Coal ash is a serious hazard to our health and the environment
India has to strictly regulate the disposal of toxic fly ash from coal-fired power plants to minimise environmental and health risks to local communities
Author: Shailendra Yashwant
Photo feature: India’s water wisdom in times of climate crisis
A revival of India’s traditional water harvesting practices will help ensure water and food security, while reducing the risks of climate disasters
Paving roads in Kerala with ocean plastic
An well-intentioned initiative in Kerala to use plastic waste salvaged from the Arabian Sea to pave roads in the southern province may be doing more harm than good
Photo feature: Climate change altering farming in Spiti
The retreat of glaciers in Spiti valley due to climate change has reduced water availability in summers but farmers are adapting by planting apple orchards and growing crops new to the region
Photo feature: Locals join across border to manage a river
The experience of managing the Saralbhanga River, which flows from Bhutan to India, shows the importance of peoples’ participation for effective cooperation in transboundary rivers
There are as many as 56 rivers that flow down from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan into the eastern state of Assam in India to meet the Brahmaputra River. The hills of Bhutan…Read More
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