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Forest fires: A burning issue for India

14 May 2019

The recent years have seen an alarming increase in forest fires across India. According to the Real Time Forest Alert System of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the number...

Cutting household fuel can save lives in India

07 May 2019

The household emissions from cooking, space heating, water heating and lighting are responsible for as much as 30 per cent of the annual PM 2.5 exposure, according to modelling studies...

Air pollution is a big killer in India

24 Apr 2019

A recent report ‘State of Global Air 2019’, by the US-based Health Effects Institute, revealed that over 12 lakh deaths in India were caused by air pollution. The burden of...

Making a difference through eco-friendly fashion

17 Apr 2019

A Delhi-based fashion brand Doodlage provides the perfect antidote to fast fashion by making chic garments with scraps of waste cloth. Designing clothes out of scraps of fabric and second-hand...

Dire need of relief from unsafe emissions

10 Apr 2019

India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are growing at a faster rate than in any other major energy-consuming nation. In 2018, CO2 emissions in the country rose 4.8 per cent from...

Buzz for climate change gains momentum

03 Apr 2019

Across India, people, cities, organisations and landmarks joined hands with around 7000 cities across 187 countries and observed Earth Hour 2019 on Saturday, 30 March, from 20:30 to 21:30 hours....

Push for greater electric mobility in India

27 Mar 2019

Making its presence felt in the global electric mobility market, India announced last month that it would offer $1.4 billion in subsidies for both buyers and manufacturers of electric vehicles...

Meena Janardhan

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

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