New Promises, New Summit COP-27
“Phase down all Fossil Fuel” the statement given by India at the Conference of Parties expands on the meaning of emission from the usage of all fossil fuels, not just Carbon but all unrenewable...
Tagged: Environment
Making Sense of Bangladesh’s Investment on Megaprojects: Development or Delusion?
The history manifests that Megaprojects may become landmarks for a country by bringing transformational impact on the lives of the long-deprived people. Infrastructure-megaprojects are material drivers for accelerating the economic growth of developing countries...
Climate Change And Its Impact On Indian Agriculture
“Since nature has the most sustainable ecosystem and since ultimately agriculture comes out of nature, our standard for a sustainable world should be nature’s own ecosystem”. –Wes Jackson Even after 73 years of independence,...
India’s Water Woes: Solutions from across the globe
India needs a comprehensive water strategy There is no question today that India is facing several water-related issues including flooding, drought, solid and liquid waste management, sewage treatment, sanitation, health etc. A country like...
Microplastics may affect how Arctic sea ice forms and melts
Plastic pollution in the oceans has become an important societal problem, as plastics are the most common and persistent pollutants in oceans and beaches worldwide. In the common imagination, plastic waste is often associated with...
Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago, helping end ice age
The past may be a surprisingly useful guide for predicting responses to future climate change. This is especially important for places where extreme weather has been the norm for a long time, such as...
Climate Change: Obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges
By now, most of us have heard that the use of plastics is a big issue for the environment. Partly fuelled by the success of the BBC’s Blue Planet II series, people are more aware...
UN to coordinate global efforts to address worsening water shortages
The problem has been further complicated by a lack of comprehensive water supply data and monitoring systems which is making it harder to respond to the growing crisis. “We cannot manage what we do not measure,”...
