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Big Cat Conservation Alliance in focus

01 Aug 2023

Commemorating 50 years of Project Tiger, the Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi recently launched the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) for conservation of seven species of big cats -...

Tiger conservation mitigating climate change

25 Jul 2023

India’s tiger conservation policy has helped in preserving and increasing tiger populations and played a role in climate change mitigation by avoiding forest loss according to latest research findings, a...

Towards a net-zero built environment in India

18 Jul 2023

Leaders from India’s steel, cement, energy and real estate industries came together recently to launch Build Ahead: an industry-first alliance dedicated to accelerating the use of low-carbon building materials in...

Eco stamp for India’s hotel industry launched

11 Jul 2023

India’s Centre for Environment Education (CEE) is all set to introduce another environmental sustainability certification of Copenhagen-based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) in India meant for the hospitality industry...

India is reeling under severe natural challenges

20 Jun 2023

Cyclones, heatwaves, earthquakes — India is reeling under severe and varied natural challenges! As The Weather Channel India (WCI states, India looks a little weird right now. Cyclones and other...

First-ever water budget adopted in India

13 Jun 2023

For the first time in India, a state is adopting a water budget. Unveiled by the Kerala Chief Minister recently, the first phase in the Indian state of Kerala will...

India is an ESB transgression hotspot

06 Jun 2023

Seven of eight earth system boundaries (ESBs) that are critical for stability of the planet’s health and survival of species have already been crossed, a new research paper by the...

India’s first water body census released

23 May 2023

The Indian Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (India’s water ministry) has released the report of India’s first water bodies census, a comprehensive data base of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs...

India faces high costs to adapt to climate change

16 May 2023

India’s Central Bank has said that will spend an estimated 85.6 trillion rupees ($1.05 trillion) by 2030 to adapt its various industries to be compliant with climate change norms, according...

Indian Reserve Bank guidelines for green deposits

09 May 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently released a framework for green deposits, which are investments meant to be used towards environmentally sustainable projects. This aims to shape the...

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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