Important Editorials on Environment
[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 [...]
[Environment] Deepor Beel on the brink
Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati in Assam, known for its fish and bird diversity and rich aquatic vegetation that attracts wild elephants, faces [...]
[Environment] A forest in Mexico by Forest Man of India.
The ‘Forest Man of India’, Jadav Payeng, is sharing his expertise in the North American country. […]
Environment-Indoor air pollution is far worse.
When we think of air pollution, the smoggy outdoor haze of metropolitan cities comes to mind. With India being home to 21 out of 30 [...]
Economy/Environment-We must go Circular.
The best way to build resilience against future pandemics and the impact of climate change is to move to a circular economy. Doing so could [...]
Environment – ASAN | Uttarakhand’s First Ramsar Site !!!
The state of Uttarakhand has got its first Ramsar Site—a wetland of international importance. The Asan Conservation Reserve, located on the banks of River Yamuna [...]
Environment-Sustainable Ecotourism in India !!!
Ecotourism in India:- Ecotourism as a term first emerged during the late 1980s with growing global concern for sustainable practices with regard to ecologies extending [...]
EcoEconomics-Economics in Environmental Sustainability.
The Brundtland Commission in its report titled Our Common Future in 1987 defined the concept of sustainable development as development addressed towards the needs of [...]
Environment-Biodiversity-Conservation and Threats !!!
Thomas Lovejoy in 1980 coined the term ‘Biological Diversity’ which was later modified by E. O. Wilson in 1986 who coined the term ‘Biodiversity’ in his report [...]
Environment-Global Warming and Impacts of Glacial Meltdowns on Indian Rivers !!!
Other than the polar regions, the Himalayas follow as the largest deposit of frozen water in the world, especially in the case of Himalayan glaciers. [...]
Environment-Global Warming and Impacts of Glacial Meltdowns on Indian Rivers !!!
Himalayan glaciers make up about 17 per cent of the Himalayas and about 37 per cent of the Karakoram Range. […]
Environment-The Basic Possible Impacts of Climate Change in the Himalayas !!!
Climate Change in the Himalayas is a major topic of worry for climate watchers in the Subcontinent and across the world. The Himalayas have the [...]
Environment- India’s Solar Dilemma !!!
Parties to the historic Paris Accord on climate change signed in 2015 meet in Bonn next week, and their discussions will inevitably veer toward the [...]
Environment-Climate Change and Antarctic Biodiversity !!!
Not being residentially inhabited by human populations and instead being a place where largely scientific research is the mainstay, one would expect Antarctic biodiversity to [...]
Environment/Geography-Desertification in India, a disturbing truth !!!
The terms desertification refers to degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. It [...]
Environment-Governmental initiatives on climate change !!!
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) in its Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report published in 2015 states that increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions together [...]
Environment/Geography-Approaches for Landslide Mitigation !!!
Why landslide mitigation is important:- […]
Enviroment-The Environment and Atomic Policy of the United Nations !!!
Changes in Global Atomic Policy The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Mohamed El Baradei in [...]