ENVIRONMENT

Manipur at the crossroads of South Asia and Southeast Asia is no stranger to this dilemma where State’s interests come in conflict with the interests of the local people, more pronounced when it comes to the protected areas domain. The…

One of the largest counts was in Odisha where around 16.56 lakh birds of over 200 species were sighted during the mid-winter census carried out in three major wetlands - Chilika Lake, Bhitarkanika National Park and Hirakud Reservoir.…

The key highlights of the event were the release of the Waterbirds Census Report and a booklet on the Waterbirds of Loktak and presentation of citations and awards to distinguished individuals and organisations for their outstanding…

Since the wetlands face increasing threats from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change, aquaponics presents a viable strategy to support wetland conservation and promote aquatic biodiversity… It can help in reducing pressure on natural…

For India, the WEF report picks the top five risks, as identified by the Executive Opinion Survey (EOS), with acute water supply shortage topping the list, followed by misinformation and disinformation, erosion of human rights, pollution,…

The concentrated global movement to get businesses to act positively to help preserve the planet’s biodiversity, to some degree, is taking a backseat due to the concerted lobby by certain parties to throttle the dialogues on the critical…

The Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric Project is slated to be built on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet near the border of India at a cost of 137 billion US dollars. The project is part of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan that includes…

Each of the ten costliest extreme events last year was influenced by the climate crisis, and each caused more than 4 billion US dollars in loss and damage, the report detailed while examining these extreme events that caused massive human…

World Weather Attribution and Climate Central’s report titled “When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather In 2024” warns that every country needs to prepare for rising climate risks to minimize deaths and damages in 2025, and beyond…

Many instances in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Arctic Circle have demonstrated the ferocity of Nature in earnest, much of which has been attributed to human-induced climate change By Salam Rajesh The Christmas Bells…