In this issue

In this article, Dhruv Suri, Jai Shekhar, and Azade Y Aria discuss India’s trajectory towards planned renewable energy targets and describe the implications of myopic thinking on future progress. They also stress on the fact that merely increasing renewable energy targets and installing new capacity is simply not enough. Economically maintaining a balance of supply and demand and designing technically-reliable grids while adopting an overarching systems-level approach are the need of the hour.

Efficient Water Use in Agriculture

A Learning from ‘Paani Bachao, Paisa Kamao’ Scheme

4 mins

Climate Change And Fires

Shaping the Forests of the Future

2 mins

‘Superbug' Spread

Due to Human Waste Contaminating Urban Water

2 mins

Greening the Grid

How Close is India to Meeting its Renewable Energy Targets?

9 mins

Marina - Adversely Impacts the Environment Around It

In the light of multiple coastal infrastructure projects coming up across the country, such as marinas in the planning stage, this story by Rashi Goel aims to focus on the impact of such anthropogenic modifications to waterways, on the existing quality of seas, biodiversity, quality of water, quality of air, and the environment as a whole.

4 mins

The EcoMap

Creating Awareness on Environmental Issues

2 mins

How COVID-19 Affected My Senior School Year - From the Diary of a Youngster

Through this article, Arvind Arnav reminiscences how he felt on cloud nine after completing his grade Xth examination in March 2020. However, to his bewilderment and lakhs of other students, lockdowns had to be imposed in India and all over the world due to the threat of spreading of highly contagious COVID-19. Life has not been the same since then as the schools have not re-opened since that time and social distancing became a necessity, travel was restricted, and schooling became online. Arnav also feels that the continuing experience of living in COVID-19 times is direct evidence of how disturbing our natural environment and ecosystems can lead to an unstable environment and grave consequences for the mankind.

4 mins

Trailing the Grey Ghost in the Eastern Himalaya

Rohan Pandit shares his vivid experiences during his survey of snow leopards in Arunachal Pradesh. The surveys were designed to rely on the immense body of traditional ecological knowledge of the local communities.

4 mins

Plasticeating Mushrooms - Environmental Superstars

Mushrooms, which have quietly been breaking down dead plants for millennia, recycling important nutrients back into the soil, are finally getting recognized as superstars in saving the planet. Recently we learnt that a mushroom called Pestalotiopsis microspora can turn polyurethane into organic material. If governments and scientists take this seriously and harness the power of plastic-eating mushrooms, we could clean up the planet

5 mins

Driving Global Demand for Indian Cotton Farmer

With Adaptation of Scientific Agriculture Practices

4 mins

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