As if Covid-19 was not enough, Amphan has damaged infrastructure, rendered many homeless, and imposed a cost on the West Bengal economy whose indelible impacts will be felt in the long-run.
A study in China estimates that there are now more than 30 strains of SARS-CoV-2 spread across the globe. This pandemic is no surprise. It was coming, and so will others.
While India has given a strong turn in the energy roadmap towards renewables and re-balancing the energy mix, it would be unfair to expect to wean off fossil fuels completely at this stage of our developmental cycle.
Amid one of the largest environmental protests ever, the commitments from some of the biggest emitters — the US, China, and India — are awfully inadequate.
To say that reduction of plastic will require radical change in our lifestyle and culture is to ensure that no one will listen.
When we choose AC comfort or our own vehicle over public transport, we are harming the environment. It's not just world leaders who can fix the planet. It's you and me, if we actually care.
The idea of water governance should be based on demand management and adapting to the moods of nature, instead of trying to control it.
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Shorts In The Dark | 5-minute read
We are often told to not dwell on sad sights. But confronted with these three pictures, how could I look away? The taste of their despair settled deep within my mouth.
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Food production is getting increasingly non-viable and resource-intensive, And scientists say that lab-grown insects could be the solution.
But will this be easily digested by most of us out there?
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