Will urban outrage over environmental apathy reflect in voting?
Whether it was the intense public protest in Delhi last June, over the proposed cutting of thousands of trees, or protests in Bengaluru since 2017 against tree felling for a…
A women’s squad in Odisha defends its forest for 20 years
For close to 20 years after a supercyclone ravaged Odisha, a group of women along the coast has been standing sentinel over their beloved storm-shielding forest and mangrove cover. Deftly…
Farmers’ agenda hopes to shift election focus back on agricultural crisis
The ruling party’s loss in the assembly elections in December 2018 in five Indian states, reminded parties of how dissatisfied farmers could derail all electoral calculations. Now, just before India’s…
[Obituary] India loses its pioneering environment journalist
Darryl D’Monte, India’s pioneering environment journalist and editor died in Mumbai on March 16. He was 75. Earlier in his career, he was resident editor of the Indian Express and…
[Commentary] A ‘people’s manifesto’ for the 2019 national elections in India
In late February, about 50 movements and organisations from various parts of India released a ‘People’s Manifesto for a Just, Equitable, and Sustainable India’. This was sent to political parties…
Emissions in Indo Gangetic Plain linked to nearly half of untimely deaths due to outdoor air pollution
Toxic air does not know borders. A simulation study has gauged that 80 percent of the total untimely deaths in India due to outdoor air pollution is caused by emissions…
First phase of solar park along ecologically sensitive Gulf of Khambat gets clearance
An expert committee of India’s environment ministry has slowed down the Gujarat government’s plan to develop the “world’s largest solar power park of 4,400 megawatts” capacity, near the ecologically sensitive…
Draft rules for offshore wind farms: Environmental damage could lead to cancellation of clearance
An offshore wind energy project, if found causing environmental damage to marine ecology, could be cancelled, as proposed in the draft offshore wind energy lease rules, 2019 by the Indian…
Scientists take a step towards India-Pakistan cooperation to fight air pollution
Air pollution does not adhere to human-created borders. So, even as south Asian neighbours India and Pakistan spend a majority of time in political conflict, both countries suffer from the…
Social media users as ‘environmental sensors’ to conserve Kerala’s wetlands
Ever thought your vacation photos could help decision-makers conserve nature and further enrich your travel? An Indo-Israeli joint study has sniffed out geotagged photo data from popular image hosting service…
