Environment

Indiaโ€™s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Powerful Step Toward Sustainable Investment

Indiaโ€™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:ย  Juan Diego Ibรกรฑez-รlamo (University of Granada) and Kaspar Delhey (Max...

Pollution and Economic Growth

Context: As the Budget session unfolded, discussions on economic policies, market indicators, taxes, and subsidies dominated headlines and social media.ย ...

Arctic Warming

Context: The Arctic has been warming four times faster than the global average since 1979.ย  More on News On February...

Olive Ridley Turtles

Context: Over the past two weeks, around 300 to 350 olive ridley turtle carcasses have washed ashore along Tamil Naduโ€™s...

The Arctic Imperative: Cooperation, Challenges, and Indiaโ€™s Role

The Arctic Imperative: Cooperation, Challenges, and Indiaโ€™s Role

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

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

A front-page article in The Hindu (September 25, 2024), titled โ€œโ€˜We Want Answersโ€™: Apex Court Seeks Report on Stubble Burning...

Mobilising Finance for Climate Resilience and Green Transition: A Comparative Analysis of India, the West, and China

Based on two ORFโ€™s online articles posted on sept 18, 2014 โ€” โ€œIndia Needs a Climate Insurance Marketโ€ by ย Arya...

Climate change induced Food Inflation

Context: Recently, RBIโ€™s Bulletin highlighted a concerning trend whereย  climate change has become the dominant reason for food price rise....

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เคชเฅเคฐเค•เฅƒเคคเคฟ: เคฐเค•เฅเคทเคคเคฟ เคฐเค•เฅเคทเคฟเคคเคพ, that is, those who protect nature, nature protects them.       Context: The Union Minister for...

FAO Report on Climate Change Risks to Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries

Context: A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) predicts that unless emissions are...

Floral Waste Boosting Circular Economy

Context: India’s transition to sustainability and a circular economy emphasises waste-to-wealth initiatives. Utilising composting pits in temples and engaging Temple...

Unveiling the Hidden Impact of Seamounts on Ocean Circulation and Climate Change

Context: A recent study by an international team led by the University of Cambridge used computer modelling to quantify how...

Alaskaโ€™s Glaciers Nearing Irreversible Tipping Point

Alaskaโ€™s Glaciers Nearing Irreversible Tipping Point

Context: A recent study shows that major icefields spanning the United States Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia have been melting...

Kenyaโ€™s Eco Levy: A Controversial Environmental Initiative

Context : Recently, Kenya’s proposed Eco Levy in the Finance Bill 2024 aims to enhance environmental stewardship by taxing plastics...

Urban Heat Island Effect

Context: In a recent study published in the journal One Earth, researchers sought to answer a longstanding question, what is...

Hindu Kush-Himalaya: Diminished Snow Persistence

Context: According to a new report released by ICIMOD, snowfall reduction over the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins is expected...

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