Who’d have guessed that a 49.6°C temperature would be recorded somewhere in a normally frigid Canada? Now wildfires, caused by the...

Exactly three years back, single-use plastics (SUPs) took centre stage in India when PM Modi, on June 5, 2018, announced that the country...

A storm is brewing on the climate diplomacy front that India needs to navigate carefully to avoid becoming a fall guy. The issue at hand...

The private sector in India has traditionally avoided engagement on climate issues publicly. But this seems to be changing. On November...

Railways fascinate me. Professionally, I advocate for a massive expansion of rail networks to address the air pollution and climate...

‘We need to act for the Amazon and act for our planet,’ said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when fires ravaged the Amazon...

The writing is on the wall. A few days back, Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s biggest coal producer and India’s largest CO2 emitter,...

The world is not only suffering because of Covid and economic distress. It’s also reeling due to climate disasters. The year 2020 is...

This is a straightforward article to discuss the real issues concerning stubble burning, including its contribution to pollution in...

On its 46th foundation day, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released two reports that should force us to re-examine our...

The global economy is in recession, and it is predicted to be more destructive than the Great Depression of 1929 and the Global Financial...

The Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 has become a hot potato for the ministry of environment, forest & climate...

An oft-repeated saying in India is that our environmental laws are good, but their implementation is poor. I have always disagreed with...

As part of the stimulus package to revive the economy, the Union government has announced a slew of measures to boost production and...

Set realistic health goals and use latest scientific data to reopen the country, save lives and the economy One of the most endearing...

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In a war, you don’t only use your best weapons, you use everything in your arsenal. This has to be the maxim in our fight against...

Five major modelling studies reveal that suppression strategy might require multiple lockdowns until a vaccine is available. Governments...

A crisis does not emerge out of thin air; it has underlying causes. And most of the underlying causes, if not all, are in front of our...

Silent infections could erode containment efforts’ efficacy; developing anti-virals and vaccine must be part of the near-term vision....