Toxic ash leak: Essar ordered to pay affected Singrauli farmers ₹10 crore
Days after a toxic ash leak at an Essar thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh…
Climate Change
Coal Tanks India’s Energy Financing, Renewables hold ground
A new assessment- the Coal vs Renewables 2018 report, confirms that India’s energy sector is currently…
India largest SO2 emitter in the world, show satellite images
India’s toxic air flashed on NASA’s radar recently, highlighting the country as the world’s largest…
Climate Fracked: Shale gas behind global methane spike
Over the last decade or so, observers have noted a spike in the methane concentration…
India: PM says IC-engined vehicle sales can grow alongside EVs
India’s prime minister has assured the country’s beleaguered IC engine automakers that there was space…
US, Niger weaken endangered species protection for fossil fuel exploration
The Trump Administration has weakened the US’ Endangered Species Act to make it easier to…
IPCC Special Report on land: Climate catastrophe unavoidable without effective land management, overhaul of food system
An urgent overhaul of land management, including agriculture and food systems, is imperative if catastrophic…
Explainer: ‘Desertification’ and how climate change is worsening it
While the term may bring to mind the windswept sand dunes of the Sahara or…
Stressed Out: India in groundwater catch-22
An alarming report on India’s groundwater reserves has been submitted by the expert committee formed…
Unprepared nation: Rain-related natural calamities kill 2,000 Indians every year
A government reply in the Indian Parliament’s lower house (Lok Sabha) this fortnight revealed that…