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Path to sustainability?
6 May 2024 7:45 PM ISTThe Supreme Court’s ruling extending Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution to include protection from climate change can impact renewable energy...
A risk-laden ‘solution’
9 April 2024 8:26 PM ISTHave you ever thought of infusing clouds with sulphur dioxide to block the sun, or, vacuuming carbon dioxide out of thin air, or, adding iron to the...
Falling on deaf ears?
30 March 2024 8:46 PM ISTAlthough Sonam Wangchuk’s 21-day climate fast concluded without due media coverage, a strong voice against non-judicious and perilous exploitation of...
Lethal procrastination
21 March 2024 7:43 PM ISTAlongside perennial and seasonal sources of air pollution, ignorance on the political front has been the key to perpetuating health-degrading...
A selfless pursuit
4 March 2024 8:41 PM ISTIn the battle against climate change, humanity must confront its most primitive instincts and rise above them with acts of exceptional altruism and...
Much ado about nothing
23 Jan 2024 9:01 PM ISTA fragmented approach, disinterest of global leaders, and glaringly inadequate facilitation of climate funds persisted at the COP28 — hindering any...
Illogical manoeuvrings?
15 Jan 2024 7:19 PM ISTThe Mulya Pravah curriculum and the corresponding policy document aim at ‘Gurukulisation’ of HEIs, with a profound disdain for theoretical frameworks...
Harmonising heritage
9 Jan 2024 6:55 PM ISTSeveral developed countries have attempted to balance the disciplinary requirements with the nation-building concerns surrounding history. Here are a...
Choked horizons
31 Dec 2023 5:39 PM ISTState pollution control boards, perennially grappling with staffing shortages, inadequate funding, and a lack of autonomy, have fallen far short of...
Beyond the brink
25 Dec 2023 7:17 PM ISTThe Global Tipping Points Report, 2023, warned of severe environmental stresses that could prompt significant parts of the natural world to undergo...
A viable antidote?
18 Dec 2023 9:55 PM ISTEuropean Union’s ‘unilateral’ Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism violates the principles of cooperation and solidarity and breaches the ‘nationally...
Elevating the bar
23 Nov 2023 5:35 PM ISTGiven the efficiency and environment-friendly characteristics of ethanol-blended petrol, the government should look beyond achieving its 20 per cent...