Dreaming Of A ‘Green' Christmas? Shop Sustainably!

We are all aware of the effect we are having on the planet and many of us are making conscious choices about how we can be more sustainable. So, for this festive season Cath Kidston in the United Kingdom have come up with a handy guide on how to make your Christmas more green. We in India can also learn to make sustainable choices in the upcoming Christmas and New Year season.

Integrated Air Quality Monitoring System: It an Effective Tool for Deploying Strategy?

In this article, the authors highlight that the first step in solving the problem of air pollution in India is to create a national and sub-national integrated monitoring structure. The structure will include the conventional monitoring set-up, dispersion models, and the new strategies of low-cost sensors and satellite measurements. This structure will provide the information of absolute concentrations and pinpoint the polluting sources both temporally and spatially, resulting in intensifying the efforts from all stakeholders towards a common aim of a cleaner future.

Assam Disposes of Rhino Horns: On World Rhino Day

Nava Thakuria informs us that recently the world witnessed a unique event in Assam, where the authority set 2479 rhino horns on fire as a mission to spread the message that the horns don’t have any aphrodisiac value, because of which the gigantic animals are hunted in Asia and Africa.

Found! Let Us Welcome Some New Species

For some years now, we have been bringing you information on species that are critically endangered. Of course, we need to stand forewarned to try and save them, but the end of the year is also time to celebrate the good! Benita Sen celebrates species we just stumbled on to across India.

Gross Environmental Product and Agroforestry

Understanding the Value of Ecosystem Functionaries and Services in Financial Terms

COP26 Why It Matters to Me

In this article, Jency Samuel says that climate change mitigation measures may be the responsibility of nations’ leaders at COP26. But we need to acknowledge that every action of ours contributes to climate change. While we can’t go back in time, each of us can watch our consumption pattern of food, products and resources to bring about a cumulative impact.

The Mounting Challenge of the Mountains: World Mountain Day

Local communities and the wildlife, whose sustenance depends on the mountains, are constantly under threat because of deteriorating conditions. The mountain ecosystem, thus, needs constant attention and restoration in order for many species to survive and the mountainous communities to thrive, thereby sounding the alarm bell. In this article, Namrata Gulati Sapra examines why the mountains and their ecosystem are in dire straits and what can be done about it on World Mountain Day.

Plastic Pollution in Oceans and Land

“We must look to land-based sources of plastic to the environment to make a meaningful impact on global plastic pollution.”

Silk Industry in India

The Story Behind the Sheen of the Indian Queen of Textiles

UNESCO's World Heritage Forests

Play a Vital Role in Mitigating Climate Change

Skilling The Youth Ecosystem - Can It Be an Antidote to Society's Overstretched Job Scenario?

International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12 to bring youth issues to the focus of the international community and to celebrate the potential of youth as active partners in the global society. In this article, Dr Livleen K Kahlon expounds on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and feels that we need to act now to catch the ‘potential workforce’ at an early age and equip them with soft skills and technical expertise so that once they step out of their formal education stage they are able to earn their living. Avenues are to be created to match the skills of every youth and some of these areas are being addressed by the NEP.

Floods In India - Causes And Challenges

Flood is a very common phenomenon in India during the monsoon season. In this article, Dr Sughosh Madhav tries to find out the different reasons that cause floods and has made an attempt to link this phenomenon with the changing climate.

Educational Institutes for Children - That Emphasize on Teaching Compassion Towards Nature and Animals

“The aim is to add love and compassion in society, to add meaning to human life and to pass on virtue to the kids who become the flagbearers of kindness.”

Scientist Pens Comic Book - To Educate School Children on Hedgehogs

Madras hedgehogs, one of the less studied and less known species is not much talked about, unlike large mammals such as tigers, elephants, or even birds. Sharada Balasubramanian tells us about Brawin Kumar, a researcher with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), who has been working on finding these hedgehogs spread across the arid geographies of Tamil Nadu. He has published a comic book in the local language Tamil. This book talks about hedgehogs to school children who live in these geographies. Brawin believes educating students, and giving training programmes to teachers on this species, would really bring more awareness. In turn, it will help in conservation of these species, which are disappearing due to land-use changes and development.

Solar Cold Rooms - Helping Struggling Strawberry Farmers through India's Lockdown

2021 has been a traumatic year for India’s farmers—coronavirus has slashed their incomes, and they face the impact of new agriculture policies. Growers in the country’s strawberry capital are among those badly hit by the pandemic. But cutting-edge green technology has been a lifeline, protecting the small-scale farmers most at risk. Let us read how…

Aahwahan

Provides Free Education and Digital Literacy to Rural Children

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.

Urban Indigenous Groups in India - COVID Restrictions Pushing Them to Extinction

In this series of articles, Gajanan Khergamker talks about the daily life and the plight of local city tribals in metropolitan cities such as Mumbai who were already buckling under the apathy of urban attitudes, but now the COVID-related lockdowns have hit the city tribals the hardest. The author feels while the lives of urban indigenous groups are mired with controversy, they form an integral part of modern India’s present.

‘Friluftsliv' - Healing Touch of Mother Nature

Dr Surya Prakash throws light on the importance of spending time in nature to reap amazing physical and mental health benefits.

“We Have a Great Responsibility Towards Our Planet”

Prachur Shah is Deputy CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd. Here, he is in an exclusive email conversation with Abhas Mukherjee for TerraGreen.

Climate Change And Fires

Shaping the Forests of the Future

Efficient Water Use in Agriculture

A Learning from ‘Paani Bachao, Paisa Kamao’ Scheme

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.

Driving Global Demand for Indian Cotton Farmer

With Adaptation of Scientific Agriculture Practices

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.

Greening the Grid

How Close is India to Meeting its Renewable Energy Targets?

The EcoMap

Creating Awareness on Environmental Issues

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

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.

‘Superbug' Spread

Due to Human Waste Contaminating Urban Water