News and Articles
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Posted on 05 Jul, 2022 11:58 PMNon carcinogenic health effects of groundwater contamination are equally challenging as the carcinogenic risks.
Extreme events take 231 lives during pre-monsoon: IMD
Posted on 28 Jun, 2022 02:34 PMIMD seasonal analysis shows 231 lives lost during the pre-monsoon season due to extreme weather events
Three mining projects in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest on hold following protests
Posted on 28 Jun, 2022 08:05 AMChhattishgarh government puts three mining projects in Hasdeo Arand forest on idefinite hold
Poisoned wetlands, toxic fish
Posted on 27 Jun, 2022 12:23 PMThe East Kolkata Wetlands, often referred to as the ‘Kidneys of East Kolkata’, are located on the eastern periphery of Kolkata Metropolitan area and cover 12,500 hectares of area.
Leaving no one behind
Posted on 25 Jun, 2022 08:17 PMOn 24 June 2022, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) India and the NITI Aayog jointly hosted an event – the National Engagement on COVID-19 Vaccination & Migrants: Leaving No One Behind.
India-Bangladesh floods change course of children’s lives as entire districts submerged
Posted on 23 Jun, 2022 05:55 PM
Improving India's poor environmental performance
Posted on 23 Jun, 2022 08:37 AMOn June 8, Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network released a report of the Environmental Performance Index 2022. India ranked lowest among the 180 countries considered, lagging behind Myanmar at 179, Vietnam (178), Bangladesh (177) and Pakistan (176).
Push for sustainable substitutes for single use plastics
Posted on 22 Jun, 2022 05:23 PMGoMassive Earth Network, an investment network for investing in startups in the sustainability space had in November 2020, GoMassive launched Climate Angels, which is an early-stage investment syndication platform for pollution reduction and climate tech.
Springs spring hope in Kashmir, Himalayas
Posted on 21 Jun, 2022 06:38 PMFreshwater is a rare and critical resource and its availability is declining worldover with urbanisation, industrialisation, climate change and rising temperatures, and a marked decrease in rainfall.
Financing clean energy transitions to meet India's climate goals
Posted on 20 Jun, 2022 08:40 PMIn 2021, at global climate negotiations, the government established a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2070. It also reaffirmed its aim to install 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030.
