Environment & Ecology

Electric Vehicles and Air Pollution

Tyre particles: How EVs are a climate solution with pollution problem   Context: A new study published in Soft Matter,...

The Growing Threat to Urban Forests in India

Why India needs stable urban forests Context: One of Hyderabad’s last remaining urban forests, Kancha Gachibowli, recently faced an existential...

Asiatic Lion Population (2024)

2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise: Why Asiatic lion’s future can’t be secured by numbers alone   Context: Gujarat...

Olive Ridley Turtles and the Fragile Balance of Conservation

Kurma mela: The science of the mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles   Context: Earlier this year, Odisha’s Rushikulya beach...

India’s Climate risk for Future

Progress should not just be fast but future-proof Context: India’s Climate risk for Future is being shaped by rising temperatures,...

Shirui Lily Festival

Manipur’s flower festival starts on thorny note   Context: The Shirui Lily Festival, named after the endemic Shirui Lily flower,...

Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan

Nationwide ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ to Begin from May 29:  Union Minister Shri  Shivraj Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan   Context:...

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...

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...

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...

The Arctic Imperative: Cooperation, Challenges, and India’s Role

The Arctic Imperative: Cooperation, Challenges, and India’s Role

The Arctic Imperative. Why the Arctic Matters. The Arctic, a snowy and icy region at the top of the world,...