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Environmentalists oppose Telangana marine park
Posted on 04 Jul, 2023 08:39 AMEnvironmentalists petition HC against Telangana marine park plan; notice issued
![HMDA’s proposal said that it will have over 300 species (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/marine%20park.jpg?itok=xMyMazfn)
Rural water planning: Challenges and the way forward
Posted on 26 Jun, 2023 03:25 PMThe Jal Jeevan Mission is approaching its final year. It has progressed from 17% functional household tap connection coverage in 2019 to 63% in May 2023. A significant number of households are still waiting for a connection with a 55 lpcd service level.
![Lessons from four states of India (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/tap-water-well-antique-old.jpg?itok=Oa--DOHm)
Impacts of disappearing snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
Posted on 21 Jun, 2023 01:57 PMAccording to a significant new assessment report from an eight-nation body called the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the changes to the glaciers, snow, and permafrost of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region brought on by global warming are "unprecedented and largely irreversible."
![Building weather station on Yala glacier in Nepal which collects meteorological data that helps ICIMOD researchers model glacial melt and accumulation. (Image: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/45813710174_61ec3b6b15_o.jpg?itok=jeLMdoL_)
Building solidarities for just futures
Posted on 16 Jun, 2023 08:37 PMActionAid Association, in its commitment to work with the most marginalized communities and to build community-led initiatives, hosted a two-day national conclave on June 9- 10, 2023, in Delhi.
![The conclave highlighted the challenges and instances of marginalization that exist due to factors such as land dispossession, forced displacement, lack of access to education, healthcare, and basic amenities, and limited representation in decision-making processes. (Image: Simon Williams/Ekta Parishad; Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Young_Baiga_women%2C_India.jpg?itok=_lVI-U7B)
Decoding ‘just transition’ in India: The conceptual underpinnings
Posted on 05 Jun, 2023 10:17 PMPlanet Earth and humanity are experiencing turbulent times as climate change and induced socio-economic impacts are threatening ecology, society and the economy.
![In the climate sphere, the approach of just transition aims at addressing injustices (Image: Kenueone, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Renewable_Energy_on_the_Grid.jpg?itok=NqCkr5K_)
FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts
Posted on 31 May, 2023 05:10 PMWhat are the environmental impacts of plastic?
Plastic has several significant environmental impacts, including:
![There is a need to encourage the development of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics (Image: Peakpx)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/climate-change-recycling-plastic-waste-wallpaper-preview%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Hw9jroVF)
Recording the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS
Posted on 16 Apr, 2023 05:12 PMUsharmukti, a massive river rejuvenation programme launched by the Government of West Bengal, is implemented primarily through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), in collaboration with grassroot civil society organ
![Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/7542188468_9b3835a08b_o.jpg?itok=XYcqgqKT)
Policies, plans and financing for just energy transition
Posted on 07 Apr, 2023 09:42 AMThe International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) recently organized the first Global Just Transition Dialogue in Delhi to discuss policy and financial aspects of just and inclusive energy transition.
![A transition of all fossil fuel sectors will need to be considered in a phased manner (Image: Ramkumar; Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/Tuticorin_Thermal_Power_Station_at_Night_2%20%281%29.jpg?itok=IXuXGgXD)
IPCC climate report - a warning call
Posted on 23 Mar, 2023 12:22 PMThe Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report is a warning call for action on the quickly closing opportunity of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees centigrade. Unless fossil fuels are rapidly retired, the impacts of climate change already faced by vulnerable communities will become difficult to handle.
![The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the sixth in a series of reports which assess scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change (Image: Wallpaperflare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/nature-emotions-climate-change-fantasy.jpg?itok=A_3khd_i)
PepsiCo India extends pilot initiative in Punjab to address stubble burning
Posted on 21 Mar, 2023 12:39 PM![PepsiCo’s Biochar Program helping farmers manage stubble burning](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-03/biochar.jpg?itok=Te38ASDl)