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Restoring historic waterways

01 Apr 2025

A new effort by the local authorities in the city of Kochi, India, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is now underway to restore the city’s waterways, which...

Hindu Kush Himalayas facing severe glacier loss

25 Mar 2025

The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) are facing a huge glacier loss, more than the global average, with mass loss 65% higher than previous decades. This is according to a new...

Cool roofs to combat extreme heat

18 Mar 2025

A global scientific trial is on that includes the city of Ahmedabad in India to study how indoor heat impacts people’s health and economic outcomes in developing countries – and...

Urban biodiversity parks essential in city planning

11 Mar 2025

Experts are advocating treating biodiversity parks as essential green infrastructure in city planning, aligning with global and national environmental commitments, according to a Mongabay-India (MI) report. Initiatives such as converting...

Next generation to endure a much hotter world

04 Mar 2025

Generation Alpha is set to inherit and will be forced to put up with a much warmer planet. This was the warning highlighted by the annual publication, State of India’s...

Massive holes in the sun affect Indian monsoons

25 Feb 2025

Coronal holes across the sun can influence India’s monsoon rains. These holes release high-speed solar wind, which interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, potentially affecting rainfall patterns, according to a recent...

India likely to emerge as world manufacturing hub

18 Feb 2025

India is being viewed as the most likely candidate to undertake industrial relocation and emerge as a global manufacturing hub, as per a recent study. Published in the ‘Humanities and...

Certifying and awarding green schools

11 Feb 2025

Recognising and awarding India’s most environmentally responsible schools, a staggering 356 schools received the coveted ‘Green’ certification from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Of these, 25 secured Green...

A vendor selling umbrellas waits for customers along a pavement on a hot summer day in Amritsar. File/AFP

Alarming extreme weather statistics in India

04 Feb 2025

India has faced more extreme weather events and higher damages in 2024 compared to last year, according to the Climate India 2024 report released recently by the Centre for Science...

Blue carbon ecosystems critical against climate change

28 Jan 2025

Marine ecosystems, or blue carbon ecosystems, play important roles in supporting biodiversity and providing livelihoods. They are also critical in the fight against climate change for several reasons, according to...

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.