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Why most Indian cities are failing to tackle Air Pollution?

The Indian cities which are the nucleus of economic development are choking due to the worsening air quality. This deteriorating quality of air has led to Supreme Court...

April 8, 2023

Water crisis in India & what India can learn from other countries

Every year 2 lac Indians due to inadequate access to safe water while 600 million face extreme water stress. With the rise in climatic changes, this issue is...

April 7, 2023

How the community participation has aided in reviving the lost glory of Manas National Park?

Manas National park (MNP) is a conservation hub. It is a a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve. Devastation of Manas MNP is...

April 6, 2023

Harnessing Natural Gas

Natural gas is the cleanest and most efficient fossil fuel and India looks to harness it with the 2600 km Urja Ganga pipeline project. It aims to connect...

April 3, 2023

Dangers of untreated sludge to Ganga

A study done by the centre of science and environment iterates the need on why the government must go far ahead than just constructing toilets to ensure sanitation...

April 2, 2023

How the Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) in Odisha can aid in averting the harmful impacts of the cyclones?

Odisha being the coastal state is prone to cyclones that cause huge loss of life and property. The Odisha government has launched the Early Warning Dissemination System which is...

April 1, 2023

Grasslands play an important role in helping the big cats survive in their natural habitat and they are also indirectly dependent upon it. Elaborate in the light of importance of grasslands.

The Saurashtra region has with 106 reserved vidis (grasslands) maintained by the forest department and 434 non-reserved vidis which are controlled by other agencies. They make 20 percent...

March 31, 2023

With solar and wind now being the cheapest sources of electricity, India needs to take charge and join industrialised nations in becoming net carbon neutral. Elaborate.

Climate change can be experienced across the world and time is running out for mankind to get to zero carbon emissions. France, UK have a legislation to become...

March 29, 2023

What is the link between mortality and pollution ? Comment on whether evidence provides a relation between the two.

The Union Environment Minister recently mentioned that no Indian studies have shown a direct correlation between mortality and pollution and International studies which estimate that thousands will die...

March 24, 2023

How the Energy Management Centre (EMC) of Kerala has achieved a status of energy positive campus?

The Energy Management Centre (EMC), an autonomous institution under the Kerala government has achieved the status of energy-positive campus. The ‘Global Status Report 2017: Towards a zero-emission, efficient,...

March 22, 2023

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