Green Report
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At UN climate summit, the young emerge as leaders while countries rehash old plans
The UN had said that only countries with strong plans would be allowed to speak and yet most countries, including India, had little new to add.
Disha Shetty, IndiaSpend.com
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Why have laws to completely ban plastic bags failed in India?
As Maharashtra gears up to enforce a complete ban on plastic bags and other plastic products, environmentalists are not convinced it will be implemented.
Aarefa Johari
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India’s real riches are the diversity of food it offers. It needed these books to show us
The ‘First Foods’ books from the Centre of Science and Environment have the power to transform what we eat.
Vivek Menezes
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In two years, NDA has cleared 75% of industrial projects in and around wildlife habitats
The previous UPA government's rejection rate for projects because of wildlife concerns was 12.2%, while the NDA's has been 1.29%, a CSE study found.
Scroll Staff
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Adivasis in the Bastar conflict zone are spearheading a massive conservation effort
Residents are collecting seeds of native species to grow in nurseries. Lakhs of these saplings are then transported for reforestation drives in other states.
Madhu Ramnath
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Mizoram's push for oil palm plantations might end up hurting the diversity it wants to save
A study has found that even the burnt fields of traditional jhum cultivation are better for birds than monocultures.
Mridula Chari
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song