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Let nature be your refuge
29 Sep 2020 3:04 PM GMTAt a time when COVID-19 has forced us into self-imposed seclusion, gardening offers us a way to reconcile our dystopic relationship with nature while...
Pillars of nature
21 Sep 2020 6:50 PM GMTThe increasing propensity of human activity to bring widespread harm to all-important pollinators is slowly leading to a catastrophic collapse of...
Fear and quackery
1 Sep 2020 4:54 PM GMTTo counter the toxic and evergrowing flow of misinformation and conspiracies regarding COVID-19 and its treatments, Governments worldwide must take...
Are democracies cleaner?
24 Aug 2020 4:37 PM GMTWhile it is natural to assume that democracies are more in favour of environmental protection, the ground reality is not quite as straightforward
Sliding development
16 Aug 2020 5:26 PM GMTDespite repeated warnings, authorities worldwide have largely ignored the correlation between landslides and unchecked development activities
On-the-ground perspective
3 Aug 2020 4:58 PM GMTCitizen science, if properly harnessed as a tool of scientific inquiry can address areas of research and concerns that would otherwise be neglected
Pushed to the limit
23 July 2020 5:35 PM GMTEffects of unchecked human activity have overwhelmed the resilience of rivers to absorb changes — bringing adverse and drastic changes to large rivers...
Rethinking EIA 2020
8 July 2020 3:46 PM GMTThe new draft EIA 2020 is a regressive departure from its predecessor that emphasises economic and political considerations while weakening...
A disproportionate cost
22 May 2020 5:42 PM GMTThe continuing lockdown scenario is now at the cusp of creating a greater humanitarian crisis as the poor suffer without proper access to nutrition or...
Lessons not learned
11 May 2020 5:27 PM GMTVizag gas leak reveals that lessons regarding industry safety practices learnt following the Bhopal gas tragedy have been all but forgotten by the...
A guiding example
26 March 2020 4:42 PM GMTThe urgency and unity in the global response to COVID-19 holds valuable lessons for efforts to enforce the necessary mindset and lifestyle changes...
Need for sustainable agriculture practices
12 March 2020 2:54 PM GMTIndia’s food security programs provide affordable grain access to more than 800 million people