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Photo feature: Worshipping a threatened Ganga
Hindi pilgrims celebrating the arrival of the Ganga from heaven at the Ganga Dussehra festival are completely oblivious that the real course of the river has dried up
The festival is a mix of white cotton with bright yellow-red hues, hot breakfast and an offering of redemption from sin. The summer morning air was filled with the smell of food, flowers and faith…Read More
India’s forests turning brown
The core forests across the country, including those that are protected, are turning from green to brown, a worrying phenomenon that scientists say is due to more than seasonal variations
As much as 4.6 million hectares of forests in India are browning, according to a study by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation…Read More
Wind-solar hybrid policy to boost renewables
India’s new wind-solar hybrid policy is likely to provide an additional thrust to increasing the installed capacity of renewable energy, although there are a few problems on the ground
The Indian government has announced a national policy for wind-solar hybrid projects, a move that industry experts said will accelerate the pace of activity in the renewables industry…Read More
Check your lifestyle, push back the desert
On June 17, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, look at your lifestyle choices and act to keep the land healthy and make development sustainable
Are you overwhelmed by the depressing news coming at you daily? Conflict, forced migrants, floods, hurricanes, climate change — it’s a seemingly endless list. It might surprise you, but…Read More
Strengthen local forest rights for best climate solutions
India needs to proactively include indigenous communities and forest dwellers in its efforts to restore and expand forest cover to sequester carbon, and not exclude them from forestry management
In India, a new wave of admiration about our traditional knowledge has emerged in public discourse, but it is not reflected in the ways the state wants to manage our forests…Read More
Human activity responsible for hotter India
A study by Indian climatologists has for the first time established a direct correlation between human activity-induced greenhouse gas emissions and increased temperatures across the country
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity has led to rising temperatures in India, a study by scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has proved. The landmark study said…Read More
Odanthurai uses renewable energy for all-round development
The village council of Odanthurai in Tamil Nadu has set a benchmark by successfully using wind, solar and biogas to not only lower energy costs but to also turn a surplus
The area governed by Odanthurai village council in Coimbatore district was once poverty stricken, lacking energy access, water supply and even adequate housing. Things changed in 1996…Read More
Darjeeling tea is facing a climate crisis
The famed tea gardens of Darjeeling are finding it difficult to maintain the quality of their harvests due to rising temperatures, longer dry spells and erratic rainfall
Surendra Lama, who has been running a convenience store at Ghum in Darjeeling district for the past 40 years, laments that the hills are no longer the same, as they are getting warmer…Read More
Climate diplomacy and India: an insider’s view
Jairam Ramesh, India’s environment minister from May 2009 to July 2011, recalls the complex negotiations at two key climate conferences that led the way to the Paris Agreement
I became India’s Minister of Environment and Forests in May 2009 with instructions from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to change both the substance and style of India’s climate diplomacy…Read More
Agra students launch solar car to save Taj from pollution
A group of students have built a solar-powered car that could in time aid in reducing the air pollution load in Agra that is harming the iconic Taj Mahal
To save the Taj Mahal, the 17th century monument of love, a group of engineering students on June 8 launched solar car that is disabled-friendly, can seat four persons comfortably and do a 25 km round on a single charge…Read More