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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)
Urgent need for coordinated effort to put out forest fires in Odisha
There is a strong correlation between forest fires and tendu prevalence in Odisha
iFOREST
Posted on 24 May, 2023 10:08 PM

Leading members of civil society from across Odisha gathered to discuss their concerns and recommendations in a civil society dialogue hosted by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability, and Technology (iFOREST) in Bhubaneswar against the backdrop of the state's increasing number of forest fire incidents.
Forest fires ignited by natural causes, but major contribution of human action cannot be denied (Image: Naveen N K, Wikimedia Commons)
Conservation and collection practices in the sacred Thal Kedar forest of Uttarakhand
Both indigenous and scientific knowledge are equally important to promote biodiversity conservation
Devi Datt Joshi
Virender Singh Rana
Harendra Kharkwal
Posted on 20 May, 2023 06:57 PM

Forests are a primary source of food, water, medicine, fruits, shelter, bedding materials, fuel, fodder, and appliances for agriculture in rural areas, globally. The ‘sacred natural forest sites’ in the Himalayan mountains are a common center of different cultures, social groups, traditions, and beliefs.
The sacred Thal Kedar forest is a common sacred center for people of different cultures, traditions, and beliefs (Image: Mini Mehta, eUttaranchal)
WMO annual report emphasises how quickly climate change is progressing
The WMO State of the Global Climate report 2022 focuses on key climate indicators – greenhouse gases, temperatures, sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification, sea ice and glaciers.
World Meteorological Organization
Posted on 24 Apr, 2023 11:09 AM

According to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) yearly report, climate change continued to advance in 2022 from the tops of mountains to the bottom of the ocean. Communities on every continent were impacted by droughts, floods, and heatwaves, which cost many billions of dollars.
Ocean heat content reached a new observed record high in 2022 (Image: Maxpixel)
NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for water efficiency
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 15 Apr, 2023 11:32 AM

NITI Aayog panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of water
Solutions that enable comprehensive reductions in water in agriculture (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 Apr, 2023 04:49 PM

House panel suggests prepaid cards for power to save groundwater
Over exploitation of groundwater is due to wide cultivation of water guzzler paddy and sugarcane crops (Image: Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikimedia Commons)
PepsiCo India extends pilot initiative in Punjab to address stubble burning
The company’s Biochar Initiative continues to benefit local farmers while improving air and soil quality
Posted on 21 Mar, 2023 12:39 PM

PepsiCo India has extended its 
PepsiCo’s Biochar Program helping farmers manage stubble burning
India’s first round-the-clock solar village angers pastoralists
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 20 Mar, 2023 09:02 AM

 India's first round the clock solar power plant in Modhera village Gujarat, threatens livelihoods of pastoralists 
Maldharis grazing buffaloes (Image Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF via Wikimedia Commons)
How to restore India's degraded pond ecosystem
In order to promote a regenerative system for biodiversity protection, the relationship between the pond ecosystem and the circular economy was also evaluated.
Shweta Yadav
V C Goyal
Posted on 11 Mar, 2023 09:41 AM

Healthy pond ecosystems are critical for achieving several sustainable development goals (SDG) through numerous ecosystem services (e.g., flood control, nutrient retention, and carbon sequestration).
Temple pond in Kerala (Image: Sreekanth V, Wikimedia Commons)
Instruments to facilitate long-term lending critical for green transition
Long- term financing, restructuring of institutions needed to allow green finance to flow
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Posted on 23 Feb, 2023 10:17 AM

The 22nd edition of the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)—the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)—is being held from 22-24 February 2023 in New Delhi.
There is a need to reform the global financial system to achieve sustainable development (Image: MaxPixel)
Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 19 Feb, 2023 07:26 PM

Haryana becomes 'Har Ghar Jal’ state
States and union territories have been advised to undertake testing of water quality on a periodic basis (Image: Maxpixel)
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