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[Podcast] GigaWhat: Renewables go reckless

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 26 Mar 2022
A wind farm near Nashik, Maharashtra. Photo by SuyogJoshiPhotography/Wikimedia Commons.

Indian banks found wanting on the climate change challenge and green transition

Mayank Aggarwal 25 Mar 2022
A single full-grown mosquitofish eats about 100 to 300 mosquito larvae per day Wikimedia Commons Toby Hudson

Twin lives of the Gambusia fish: a protector against disease or a pest?

Sneha Mahale 24 Mar 2022

Potential offshore wind project in the Gulf of Mannar leaves fishers anxious

Priyanka Shankar 23 Mar 2022
Improving the efficiency of large solar parks is crucial to avoiding the requirement of installing more projects. Photo by Thomas Lloyd Group/Wikimedia Commons.

Reduce air pollution to avoid land conflicts due to solar projects, recommends study

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Mar 2022
The Mangrave: A community art project by The Earthivist Collective highlights the plight of this important ecosystem on the outskirts of Panaji. Photo by The Earthivist Collective

[Commentary] A city on marsh: Why Indian coastal cities need to design and build with nature

Aaron Savio Lobo, Ashali Bhandari, Karthikeyan Kuppu 22 Mar 2022

India needs more conservation-relevant research on sharks and rays

Neha Jain 22 Mar 2022
Trees uprooted by Cyclone Hudhud in a residential area of Visakhapatnam. Photo by Indian Navy.

Plan adaptation and mitigation to factor in growing risk of compound extremes, study suggests

Sahana Ghosh 21 Mar 2022

The world agrees on treaty to end plastic pollution

Charles Pekow 21 Mar 2022
Maldhari going to Banaskantha. Photo by Ravleen Kaur.

A decade on, India’s first solar park has many promises left to fulfil

Ravleen Kaur 18 Mar 2022
River Yamuna is often counted amongst the most polluted rivers in India. Photo by Paasikivi/Wikimedia Commons.

India proposes river rejuvenation through plantations

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Mar 2022
The steel sector in India is highly emissions-intensive and contributes almost a third of direct industrial CO2 emissions, a report says. Photo by Jean Beaufort

Energy-intensive steel industry looks to push consumption, reduce emissions

Kundan Pandey 16 Mar 2022
India is bullish about solar power projects but factors such as easy finance are hampering the growth. Photo by Jaipursharma/Wikimedia Commons.

Will making banks obligated to invest in renewables help India’s energy transition?

Mayank Aggarwal 16 Mar 2022

[Explainer] What is glacial lake outburst flooding and how does it affect the Himalayas?

Mudassir Kuloo 15 Mar 2022
Close-up of chickpea plant. Photo by Srujan Punna.

Scientists sequence chickpea genome which could inform crop improvement efforts

T. V. Padma 15 Mar 2022

Crimson rose butterflies migrate across the sea, leaving a trail of questions

Malaka Rodrigo 14 Mar 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Renewable energy, limited land

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 11 Mar 2022
By 2030, India plans to install 280 gigawatts of solar power. Photo by Prashanthns/Wikimedia Commons.

How India’s public sector units can impact the clean energy transition

Mayank Aggarwal 11 Mar 2022

Odisha’s Kharasrota river stuck in tussle between protecting ecology and providing drinking water

Pragati Prava 9 Mar 2022

Plantation on a barren hillock in West Bengal stops erosion, attracts birds

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 8 Mar 2022