Bullish on India | How cheetahs could run the long distance to 2047 in India
Wildlife enthusiast Saad Bin Jung has a suggestion to improve the cheetahs' chances in India: "Let the villagers become the protectors and conservators of our immense and diverse eco-biospheres."
'A few more cheetah deaths may occur, but these should be isolated events', says vet who helped translocate the cheetahs from South Africa
"Despite the cheetahs deaths, India still offers a safer habitat for these animals than most places in Africa. If this project fails, there will be very few viable options for the conservation of cheetahs." - Dr Adrian S.W. Tordiffe
In Pics: Hawaii's Lahaina town devastated by wildfires
Images taken on August 11 show the extent of the damage in Lahaina, the Maui town that was entirely torched by a merciless wildfire.
Climate Change is wrecking the tourist havens
From Hawaii in the US to Himachal Pradesh in India, hopes of riding out climate change in tropical paradises or verdant hill landscapes are fast receding. The long arm of global heating will find you everywhere. Get cracking on flood-proofing infrastructure to updating water and fire management, and making homes and other buildings more resilient
No plan to phase out old coal-fired power plants: Power Minister RK Singh
Total power generated in India by at least 8 percent YoY in 2021-22, and 9 percent in 2022-23, the minister said. Singh further said that electricity generated by coal-based power plants grows by 10 percent between 2021-22 and 2022-23
How China cornered the market for clean tech
The country is the biggest supplier of materials vital for the energy transition. That could give it geopolitical leverage
As AI becomes more pervasive, its environmental impact is on the rise
Estimates show that without significant interventions, AI models could consume more energy than the entire human workforce by 2025, considerably impacting global carbon reduction goals
Amazon rainforest: Everything you need to know how and why it is diminishing
Environmentalists have long lobbied for so-called bioeconomy options for Amazonia's tens of millions of people, but investors have been skeptical
The olives in your local market may have been grown in J&K
As climate change makes it harder and less profitable to grow fruits and vegetables that were traditionally farmed in Kashmir, J&K farmers are also growing dates, olives, kiwi, dragon fruit, oranges, lemons now.
Bengal: Sagardighi power plant's Rs 28 crore water recycling project unveiled
Recognising the importance of preserving water as a valuable natural resource and aiming to achieve the goal of "Reduce – Reuse – Recycle," the Ash Water Recirculation & Recovery System project was undertaken by the corporation.
Reliance Foundation partners with INCOIS to launch campaign for promoting sustainable fisheries
Under the ‘Mega Awareness Campaign on Ocean Information and Advisory Services’ organised as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, in-depth interactions were held with over 200 coastal fishermen hailing from Maharashtra.
Govt temporarily eases mandate on biomass pellet co-firing in thermal power plants
The problem is that sufficient quantity of biomass pellet is not available in the country as of now, Union minister for power and renewable energy RK Singh said on August 4.
Net Zero: Not everyone in the UK wants to pay for it
Some of the most visible parts of the UK’s net zero strategy are placing obvious — and high — upfront bills directly in front of consumers. Hot water boilers require a significantly more expensive heat pump. A drive to a city centre, demands an upgrade to a low- or no-emission car — or pay a huge fine every time you get in the other kind. And few are willing to pay the price
China’s G-20 climate wrecking tactics threaten its global role
At a disastrous G-20 climate ministers’ meeting in Chennai, China’s negotiator reportedly teamed up with Saudi Arabia and refused to discuss a 2025 global emissions target. Retreating from its key role in the 2015 Paris Agreement and its 2020 commitment to net-zero emissions would be disastrous to the world’s climate trajectory and China’s global role
Forest Bill — Missing the forest for the trees?
Proposed amendments to the Forest Act do not fully reflect the positive intent of the legislation
It’s getting too hot for airplanes
Hot air is less dense than cold air, its molecules zipping around at higher speeds, meaning planes have less lift when the mercury rises. That makes it harder for them to take off and stay aloft
Climate Change: We need more than GMO crops
GM innovations like a corn that doesn't grow too tall and has thicker stalks to help it withstand gusty winds or soybean that can soak in more CO2 have limits to how much of extreme rainfall and heat they can withstand. Rather than solely trusting our ingenuity, focus on decarbonising the economy and preserving the delicate ecological balance
Naturally occurring hydrogen could change the world, if we understood it
Given its highly reactive nature, hydrogen is one of the very rare elements on Earth. How to discover, extract, and transport are questions that need answers. But Hyterra, an Australian company exploring for geologic hydrogen in the US, believes it can produce the element for $1 a kilogram — prices at which it might start to compete with natural gas
Adani Green's renewable energy capacity to cross 45 GW by 2030, says CEO
The company is focusing on localising the renewable energy supply chain through a comprehensive vendor development programme, said Adani Green Energy CEO Amit Singh
Time to chill out about air conditioning’s carbon footprint
Under almost every plausible scenario, the climate in 2050 will be suffering more from heating homes than cooling them
Climate action — Wait for breakthrough lengthens
Ministerial meetings fail to resolve thorny issues queering the pitch for the G20 New Delhi summit to step up the climate fight
India's big cat count surpasses 3,600; 75% of the world's wild tigers now in country
According to latest government data, tiger count in India has risen from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,682 in 2022 – marking an annual rise of roughly 6%
International Tiger Day 2023: 'Several tiger reserves are nearing carrying capacity'
Dr Rajesh Gopal, secretary general of the Global Tiger Forum, on how India increased its tiger population, why there's never a zero-stress moment in wildlife conservation, and what India needs to do to secure the future of wild tigers.
Global Tiger Day 2023: 10 most famous tigers and tigresses of India
From Machli - the foremother of many Ranthambore tigers today - to the Prince of Bandipur National Park, these are some of India's most famous tigers.
Climate change impact on jobs and livelihoods in India needs careful study
An exhaustive data-backed analysis can help the country come up with a comprehensive roadmap on how to create more new and better jobs than the ones that are likely to be lost or put at high risk owing to climate change
