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Nature-based solutions for resilient cities

03 Dec 2024

Indian cities need to adopt, integrate and scale up nature-based solutions (NbS) as part of their climate mitigation and adaptation efforts to build climate resilience, according to the India Forum...

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India’s macroplastic pollution emissions highest, warns study

26 Nov 2024

Emissions from plastic pollution are the highest in India, with the country contributing to nearly one-fifth of global plastic emissions, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature...

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Food Innovation Hubs for sustainable systems

21 Nov 2024

A Food Innovation Hub in India developed under an initiative by the World Economic Forum (WEF) scales agritech innovations to improve farmer resilience and market development, in collaboration with the...

Assessing Indian climatic conditions in 2024

Assessing Indian climatic conditions in 2024

13 Nov 2024

India faced extreme weather events on 93% of days in the first nine months of this year, marked by heat and cold waves, cyclones, lightning, heavy rain, floods, and landslides....

Indian schools win three of the World’s Best School Prizes

Indian schools win three of the World’s Best School Prizes

06 Nov 2024

Three Indian schools – the Ryan International School in Delhi, the CM RISE School Vinoba in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, and the Kalvi International Public School in Madurai, Tamil...

Encouraging Indian farmers to avail carbon credit benefits

Encouraging Indian farmers to avail carbon credit benefits

05 Nov 2024

India recently launched the Framework for Voluntary Carbon Market in Agriculture Sector. This is with a view to encourage small and medium farmers to avail benefits of carbon credit, according...

Indian schools win three of the World’s Best School Prizes

Indian schools win three of the World’s Best School Prizes

29 Oct 2024

Three Indian schools – the Ryan International School in Delhi, the CM RISE School Vinoba in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, and the Kalvi International Public School in Madurai, Tamil Nadu –...

Sporting events face climate change issues

Sporting events face climate change issues

22 Oct 2024

Drawing attention to the second edition of Climate Cup, a football tournament in Ladakh, a recent Mongabay-India (MI) report highlights that this tournament aims to increase awareness about the environment...

India’s dietary habits sustainable, climate-friendly

India’s dietary habits sustainable, climate-friendly

15 Oct 2024

In its latest Living Planet Report, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) called India’s food consumption pattern as the most climate-friendly among G20 nations and highlighted that India’s diet...

Food insecurity a threat to the Himalayan region

Food insecurity a threat to the Himalayan region

08 Oct 2024

 A review of existing research on food security in the Himalayas found that climate change led to reductions in food productivity and quality, as highlighted by a Mongabay-India (MI) report....

Meena Janardhan

Meena Janardhan

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