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Fire in world’s lungs a cause for worry
The combined impact of human intervention, frequent forest blazes and climate change is beginning to tell on the health of the Amazon rainforests, the much-needed carbon sink of the world Considered a formidable natural fortress, the Amazon rainforests have a legendary reputation due to their density, which reaches almost mythical...
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An overlooked solution to climate crisis
22 August 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
On the edge of a fauna loss
16 August 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
Sine qua non for disaster management
08 August 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
Climate change hits the oceans
01 August 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
A missed opportunity
25 July 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
Curtains for city-based industries
18 July 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
Rainwater not harvested is wasted
11 July 2019 | Kota Sriraj
It’s apocalypse now in Mumbai
Mud flats, wetlands, flood plains, mangroves and wooded vegetation once slowed down the flow of the storm water in the city. But these are non-existent now. Besides, the mud flats helped in retaining rainwater, letting it sink into aquifers It’s that time of the year when Mumbaikars roll up their sleeves...
Brace up to the new normal
Term it climate change or global warming, the fact is that India and the rest of the world are at the receiving end of natural disasters and extreme weather events. Map sensitive geographical areas and codify a step-by-step action plan Natural disasters, primarily extreme weather events, triggered the displacement of nearly...
Closer to a future without water
The unprecedented scarcity in Chennai is a result of poor urban planning and the lack of political will in finding radical solutions. Unless we devise sustainable solutions, this precarious crisis can well hold all our metropolises to ransom Chennai is an apt example of all that is wrong with environment in...
Searing hot conditions the new normal
Heat waves are not uncommon but increasingly, they are being attributed to global warming and climate change. The world lost more than five lakh people to such events in the last 20 years along with an economic loss of $3.47 trillion As early as December 2018, it was predicted that the...
Checkmate air pollution
China is a good example of how it has balanced environmental protection and economic growth. India must learn from Beijing to tackle air pollution Air pollution has become an unwitting part of our daily lives along with its health and economic consequences. This, despite the tremendous efforts being made to...
Defuse toxic time bomb in oceans
The issue of marine plastic litter warrants bold new answers, strong action and urgent measures if we want to save our planet Mountains of toxic waste and garbage on the outskirts of our otherwise glossy cities and urban hotspots have become a common sight. These landfills have in a way started...
How to end the plastic kingdom
The dismal global recycling statistics do make us wonder whether we will ever efficiently adopt 100 per cent recycling of plastics. A more fundamental solution is to switch to variants from biodegradable sources like wood, corn starch and sugarcane Plastics have for long been associated as an environmental contaminant. Slowly...
