In this issue

The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework. Dr Anil Pratap Singh says that the importance, need, and role of ocean science, data and information exchange for sustainable development, and affirmation that science can play an important role in helping the ocean to support the 2030 SDG agenda is being realized. The UN is optimistic that the Decade will turn the scientific knowledge and understanding into effective actions and support towards improved ocean management and sustainable development.

Need for Boosting India's Self-reliance in Solar Industry

May 12, 2020, marks a new beginning in the country’s history for taking steps towards self-reliance. With the Prime Minister’s clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat, Malav Trivedi says India has been a major importer since many years in different fields, but the tag needs to be changed forever. It will give India an immense advantage if we make our own solar cells, modules and its equipments, which we largely import from China.

4 mins

Biggest Carbon Dioxide Drop

Real-time Data Show COVID-19’s Impact on Global Emissions

2 mins

The Role of Green Budgeting Some Global Approaches

Making a country’s budget green is about integrating it into every aspect of our economy and ensuring there is no wasteful use of natural resources. In this article, Arvind Kumar says that budget should navigate a country’s economy on a path to move to the low-carbon, climate-resilient development path. He succinctly gives examples of some global approaches.

7 mins

‘The Arctic is Warming Much Faster Than the Rest of the Globe'

Dr M Ravichandran is Director of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research in Goa under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, where he guides the Indian Arctic Programme that aegis India’s permanent research base ‘Himadri’ in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago since 2008. In this interaction with Bhavya Khanna for TerraGreen, he explains why Arctic amplification happens, what escalates its pace, its likely consequences for India and geographies alike, and what must be done to address this looming danger.

6 mins

Exuberant Ocean

UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

10+ mins

Lending Our Forests a Voice

Scientists and ecologists around the country, citizens of Goa, tourism stakeholders, students and many others are concerned by the imminent destruction of the ‘Magical Mollem’. In this article, Rashi Goel seeks to highlight the various reasons why the people collective in Goa rallied together and the wonderful citizen movement that was born as a result.

8 mins

Will Irumbai Be India's First Solar-powered Village?

Rural electrification challenges in India are many. In this article, Anita Khuller discusses how Irumbai, a village in Tamil Nadu, is striving to become India’ first fully solar-powered village. She highlights how this can work as a model towards realizing the dream of lighting up rural India.

7 mins

Cultural Planning

Suggested Framework for Achieving Holistic Economic Progress

5 mins

Nomadic Trails in Bhutan

Sephu and Layap Pastoral Communities

5 mins

Digitizing Agriculture

The Way Forward for India’s Farmers

6 mins

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