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Retaining fertility
4 May 2023 5:56 PM ISTBy recognising best practices on the ground and bridging the knowledge gap through collaboration with research organisations, soil fertility can be...
The garb of ‘conservation’
24 April 2023 6:37 PM ISTThe Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill paves the way for commodification of forests, ironically contradicting its own stated objective
Miles to cover
20 April 2023 5:49 PM ISTGovernment’s existing efforts towards achieving energy efficiency need to be complemented with diverse policy initiatives to make India a net-zero...
Varying shades of ‘green’
10 April 2023 5:46 PM ISTSophisticated calculation models are required to decode the true colour of national budgets — conveniently coded as ‘green’ — to provide people with a...
Touring for cure
4 April 2023 6:21 PM ISTThe rising cost of treatment in developed nations has created an opportunity for developing nations, including India, to groom themselves as medical...
Beyond caveats
3 April 2023 6:18 PM ISTThough there are challenges in terms of charging infrastructure and higher upfront cost vis-à-vis ICE alternatives, the EV sector has a lot to offer...
Shaping changemakers
27 March 2023 5:19 PM ISTAmid fast-evolving climatic risks, it is vital to incorporate green learning in schools through a planned, phased and structured process
Perilous modification
22 March 2023 5:18 PM ISTHistorical precedents caution that the spread of genetically modified Darling 58 chestnut tree can dangerously alter the shared environment, rendering...
Remembering Rosenstrasse
14 March 2023 5:49 PM ISTRosenstrasse protests by ‘gentile’ women against Nazi Germany to save their Jewish husbands should inspire ‘safe’ sections of population to stand for...
Recurring relapses
6 March 2023 6:42 PM ISTSuccessive biodiversity frameworks have failed to achieve their targets due to a lack of funds and political will; policy course correction and firm...
Opportune but vulnerable
21 Feb 2023 4:59 PM ISTWhile the joy around the discovery of lithium in the Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir is understandable, environmental risks call for a cautious...
The losing joy of liquors
14 Feb 2023 4:28 PM ISTMeticulous research is required to stave off the negative impacts of climate change on the quality, quantity and price of prominent liquors