Ecology and Environment

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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)

SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:40 AM

Pollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC

Assam Government issued notice over dumping of waste in Deepor Beel

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 28 Oct, 2014 03:09 PM

NGT takes notice of waste dumping in Assam's Deepor Beel

Dumping ground on the banks of Deepor Beel

Fingers crossed as Nilofar approaches Gujarat

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 28 Oct, 2014 01:14 PM

Cyclone Nilofar makes its way towards Gujarat

Scheme to develop 2,379 villages in the next 5 years launched

Policy matter this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:47 AM

Centre launches the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

It's cyclone Hudhud's turn to cause damage!

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:40 AM

Hudhud lands in Vizag at 195 kmph

Tropical cyclone of 2013 (Source: NASA WorldView)

Great things can happen when 'theirs' becomes 'ours'

Kaikondarahalli kere went from being a polluted, sewage-filled cess pool into a flourishing, clean lake home to birds, fish and the local community too!

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 13 Oct, 2014 10:59 AM

Priya Ramasubban personifies the words ‘good things come in small packages’. This sprightly, self motivated enthusiast, saw a marshy, polluted cess pool, hemmed in by an open tract of land, where labourers and migrants daily dipped in for their morning ablutions. Talking to people around, she realised that this soggy piece of wetland was once a lake.

First river interlinking project initiated

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 06 Oct, 2014 09:15 PM

Interlinking of Ken-Betwa rivers initiated

The Ken-Betwa river link (Source: Shannon)

Black life: Impact of coal mining in Jharsuguda

Agricultural lands of thousands of people have been destroyed in Odisha and the growing need for power is trumping over the environment. Better regulation can help but it needs to happen soon.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 02 Oct, 2014 04:08 PM

"The agricultural production in our region has deteriorated due to pollution. Haphazard mining has lead to serious drinking water problems in the area", says Indar Bilas Shah, a 56- year old resident of Obada village, Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda, Odisha. He's not the only one. Thousands of villagers in Jharsuguda echo these sentiments.

Who's to blame?