Climate Emergency

Suno India

In India, every year, the summers are getting longer, the winters harsher and the downpours intense. Floods in Assam, droughts in Tamil Nadu and growing problem of water scarcity in many states are no longer an abnormality but the new reality!There is an urgency to solve the problems caused by human induced climate change and to understand and find solutions before it is late. This is Climate Emergency and we will bring to fore and discuss the growing impact of climate change. We will also highlight and celebrate climate champions- individuals and communities who are undoing the damage done so far

Aug 17, 2021

The future is ecological and biodiverse farming

In September 2020, India passed the Farm Laws without any multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary consultations or parliamentary debates. There were sweeping protests across India against these laws, which favour...

25 mins

Jul 28, 2021

Researchers debunk 185-year old name mix-ups in snake species

While scientists discovered a new snake species in the southern Indian state of Tamilnadu, little did they know that this discovery would unearth a 185-year old problem of name mix-ups done in the past. In 2016...

21 mins

Jul 08, 2021

Making environment political: The Save Mollem movement

In April 2020 India’s environment ministry gave wildlife clearance to two infrastructure projects waiting for approval in Goa. This was another step towards allowing trees to be cut in the forests of Mollem tha...

11 mins

May 31, 2021

Generating clean energy from vegetable waste

If you ever visit a vegetable market late in the day you will see mostly rotten vegetables and leftovers thrown around everywhere. Some of it is stored in cold rooms but most of it, unfortunately, ends in dump...

29 mins

Jan 30, 2021

When the Ice Melts Part 2: Climate change impact on Dokriani glacier alters river seasonality

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Hydrology, scientists looked at climate change and their impact on river runoffs in the Dokriani Glacier in the Central Himalaya. To understand the impact of climat...

19 mins

Jan 30, 2021

When the Ice Melts Part 1: Longest field data analyses regional climate change in Chhota Sigri glacier of the Himalaya

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Glaciology, scientists have reported their findings from the longest ever field data from the entire Himalayan range for the first time. Chhota Sigri, a key benchma...

20 mins

Dec 23, 2020

Save Mollem campaign - Goan Youth speak

During the COVID lockdown, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change gave many virtual environmental clearances with little or no consultation with the public. Three such environmental clearances i...

21 mins

Nov 30, 2020

Mitigating carbon emissions with fans

Fans, one of the most used electrical appliances in India, has the potential to reduce energy demand and carbon emissions. Fans consume about 20% of the electricity in Indian households. And this number is grow...

35 mins

Sep 30, 2020

Why this judgement against Vedanta matters?

In August this year, the Madras High Court delivered a rare, but decisive victory to the people of Thoothukudi in their fight against an industrial giant in their quarter-century battle. Thoothukudi is an indus...

28 mins

Sep 28, 2020

Thoothukudi’s long fight against Vedanta

In August this year, the Madras High Court delivered a rare, but decisive victory to the people of Thoothukudi in their fight against an industrial giant in their quarter century battle. Thoothukudi is an indus...

18 mins