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We are being sucked into an ash pond
Fly ash is inevitable while producing thermal power. However, leaving it to pollute the environment is not desirable Fly ash, a by-product of coal-fired electricity-generating power plants, has always been a predominant challenge for the environment, as its unsafe disposal or ineffective recycling can pose a direct threat to the quality...
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Drowning in a sea of waste
12 September 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
Slump bad for the environment
07 September 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
SDGs must factor in virus
28 August 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
Renewable energy sector powerless post pandemic
21 August 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
One oil spill too many
14 August 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
India is choking its rivers with sewage
07 August 2020 | Kota Sriraj -
An ignored pollution source
30 July 2020 | Kota Sriraj
A flood of urban woes during the rains
Traffic snarls, waterlogging and the loss of lives show that a manageable issue has been allowed to deteriorate Amid the pall of gloom cast by COVID-19 and the oppressive heat, India was earnestly looking forward to the arrival of the monsoon. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast surplus rainfall in...
Balance ecology and economy
The rapid clearances of projects in order to promote industries are proving to be a death knell for the environment The Coronavirus pandemic has not only killed lakhs of people worldwide, it has sickened the global economy, too, as nations have been forced to shut down their industries and businesses in...
EIA 2020 needs more teeth
The draft notification should have brought in tougher measures but it has notable weak points that severely undermine its very purpose The new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Draft Notification, 2020, that seeks to replace the 2016 version, could not have come at a better time as both the environment and humans...
An eco-friendly innovation
Bhoovastra serves the purpose of retaining the Earth’s moisture, protecting plant roots and preventing soil erosion during a heavy downpour As the monsoon season slowly envelopes Kerala, the myriad canals in the State are undergoing a quiet but innovative makeover, with an eco-friendly cloth draped over their banks that is designed...
Let the tiger burn bright
Hunting has brought the big cat population down to 2,500. Any further depletion of numbers and the NTCA will have no tigers to conserve The extraordinarily difficult time currently being experienced by the world on account of COVID-19 has caused humanity untold misery. The last few months have put to test...
Green laws blown away
It is time for those who have been protesting about the plight of the environment at OIL sites to approach the NGT over the Baghjan incident The worst fears of the people in upper Assam’s Baghjan, in Tinsukia district came true on June 9 when the Oil India Limited (OIL) oil...
It is high time we make time for nature
India must ensure that by the time World Environment Day 2021 rolls around, significant progress is made in restoring nature to its former glory Today is World Environment Day (June 5) and it is usually marked by functions organised to raise environmental awareness and encourage action to protect our planet. Last...
