River Sharavathi already accounts for 40 percent (1,469.2 megawatt) of hydropower generated in Karnataka with seven dams and five tunnels but the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) is now planning…
A streak of rosetted fur amongst the cliffs. A ruffle of sandy feathers in the long grass. A dorsal fin cutting through the glassy surface of the Ganga. These all…
Even though Indian states budgeted 19 percent more money for forestry in three years after the introduction of ecological fiscal transfers (EFTs) than in the three years prior to its…
As warm ocean temperatures drive rapid intensification of cyclones, like that seen with cyclone Amphan, climate scientists and disaster management experts call for improved preparedness leveraging India’s robust cyclone forecasts.…
Pratap Singh Tomer is a retired serviceman living in the Ravi Nagar locality of Visakhapatnam, a port city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In the wee hours on May…
Science writer Alan Weisman’s morbidly fascinating The World Without Us (2007) projects events that follow after the sudden disappearance of humans from planet earth. First, the physical infrastructure collapses: skyscrapers crumble,…
Even as India is just coming out of a nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus, the environment ministry is considering large scale mining, infrastructure and industrial projects for environment,…
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is believed to be a zoonotic disease, meaning it probably originated from an animal source. The associated lockdown continues to alter daily lives, including…
Forced by crop failures due to the delayed monsoon in 2019, Dipu, a farmer from the Sundarbans islands in east India, moved to Tamil Nadu on the south-eastern coast in…
Expressing disapproval against industrial projects operating without environment clearances, a Supreme Court order states that allowing such a practice would be detrimental to the environment. While the order was in…
