Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity

India’s E-Waste Challenge and the Path to Sustainable Progress

India’s rising e-waste, the need to recast its management   Context: India’s digital transformation, pivotal to the vision of Viksit...

Rethinking Air Quality in India

India’s air pollution strategy needs atmanirbharta Context: India’s Make in India initiative has sparked a wave of innovation and national...

Vanishing Wolves of Kadbanwadi

How Stray Dogs Threaten India’s Grey Wolves Context: Located 276 km from Mumbai, the Kadbanwadi grassland in Maharashtra’s Pune district...

Kerala’s ‘Vruthi’ Campaign

How is Kerala handling its waste problem? Context: Since October 2, 2024, Kerala has been leading an ambitious and inclusive...

Fight for Just Development and Climate Justice

The women who remain largely invisible Context: Across India and South Asia, women have been the driving force behind grassroots...

Plastic Waste Crisis in the Himalayas

Single-use food, beverage packaging forms 84% of Himalayan plastic waste   Context: An alarming environmental crisis is unfolding in the...

India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Powerful Step Toward Sustainable Investment

India’s Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy: A Critical Move to Tackle Greenwashing Context: In line with India’s climate commitments and Budget...

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness

Context: A recent review published in The Lancet Planetary Health explores a critical but underexplored consequence of climate change: its...

Global Study on Bird Colouration and Urbanisation

Successful urban birds sport different colours from unsuccessful ones Context:  Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo (University of Granada) and Kaspar Delhey (Max...

Tree Plantation and Carbon Sequestration

Expanding tree cover is crucial Context: As climate change accelerates, India faces the twin challenge of maintaining economic growth while...

Urban India and Climate Change

India’s Urban Future is at a Crossroads Context: As summer heat intensifies across India, major cities are facing mounting pressure...

Climate Change and Dengue Mortality

Context: A study conducted by researchers from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, analysed the relationship between meteorological...

Resilience of the Sundarbans Mangroves

Context: A study titled “Resilience of Sundarban mangroves in South Asia to Weather Extremes and Anthropogenic Water Pollution” was conducted...

Green Hydrogen and Its Role in India’s Energy Transition

Context: The Union Budget for FY26 is expected to focus on financial incentives for green hydrogen adoption in key industries...

Rhodamine B

Context: The issue of Rhodamine B use in consumable products highlights a critical public health concern and a need for...