Environment Archives

Environment

Indonesia’s mining crisis needs fair laws, local engagement

Indonesia’s mineral riches continue to clash with its green goals. A new law has been passed to regulate mining and protect the environment and local communities, but its enforcement remains weak.

360info

Oct 30

India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis

Akhilendra Pratap Singh

Rebuilding women’s jobs in the Himalayan hinterland

360info

Can AI offer the SDGs a lifeline?

360info

Why India is unable to meet WHO air quality standards

Managing air quality by airshed, not by city administrative boundaries, is essential for moving towards cleaner air in India

360info

May 29

Water for peace: What Bangladesh wants from the Ganga Water Treaty

The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient, equitable and account for extreme weather conditions

Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

Apr 15

Making old buildings energy-efficient can help achieve net-zero goals

Buildings account for a third of the world’s energy consumption. Retrofitting can help reduce up to 75 percent of the load

Prajna Aigal

Mar 26

Why South Asian militaries need to reduce their carbon footprint

South Asian militaries need to work cooperatively to build a regional climate security strategy

Mahmud Hussain

Mar 10

What Trump’s withdrawal from climate change commitments means

The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is high on symbolism but in substance it will not mean much

Ajay Shankar

Jan 28

Can nuclear replace coal-based electricity in India?

India’s energy strategy should be a judicious mix of coal, nuclear power, and clean energy resources. The share of coal, however, needs to come down

K Ramanathan

Jan 27

Cop-out on climate finance at COP29

It seems that saving the planet from an impending climate catastrophe does not figure in the priorities of developed countries

Biswajit Dhar

Dec 13