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July 10, 2024
A silent crisis in Indian farmlands: The disappearing trees
Millions of trees are fast disappearing from India's farmlands. What are its implications for agriculture and the environment?
Disappearing trees over Indian farmlands (Image Source: WOTR)
June 9, 2024
Environmental tech startups: Powering a sustainable future
India’s funding jumped from $225 million in 2018 to $1.5 billion in 2023, marking a compounded annual growth rate of 140%
Green startups: Powering a sustainable future (Image: Needpix)
June 7, 2024
Misguided ocean carbon capture: Hype outweighs science
Scientists question effectiveness of nature-based CO2 removal using the ocean
Ocean ecosystem (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)
May 19, 2024
How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?
The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle.
A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)
May 11, 2024
Unravelling the escalating forest fire crisis in Uttarakhand
Deforestation, expansion of agricultural land, encroachment into forested areas, and unplanned urbanisation alter landscape connectivity, fragment habitats, and increase fire ignition sources.
Uttarakhand's wildfire wake-up call (Image: Pickpic)
May 8, 2024
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PM

NGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds
The NGT highlighted the diversion of environmental compensation funds for unauthorised purposes (Image: Needpix)
Voices at COP28 and the power of language
A snapshot of global climate conversations at COP 28
James Abraham
Tanya Singhal
Posted on 22 Dec, 2023 05:37 PM

One of the most notable points of contention at the COP28 summit, hosted this year by the United Arab Emirates, was around language. The language chosen to describe the future of fossil fuels.
Global warming may increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in many areas (Image: Maher Najm; Flickr PDM 1.0 DEED)
Waste pickers in India's informal sector contribute up to 80% of plastic waste collection
Alliance to End Plastic Waste highlights 27 actions and policies to reduce plastic waste leakage and increase recycling
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Posted on 18 Dec, 2023 07:42 PM

A study published by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and supported by Roland Berger highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally.
Plastic pollution (Image: Janak Bhatta; Wikimedia Commons)
Slow progress: Southern Ridge still encroached after three years of NGT oversight
Policy matters this fortnight
Posted on 17 Dec, 2023 08:12 PM

Challenges persist: Limited headway in reclaiming Southern Ridge despite NGT oversight for three years
Forest area of Delhi Ridge (Image: Wikipedia)
Green Rising India Alliance to spearhead sustainable development for 50 million youth
A landmark public-private initiative announced at COP28
UNICEF
Posted on 09 Dec, 2023 08:02 PM

UNICEF and its global partnerships platform Generation Unlimited (also known as YuWaah in India) have partnered with key organisations committed to working towards a green future for children and young people as a part of the Green Rising India Alliance (GRIA).
Women trained to install and maintain low-cost solar panels, in villages in remote rural areas of Odisha (Image: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures/Department for International Development; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
High stakes hearing: Meghalaya High Court addresses unlawful rat-hole mining after Committee's startling report
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 02:56 PM

Meghalaya High Court confronts ongoing illicit rat-hole coal mining: Committee's alarming report sparks legal and environmental concerns
Banning all coal mining in the region, can effectively shut down the economy (Image: ECSP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
A healthy soil is the foundation of crop productivity and sustainability
Worldwide, soil degradation could cost $23 million by 2050 due to the loss of food, ecosystem services, and income. Soil health in agriculture is critical, with near-term impacts likely. As an agricultural innovator, Corteva is built on a believes in promoting sustainable agriculture and providing farmers with the most suitable and effective solutions to protect the health of their soil.
Corteva Agriscience
Posted on 05 Dec, 2023 02:51 PM

According to a 2022 report by FAO, soil has been declared finite by the United Nations, which predicts catastrophic soil loss within 60 years. Worldwide, soil degradation could cost $23 million by 2050 due to the loss of food, ecosystem services, and income.
Controlling nematodes poses a problem (Image: Pxhere)
Public expects transparency on climate action, APCO survey finds
A notable gap in understanding common terms related to climate action points to a strong demand for clearer language and transparent performance and accountability frameworks.
APCO Worldwide
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Posted on 01 Dec, 2023 03:20 PM

Climate change is the biggest emergency for people around the world, but they are divided on how to address it, according to APCO Worldwide’s inaugural global Climate Action Confidence Tracker, conducted in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Climate change: Russian art contest (Image: UNDP; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)
Sorting for circularity India toolkit launched
Pioneering partnership sets India on path to next-gen textiles leadership
Fashion for Good
Posted on 30 Nov, 2023 07:56 PM

Leveraging insights from Wealth in Waste, Fashion for Good releases a toolkit designed to revalorise textile waste in India. Celebrating the closure of the Sorting for Circularity India Project, a conference in New Delhi on December 1 and 2, hosted in collaboration with Laudes Foundation, IDH, Canopy, and Reverse Resources, will focus on developing a roadmap to circularity.
Textile waste can have detrimental effects on the environment (Image: Rawpixel)
Preserve the ecological integrity of rivers
A statement on riverfront development in Pune by the participants of India River Week
India Rivers Forum
Posted on 28 Nov, 2023 04:04 PM

The India Rivers Forum is a vibrant and active network of organisations and individuals that are committed to the conservation and safeguarding of our rivers against needless and detrimental development. Every year, India Rivers Forum organises the India Rivers Week to raise awareness regarding these issues.
Riverfront development at Pune (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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