Net Zero by 2050 – Limitations and the way forward
While the renewables are making major inroads, the world’s overall primary energy use keeps rising.
Global Warming & Climate Change
India’s water security – Issues and the way forward
According to the recent statement of a Delhi-based non-profit, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Global warming and climate change have th…
Drier pre-monsoon – Harmful impact on crop production
Context: According to the latest data by the India Meteorological Department, Pune (IMD), pre-monsoon rainfall was in the ‘large deficient’ catego…
India’s waste management system – Issues and way forward
For many years now India has been working, without much success, to ensure that our rivers are not polluted; that the sewage of our cities is treated …
Climate change mitigation – The recent paradigm shift
A paradigm shift in the way we think about climate action has been reported for the first time in the recent IPCC report through a chapter on “deman…
The surface and ground water: Existing approach of dealing with it – Issues and way forward
The existing approach to dealing with surface water and groundwater independently has severe limitations. The new paradigm for groundwater management …
Mumbai Climate Action Plan
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Climate of Denial
Context Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment report on Monday. What the editorial is about? The way in which IPCC’s sixth…
Why the Silver Line Project makes sense for Kerala?
Context The Silver Line Project, to be built by the government of Kerala has received its share of criticism, much of it from political quarters,…
