Important Editorials on Environment
EU’s Fit for 55 and Indian industry
European Union introduced new legislation, Fit for 55, to cut its GHG emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 and to net zero by 2050. [...]
India’s Solar Salvation
As India’s economy and population continue to grow, so too does its demand for energy. India is also particularly vulnerable to climate change. Solar power [...]
[Environment] Beat the climate crisis by investing in nature
In Paris in 2015, leaders from 192 nations committed to limit the increase of global average temperatures since pre-industrial levels to well below 2°C, while [...]
Ganga and Microplastics
The Ganga might have stood witness to many stages of India’s civilisation, as Mahatma Gandhi once noted, but in recent decades it has become a [...]
South Asia lightning Report ,2020
Important Points 1. According to South Asia lightning Report ,2020 by Earth Networks, a global weather intelligence agency -West Bengal received the highest number of lightning [...]
Gross Environment Product in Uttarakhand
Context The Uttarakhand government recently announced it will initiate valuation of its natural resources in the form of ‘Gross Environment Product’ (GEP), said to be [...]
[Environment] Mangroves, Mumbai and Climate change
THE occurrence of two cyclones in consecutive seasons—Cyclone Nisarga in 2020 and cyclone Tauktae in 2021—is highly unusual for the west coast of India but [...]
[Environment] Case Study-From Poachers to Protectors
Several residents of villages around Odisha’s Chilika lake have turned a new leaf in the past few years. They hunted and poached birds in the [...]
[Environment] Rooftop rainwater harvesting
India’s rapid urban growth is putting pressure on its already crumbling base of public service arrangements — especially its management of water and sanitation services, [...]
[Environment] How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems
Contamination and pollution of water are serious problems today. Many of the chemical substances that are disposed in water bodies are toxic and hazardous. Disease-causing [...]
[Environment] Only 25 cities responsible for 52% of global urban GHG emissions
Just 25 cities worldwide are responsible for 52 per cent of urban greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a recent study. Megacities in Asia such [...]
History of Conservation in India
Conservation in India found its roots when the killing of animals were strictly prohibited in and around the Ashramas (hermitages) allotted to Brahmanas. [...]
Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-30) by UN
The announcement by the United Nations terming 2021-30 as the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration could not have come at a more appropriate time. […]
Tribal Hunting rights vs Wildlife Protection laws
Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty under Article 51 [...]
Darwin, Sexual Selection and Dimorphism
Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting evidence for his theory that species evolve by [...]
The path to a hydrogen economy
Ten years since the solar revolution began in the country, prices have dropped to a historic low of Rs 1.99 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The revolution [...]
[Environment] Climate Change and Decarbonization of industry
A shift to clean energy is welcome but Indian industry needs deep decarbonization over the next 30 years to make a difference […]
[Environment] Reworking “net-zero” for climate justice
Global transformation is affecting the planet. But there is no uniform transformation across the world. Global temperature increased sharply only after 1981 with little contribution [...]
[Environment] “State of India’s Birds 2020” report
A comprehensive report on the distribution range, abundance trends and conservation status of birds in India indicates a worrying decline in the populations of 79 [...]