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Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity

महाराष्ट्र के ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों में बांस आधारित बायोमास अनिवार्य

महाराष्ट्र के ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों में बांस आधारित बायोमास अनिवार्य

महाराष्ट्र के ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों में बांस आधारित बायोमास अनिवार्य संदर्भ: महाराष्ट्र ने दिसंबर 2025 में सभी सरकारी और निजी...

Maharashtra’s Solar Pump Record: Decarbonising Agriculture and Easing the Subsidy Burden

Maharashtra’s Solar Pump Record: Decarbonising Agriculture and Easing the Subsidy Burden

Context : Maharashtra has reportedly set a world record by installing over 45,000 Solar Agricultural Pumps (SAPs) in a single...

Maharashtra’s Bamboo Biomass Mandate: Green Gold for Thermal Power Plants

Context : In a first-of-its-kind move, Maharashtra has mandated that all public and private thermal power plants blend 5–7% bamboo-based...

Planetary Limits and Urban Resilience: The Role of Healthy Soil

Planetary Limits and Urban Resilience: The Role of Healthy Soil

Context : The article uses the global concept of Ecological Overshoot—symbolized by Earth Overshoot Day (EOD)—as a framework to highlight...

Farm Fire Underreporting: ISRO Flags Shift in Stubble Burning Time

Farm Fire Underreporting: ISRO Flags Shift in Stubble Burning Time

Context : An ISRO study has flagged a potential underestimation of farm fire incidents in Punjab and Haryana. This is...

Rooftop Solar on Government Buildings

Rooftop Solar on Government Buildings

Rooftop Solar on Government Buildings Context: MNRE data (presented to Parliament in  November 2025) shows that Tamil Nadu (~14 MW)...

Antarctic Ozone Hole Closes Early in 2025

Antarctic Ozone Hole Closes Early in 2025

Antarctic Ozone Hole Closes Early in 2025 Context: The Antarctic ozone hole, which forms annually between August and November, closed...

Species in News: Walrus

Species in News: Walrus

Species in News: Walrus Context: In a significant development for Arctic ecology, scientists have identified a previously unknown walrus gathering...

Vehicular Emissions: Rising Early-Winter Pollution and Policy Response

Vehicular Emissions: Rising Early-Winter Pollution and Policy Response

Vehicular Emissions: Rising Early-Winter Pollution and Policy Response Context: A new Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) analysis has flagged...

Southern Ocean ‘Thermal Burp’

Southern Ocean ‘Thermal Burp’

Southern Ocean ‘Thermal Burp’ What is a thermal burp? A thermal burp refers to the sudden release of long-stored heat...

Northern India’s Persistent Air Crisis

Northern India’s Persistent Air Crisis

Northern India Air Pollution Crisis: Key Causes & Impacts Context: A new study, “Air Quality Assessment of Major Indian Cities...

Self-Reliance in India’s Green Transition

Self-Reliance in India’s Green Transition

Introduction India stands at a pivotal moment in its developmental journey. As the world grapples with the escalating threat of...

Meat Tax Explained: COP30 Demand, Need, Impact & Global Examples

Meat Tax Explained: COP30 Demand, Need, Impact & Global Examples

Meat Tax : COP30 Demand, Need, Impact & Global Examples Context: At COP30 in Belém, 28 low-income African and Pacific...

Green Hydrogen: Global Slowdown, China’s Dominance & India’s Roadmap Explained

Green Hydrogen: Global Slowdown, China’s Dominance & India’s Roadmap Explained

Green Hydrogen: Global Slowdown, China’s Dominance & India’s Roadmap Explained Context: Green hydrogen, once projected as the fuel of the...

Hayli Gubbi Volcano Eruption: Causes, Global Impact & Why Ash Reached India

Hayli Gubbi Volcano Eruption: Causes, Global Impact & Why Ash Reached India

Learn about the Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption in Ethiopia, its geological causes, how volcanic ash travelled to India through high-altitude...

COP30 (Belém, Brazil): Key Initiatives and Major Issues

COP30 (Belém, Brazil): Key Initiatives and Major Issues

Explore the major initiatives and critical issues of COP30 in Belém, Brazil—Indigenous protests, US absence, diluted Belém Package, fossil fuel...

हीट पावर ट्रैप: भारत में गर्मी और ऊर्जा संकट

भारत 2024 के रिकॉर्ड तापमान और बढ़ती बिजली मांग के कारण एक खतरनाक हीट-पावर ट्रैप में फंस रहा है। जानें—हीटवेव...

Heatwaves in India 2025: Causes, Impacts and Strategies to Break the Heat–Power Trap

Heatwaves in India 2025: Causes, Impacts and Strategies to Break the Heat–Power Trap

Learn how India’s rising heatwaves are intensifying the dangerous heat–power trap. Explore causes, sectoral impacts, electricity demand trends, health risks,...

Pollution Tax in India: Meaning, Importance, Global Models & Why India Needs It

Pollution Tax in India: Meaning, Importance, Global Models & Why India Needs It

Learn what a pollution tax is, why India urgently needs it, and how over 70 countries use carbon taxes and...

Global Carbon Budget 2025: A Reality Check for the Paris Climate Goals

Global Carbon Budget 2025: A Reality Check for the Paris Climate Goals

The Global Carbon Budget 2025 warns that global CO₂ emissions are at record highs, putting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target...

Global Cooling and Climate Change Explained: Rising Demand, Risks & Solutions | The Study IAS

UNEP’s Global Cooling Watch 2025 warns cooling demand may triple by 2050. Learn why cooling needs are rising, their environmental...

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