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Alternative fuel dream remains elusive
In spite of the Government pushing the case of biofuels, the sector is simply not reaching the scale that is required to offer a mainstream energy source. General public awareness and an image makeover of biofuels will help make it a reality Spiralling levels of pollution, emanating from the use of...
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Rein in heavy metal exposure
10 January 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
Harness big data in farming
03 January 2019 | Kota Sriraj -
Swachhta needs awareness, not toilets
27 December 2018 | Kota Sriraj -
Killing more than just the pests
20 December 2018 | Kota Sriraj -
Advent of inevitable water wars
13 December 2018 | Kota Sriraj -
No thrill without the chill
06 December 2018 | Kota Sriraj -
Forewarned is forearmed
29 November 2018 | Kota Sriraj
Fighting pollution, the Beijing way
There’s a lot India can learn from the Chinese capital which has registered tremendous improvement in its air quality. First, we need a political will to fight the bad-air days In the first week of November 2018, this writer paid a visit to Beijing and came back quite impressed as to...
Dry riverbeds of tomorrow
Only zero tolerance policies pertaining to pollution and climate change can retrieve our rivers from doom. But do the authorities have the will to see this through? Only time will tell There is certainly something seriously going wrong with our fresh water bodies, not only in India but also across the...
Spiralling vehicular pollution
The Government's vision of electrification of all transport modes may see the light of day soon but India does not have an alternative transport policy, including non-polluting modes of mobility, which can play a pivotal role in reducing pollution The period of Diwali and combination of industrial and vehicular pollution combined...
Disappearing global biodiversity
Time is surely running out for wildlife in India. The Government must prioritise wildlife preservation and ensure that the designated corridors which enable wildlife to safely migrate are given protected status Anthropogenic activities are gradually taking a steady toll on biodiversity and the pace of destruction has picked up over the...
Untreated water is wasted water
There are many methods to treat our most precious resource, water. What is lacking is the will to do so. Our rivers must be saved Dusshera and Ganesh Chaturthi saw the whole country revel in festivities and devotion. However, for the water bodies in India, this was the toughest time of...
Environment risks and migration
A vicious cycle of failing environment and rising migration levels needs to be ended by implementing effective agricultural strategies as suggested by FAO October 16 is observed as World Food Day in honour of the founding date of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. The...
Heat waves: Soon to become a norm
While India alone cannot alter the global trajectory of climate change, it can make enormous difference by undertaking measures on the home front Yet another report has warned that severe climate related extremities are in the offing in the near future — this time a Nobel Prize-winning panel of scientists has...
