Five Things You Need To Know About The Glasgow Climate Pact
byFrom phasing out coal to carbon market loopholes, here is what you need to know.
Environment
The Dancing Frogs Of Karnataka
byThe Kottigehara bush frog is listed as an endangered species in The Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct And Globally Endangered (EDGE) Amphibians.
Can Plastic Eating “Super Enzymes” Help Tackle Plastic Pollution?
byPlastic pollution is one of the world’s most pressing problems. We urgently need to get rid of the billions of tonnes of plastic waste. How can we tackle this challenge?
Greta, COP26 & The Chipko Movement
byAs leaders of the developed world pontificate at COP26, it would be appropriate to recollect how the Chipko movement pioneered environmental activism.
Hyenas Are Not Villains Of The Wild: Here’s Why
byFrom ancient folk tales to contemporary cinema, humans have narrated stories that have created a “deep-rooted disgust for the hyena.”
Wendlandia Angustifolia: The Tree That Came Back To Life
byWendlandia Angustifolia, a small flowering tree long thought to be extinct, is now found in the South-Western Ghats of India.
Near-Earth Asteroids Pose A Severe Hazard: Here’s Why
byNear-Earth asteroids, which can devastate entire cities and regions, pose a severe modern-day hazard.
Makeup, ‘Forever Chemicals’ & The Global Public Health Crisis
byPFAS, harmful to human beings & the environment, must be regulated. They must be allowed to be used only in exceptional circumstances.
Can Scientists Bring Back Woolly Mammoths?
byA group of biologists got funding to create a cold resistant elephant with the biological traits of a Woolly Mammoth. What are the practical & ethical issues surrounding that?
Saving The Batagur Baska
byThe Batagur Baska, also known as the Northern River Terrapin, one of the most endangered turtles in the world, was saved from going extinct. Here’s how.
How Bats Drink Toddy, Piss & Poop In Pots & Spread Nipah Virus
byWhat’s the connection between ‘flying foxes,’ toddy and Nipah virus?
The Ganga, Far From Being Sacred, Has Turned Into An Ecological Disaster
by18 million septic tanks & 10 million pit latrines around the Ganga dispose 12 billion litres of untreated faecal sludge/sewage into the river; 53 per cent of it is untreated.
The Results Of The Ban On Ozone Depleting Substances Is A Testimony Of Collective Action
byAs a nation, we must commit to environmental protection and encourage other countries to join the force.
IPCC Report: How To Make Global Emissions Peak And Fall – And What’s Stopping Us
byPeople must find novel ways to fund decarbonisation and steer the economic recovery towards a low-carbon future.
Giving The Rightless Its Right
byUntil the rightless thing receives its rights, we cannot see it as anything but a thing for the use of ‘us’ — those who are holding rights at the time.