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Evaluating the stability of ESG-driven indices in turbulent markets
Posted on 12 Nov, 2023 11:10 AMThe pricing and market returns of businesses now reflect their sustainability practices. The scarcity of resources has prompted businesses to adopt a more efficient and strategic approach to resource utilisation. This prudent resource management has heightened the significance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability practices in today's context.
![Weathering the storm and predicting future returns (Image: Mike Langridge)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/images.jpg?itok=Lxlu1Y_P)
Prioritise conserving peri-urban wetlands
Posted on 11 Nov, 2023 04:54 PMWetlands are multi-functional landscapes between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that provide habitat for wildlife, support groundwater recharge, moderate climate, control flooding, and fulfil the livelihood of communities. Covering nearly 12% of the global area, these contribute significantly to ecosystem services, sustaining human well-being.
![Wetland ecosystem's health is significantly correlated with land transformation (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/Nawabganj_Bird_Sanctuary%2C_Unnao_04.jpg?itok=b2vrcpHj)
Waterbirds, indicators of wetland health
Posted on 10 Nov, 2023 07:57 PMWetlands are unique, complex and sensitive habitats that form a connection between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and provide a range of ecosystem services to humans. They are equally crucial for the survival of birds and provide critical foraging, roosting, nesting, chick-rearing, moulting, stop-over and wintering habitat for migratory and resident waterbirds.
![Common Kingfisher in a wetland (Image Source: J M Garg via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/Common%20KIngfisher.jpg?itok=kwYmeypC)
Experts stress responsible land use for India's renewable energy potential
Posted on 10 Nov, 2023 05:51 PMTo meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement, India must install an additional 300 GW of utility-scale solar and wind energy by 2030, with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070. However, the land-intensive nature of renewable energy poses environmental and social challenges that need to be responsibly managed.
![Socio-ecological conflicts hindering the rapid deployment of renewable energy in India (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/re.jpg?itok=L1znJfPd)
Photoessay: Water insecurity among hill tribes of Tripura
Posted on 06 Nov, 2023 01:12 PMFor the indigenous communities of Tripura, officially recognised as 'tribes,' 'tribal communities,' or 'Scheduled Tribes' under Article 342 of the Indian Constitution, and some specific groups like the Reang tribe classified as 'Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups' (PVTG), water holds sacred and spiritual significance.
Weather-related natural disasters likely to impact sustainability initiatives
Posted on 05 Nov, 2023 08:28 AMMore than six in 10 organisations globally (62%) say recent wildfires, floods, and storms during 2023 will have a material impact on their environmental initiatives, according to the fifth edition of
![Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/river-1258897_1280.jpg?itok=_wfZPoci)
Factors affecting the adoption of IoT in the agri-food domain
Posted on 31 Oct, 2023 07:36 PMAgricultural developments have played a pivotal role in the emergence of sedentary human civilisation. The agri-food sector remains crucial globally, yet conventional farming methods persist.
![Agriculture IoT with rice field background (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/iot.jpg?itok=M5JDFccf)
The fast disappearing urban wetlands of Delhi
Posted on 28 Oct, 2023 03:00 PMWetlands are valuable ecosystems and urban wetlands provide numerous ecosystem services ranging from food, water, habitat for plants and animals, climate regulation and flood control, tourism and recreation, and supportive services like nutrient recycling.
![Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Noida (Image Source: Awankanch via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Okhla_Bird_Sanctuary_Noida_Delhi.jpg?itok=FRwruLtE)
Empowering Indian agriculture: Upstream startups and farmtech innovations
Posted on 26 Oct, 2023 04:04 PMAs the world's largest region in both geography and population, with a vast network of smallholder farmers combined with dense urban settings and food sovereignty concerns, Asia-Pacific is a hotbed of opportunity for food and agriculture technology startups.
![Investment in upstream innovations in Asia-Pacific region – those for the farm and primary production of novel foods – increased 24% year-over-year (Image: CIAT/Neil Palmer)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/lead_0.jpg?itok=3Fw-S_KL)
The plastic siege of rivers and lakes in India
Posted on 26 Oct, 2023 03:18 PMPlastic pollution of freshwater ecosystems in India is increasing - particularly that of rivers informs this paper titled 'Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems of India: Current trends and future perspectives' published in ACS OMEGA.
![The polluted Ganges (Image Source: Lane via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Ganga5.jpg?itok=w_ouoIu0)