In this issue

‘Buildings’ are the most pronounced elements in the fabric of any city. The housing sector in India is growing at a rapid pace and contributing immensely to the growth of the economy. The simultaneous increase in the demand for homes has caused a significantly high pressure on natural resources causing ecological imbalances such as loss of resilience to fight climate change, loss of biodiversity, and pollution. In this article, Pratiksha Baruah discusses about the tangible and intangible benefits of green buildings.

Revisit, Rethink, Redress Go Green For A Better Tomorrow

If we lift off our blinkers of insensitivity and obtuseness and prod deeper inside, we will recognize how we have been destroying the natural resources and the environment. So why not streamline our industrial/production processes in a way which reduces uncertainly and incoherence through proper implementation and prepare ourselves for any disaster hereafter. In this article, Biba Jasmine highlights how we need to come together and treat environmental protection measures as a social obligation towards each other’s well-being and as an opportunity to block brazen violations of environmental principles.

9 mins

‘We Have to Change Our Expectations from Being Alive If We Are to Survive'

Eminent historian Dr Romila Thapar’s latest book Voices of Dissent, published by Seagull Books, is essential reading for the current times. In an exclusive conversation with Ipshita Mitra for TerraGreen, Dr Thapar foregrounds the connection between natural and cultural heritage, condemns humankind’s intolerance to climate change, emphasizes the importance of understanding historical events through the lens of environmental sociology, and more.

8 mins

Green Home to Fight Environmental Degradation To Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

‘Buildings’ are the most pronounced elements in the fabric of any city. The housing sector in India is growing at a rapid pace and contributing immensely to the growth of the economy. The simultaneous increase in the demand for homes has caused a significantly high pressure on natural resources causing ecological imbalances such as loss of resilience to fight climate change, loss of biodiversity, and pollution. In this article, Pratiksha Baruah discusses about the tangible and intangible benefits of green buildings.

10 mins

Improving City Bus Services in India

In this thought-provoking article, Yateendra Joshi highlights effective, sustainable ways in which India’s bus systems can operate smoothly without hindrances, such as overcrowding, confusion in routes, erratic timelines, and arbitrary fares among others.

7 mins

Hybrid and RTC Projects Are Boosting India's RE and Storage Industries

Being a densely populated country with a growing urban and semi-urban population, the energy needs of India are on the rise. In this regard, hybrid and energy storage projects have the potential to balance the fossil fuel-to-clean energy ratio and meet 24-hour energy needs, writes Ramya Ranganath.

6 mins

The ‘Green' Children

Meghaa Gupta reflects on the environmentalism of urban children in the midst of the pandemic.

5 mins

Snow Leopards and People's Livelihoods Are their Fates Intertwined?

Traditionally, the local communities of Ladakh keep their livestock in conventional corral pens, which are simple enclosures of stone-walls open from the top. WWF-India identified the ineffectiveness of conventional corral pens, and the development of a predator-proof corral design was initiated as a part of the conflict mitigation strategy. The weak wooden doors, open rooftop, and weak walls were identified as major gaps that made these corrals vulnerable. It was identified that simple modifications in the conventional corral design could help to make it predator-proof.

3 mins

Be Your Own Doctor Veganism is the Way to Health

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi throws light on some studies that confirm that a vegan diet will help you lose weight, bring your blood sugar and cholesterol down, and improve your muscle strength and stamina.

4 mins

Avani Leaving the Earth Behind in a Better Shape

In Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region, Avani is a community built on the principles of sustainability and local empowerment. A global network of diverse employees, interns and volunteers give life to Avani’s community-centric rural development programmes. In this article, Dr Rakesh Agrawal ‘Ridh’ highlights the pioneering work by Avani that creates opportunities for rural people to find viable employment through a self-sufficient and environmentally sustainable supply chain that is sensitive to the cultural context of this region.

5 mins

Solar Cookers For a Clean Cooking Revolution in India

We are after all consuming sun’s energy in various forms such as light, heat, food. Prashnopnishad, one of the sacred texts of India, says that breath of life comes from the sun. Vedas also lay supreme emphasis on the sun based on which all life forms exist on earth. In this article, Sri Ragunath Venkatramakrishnan talks about using sun’s energy directly in solar cookers for cooking and saving domestic energy requirement.

3 mins

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TerraGreen is one of the most respected monthly magazine dedicated to informing and enlightening its readers on issues of environment, energy, and sustainable development. Launched in 2004, TerraGreen has made an indelible impression on the minds of readers, both in India and across the world. Today, it enjoys a readership of over 40,000 and a subscriber base of close to 5,000. Helping the magazine along in its endeavour to take issues of absolute importance to the people is the fact that it is the only publication of its kind in the market; not only does it inform and educate, it does so in a subtle and reader-friendly manner. After all, the aim is to reach as many people as possible!

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