Delhi’s Everest Of Trash & Politics Of Waste Management
byWaste disposal has become a huge problem. With increasing use of plastic–wet, dry and e-waste–mountains of trash is piling up in the country’s capital.
Environment
How A Nobel-Winning Stock Market Theory May Help Save Coral Reefs
byHarry Markowitz’s Modern Portfolio Theory, a mathematical framework for constructing a portfolio of assets to maximise investments, is now helping save coral reefs around the world.
South India’s Bonnet Monkeys Are Facing Extinction: Here’s why
bySouth India’s Bonnet monkeys are slowly fading from public eye. Yet we do not seem to notice the dramatic reduction in their numbers.
Space Debris & Attempts To Remove Trash From Space
byAttempts to clean space junk have only just started. It is yet to be seen how successful they turn out to be.
India’s Plans To Increase Coal Production Is An Environmental & Social Disaster
byThe decision to increase coal production will adversely impact the environment & the people of India.
Cop-26: Was It A Cop-Out?
byCOP 26, the climate change conference in Glasgow, gave out a lot of hot air. The leaders could have done more to save the planet.
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.
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?