Environment
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In Punjab, sacred forests are shrinking due to encroachments and invasive species
Jaskaran Singh Sahana Ghosh
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India doesn’t have enough air quality monitors to show the true extent of pollution in the country
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
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As the environment becomes crucial for economies, it’s time to ditch GDP for a better growth metric
Stephen Onakuse, The Conversation
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The loss of Indian glaciers is pushing Himachal Pradesh towards water insecurity
Kapil Kajal
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Plastic pollution is threatening the world’s oceans – and the US shares much of the blame
Matthew Savoca, The Conversation Anna Robuck, The Conversation Lauren Kashiwabara, The Conversation
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Without a clear framework on closure of coal mines, India’s transition to renewables will be messy
Mayank Aggarwal
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The car and fuel industry knew about the dangers of leaded petrol for 100 years but sold it anyway
Bill Kovarik, The Conversation
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After ‘Daura’: The unpublished epilogue to Anukrti Upadhyay’s Rajasthan novel about water
Anukrti Upadhyay
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Smugglers in India are exploiting an amnesty scheme that was meant to protect exotic animals
Nabarun Guha
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In Assam, a few remote villages are experimenting with floating solar plants to generate electricity
Manish Kumar
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In Brahmaputra’s floodplains, planted forests can help in tackling soil erosion
Nabarun Guha
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Why India’s offshore wind energy potential remains untapped despite its 7,600 km-long coastline
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
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Eco India: Home to Dhangar and Deccani sheep, Saswad's grasslands face an uphill battle for survival
Scroll Staff
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Microplastics are not just polluting the seas – they are blighting our soil too
Martin Henseler, The Conversation Elke Brandes, The Conversation Peter Kreins, The Conversation
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In Assam, ‘perfume tree’ has provided a window of opportunity to the struggling tea industry
Azera Parveen Rahman
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Podcast 9: Mumbai romanticises its resilience after natural disasters – and that’s a problem
Raghu Karnad
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Eco India: Once a boon for farmers, vetiver farming in Cuddalore is now plagued with overproduction
Scroll Staff
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Eco India, Episode 130: Lockdown and overproduction have stunted farmers’ profits from vetiver farms
Scroll Staff
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Indian pollution watchdog’s proposed guidelines for shutting old thermal plants fills a key gap
Mayank Aggarwal
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Rich countries have no right to label India and China as the villains of the Glasgow climate summit
Daniel Parsons, The Conversation Martin Taylor, The Conversation