‘Women and nature share a powerful moral connection’
Women and nature are linked in ‘morally significant ways’. It means the oppressed are in solidarity with each other. It’s often a cultural myth that […]
Mission 80-80-80: A Five-Step Roadmap for Cutting Pollution
Here is a big dream: by 2027, when India celebrates its 80th year of Independence, let’s aim to reduce air pollution by 80% in 80 […]
Ozone-depletion: responsible for 1/3 of Global warming, 1/2 of Arctic warming
A burgeoning hole in Earth’s stratospheric ozone was first published in a scientific paper in 1985. Scientists determined the cause to be ozone-depleting substances — […]
DEMISE OF DHOLAVIRA (INDUS VALLEY SITE): CONNECTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
The Dholavira site is located in the low lying Rann of Kutch. Latest accelerator based radiocarbon dating suggests the beginning of occupation at least from […]
Going Green with Herb-infused Water in Glass Bottles
The Who’s Who of environment activists and political leaders from across the globe at the ongoing CMS-COP13 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar are being served […]
‘Humans will finally find themselves all Alone’
The defining characteristics of ‘The Sixth Extinction’ (Book by Elizabeth Kolbert) are very high — much higher than normal — extinction rates of multiple species. […]
Preserving Ecological Balance is Crucial for Us
Our planet has suffered five mass extinctions, the last of which occurred about 66 million years ago, when a giant asteroid believed to have landed […]
A LONELY PLANET
The Earth is home to multiple species beyond us human beings. But we have destroyed many and endangered others. Our treatment of the world’s fabulous […]
Don’t expect the Poor to Sacrifice for Climate Change
Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that without drastic action by 2030, world temperatures would rise by over 1.5 degrees, melting icecaps, […]
Be An Eco-Warrior
American naturalist John Burroughs famously said: “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” Chennai-based Vidya […]