Environmental Amnesia
Why We No Longer Remember What “Clean” Looked Like Consider the last occasion when you beheld a most crystal-clear river – one that you could count the pebbles in at…
Shifting Baseline Syndrome: How Environmental Decline Becomes Normal
Each generation inherits the world as they find it. What seems normal to them may have been unthinkable to their parents – and what they accept as inevitable might shock…
Key Budget 2025-26 Initiatives: Sustainability, Social Welfare, and Agricultural Growth
The Union Budget 2025-26 prioritizes sustainability, social security, and agricultural development, integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into economic policies. Environmental Initiatives Social and Governance Initiatives Agricultural Growth: The…
Expert Panel Clears Plan to Rebuild Washed-Away Teesta Dam in Sikkim
Fourteen months after the catastrophic glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Sikkim that washed away the Teesta-3 dam, the largest hydropower project in the state, the Environment Ministry’s expert committee…
IIT-Madras Develops Multimodal Climate Model for Indian Regions
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) have proposed a multimodal approach to quantify climate model uncertainty, providing reliable climate change estimates crucial for informed planning and management. The…
Embracing Earth Day: A Call to Honor and Protect Our Home
As we celebrate Earth Day this year, it’s a poignant reminder of the interconnectedness of all life on our planet and the responsibility we bear to nurture and protect it.…
CMP Degree College, Prayagraj Implements QR Codes to Digitalize Flora as Part of Green Campus Initiative
In an ambitious move towards the conservation and digitalization of botanical assets, the Department of Botany at CMP Degree College, Prayagraj, has introduced QR codes affixed to trees and plants…
Can you use Solar Ovens for Eco-Friendly Cooking in India?
In a nation blessed with abundant sunlight, harnessing solar energy for more than just electricity is a smart move. The sun has now become our ally in the kitchen, with…
UAE’s advanced technology & space institution to cooperate for climate action
UAE’s prominent governmental bodies in the fields of advanced technology and space have united their efforts to enhance cooperation for climate action leading up to COP28. As per the agreement…
With COP28, UAE to give additional boost to environmental conservation and greenhouse gas reduction
The upcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is of utmost significance as it will tackle crucial matters such as countries’…
Arctic atmosphere experiencing increase in moisture levels, regional storm activity: Climate researchers
An analysis by Germany's Leipzig University released on Thursday found that July 2023 will shatter heat records
JERA and PIF Sign MoU for Developing Green Hydrogen Projects
JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (“PIF”). The MoU will drive cooperation between the two parties, to explore opportunities…
Telangana’s Kothagudem Municipality Sets Waste Management Benchmark
Kothagudem Municipality has been managing solid waste successfully and receiving accolades for its cleanliness campaign. The municipal officials who implemented segregation of wet and dry waste have reached 60-70% efficiency…
Waste Mismanagement: Dirty Business In Bangalore
Not long ago, there was a huge garbage fire in the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) plant located in Bommanahalli constituency, leaving citizens burdened and disconcerted. This is merely one…
FICCI and HUL partner to establish ‘Centre for Sustainability Leadership’
In a development that could give a fillip to the sustainability initiatives of small businesses, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has set up of the…