   Context: A new study published in Soft Matter,...

The Growing Threat to Urban Forests in India

Why India needs stable urban forests Context: One of Hyderabad’s last remaining urban forests, Kancha Gachibowli, recently faced an existential...

Asiatic Lion Population (2024)

2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise: Why Asiatic lion’s future can’t be secured by numbers alone   Context: Gujarat...

Olive Ridley Turtles and the Fragile Balance of Conservation

Kurma mela: The science of the mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles   Context: Earlier this year, Odisha’s Rushikulya beach...

India’s Climate risk for Future

Progress should not just be fast but future-proof Context: India’s Climate risk for Future is being shaped by rising temperatures,...

Shirui Lily Festival

Manipur’s flower festival starts on thorny note   Context: The Shirui Lily Festival, named after the endemic Shirui Lily flower,...

Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan

Nationwide ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ to Begin from May 29:  Union Minister Shri  Shivraj Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan   Context:...

India’s E-Waste Challenge and the Path to Sustainable Progress

India’s rising e-waste, the need to recast its management   Context: India’s digital transformation, pivotal to the vision of Viksit...

Rethinking Air Quality in India

India’s air pollution strategy needs atmanirbharta Context: India’s Make in India initiative has sparked a wave of innovation and national...

Kerala’s ‘Vruthi’ Campaign

How is Kerala handling its waste problem? Context: Since October 2, 2024, Kerala has been leading an ambitious and inclusive...

Fight for Just Development and Climate Justice

The women who remain largely invisible Context: Across India and South Asia, women have been the driving force behind grassroots...

India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Powerful Step Toward Sustainable Investment

India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Critical Move to Tackle Greenwashing Context: In line with India’s climate commitments and Budget...

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness

Context: A recent review published in The Lancet Planetary Health explores a critical but underexplored consequence of climate change: its...

Global Study on Bird Colouration and Urbanisation

Successful urban birds sport different colours from unsuccessful ones Context:  Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo (University of Granada) and Kaspar Delhey (Max...

The Arctic Imperative: Cooperation, Challenges, and India’s Role

The Arctic Imperative: Cooperation, Challenges, and India’s Role

The Arctic Imperative. Why the Arctic Matters. The Arctic, a snowy and icy region at the top of the world,...

Trapped in the Haze: The Farmers’ Stubble Burning Dilemma in India

Trapped in the Haze: The Farmers’ Stubble Burning Dilemma in India

This essay, based on the investigative-journalistic article “Caught in the Farm Crossfire” by Nikhil M. Babu in The Hindu (November...

H5N1 in Cattle and Humans: What Does It Mean for Our Future?

H5N1 in Cattle and Humans: What Does It Mean for Our Future?

H5N1 in Cattle and Humans Based on “What does H5N1 in Cattle, Humans Portend?” by Vinod Scaria and Bani Jolly...

Where is India’s SO₂ Control from Thermal Power Plants Headed?

Where is India’s SO₂ Control from Thermal Power Plants Headed?

India’s SO₂ Control from Thermal Power Plants. This essay joins the discussion on flue gas desulfurisation (FGD) installations in India’s...

Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India Introduction-Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India As India’s cities grow and industries expand, the...

The Green Paradox: Warning Signs in Greening Deserts and Polar Regions Top of Form

The Green Paradox: Warning Signs in Greening Deserts and Polar Regions Top of Form

The Green Paradox This essay looks at Kumar Abhishek’s article, “When Green is a Sign of Warning,” published in Business...

Tackling Stubble Burning: Role of the Supreme Court of India and Sustainable Solutions

A front-page article in The Hindu (September 25, 2024), titled “‘We Want Answers’: Apex Court Seeks Report on Stubble Burning...