How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
International Energy Agency revised its projection of renewable energy growth upward by 30%
The Philippines gets its first ‘zero waste’ island
Residents of Apo Island now rinse and dry out their plastic bottles, food cans and other recyclables before throwing them away
Move over record air temperatures, Delhi’s scorched land surface is making waves
Delhi’s land surface temperature almost doubled in a little over a month, aggravating heatwave conditions
America’s first ‘climate refugees’ and a vanishing island
The island, which had over 22,000 acres of land in 1955, has lost about 98 per cent of it due to sea level rise, saltwater intrusion and subsidence
Omnipresent Poison
The maximum residue limits for the pesticide endosulfan in soilwater and vegetables from Padre have been breached several times over. But human …
Maldives can adapt to sea-level rise. Here’s how
New study supports raising island height, building new habitations to save Maldives, low-lying areas
Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events
Microgrids are self-sufficient and can operate independently or in conjunction with the larger grid. They can run on different types of renewable …
Dry study on an oceanic idyll
PEOPLES OF INDIA: ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS Edited by K S Singh Publisher: Oxford University Press/Anthropological Survey of India Price: Not …
No one-size-fits-all way to combat urban heat island effect
Tropical and dry cities respond differently to heat mitigation strategies. This difference should be considered when trying to protect residents …
A village island in Kerala is about to vanish
10 of the 13 wards in the village are partly submerged and life gets difficult by the day
Glasgow showdown: Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses, to UN summit
Pacific island countries have refused to be the canary in the world’s coal mine at CoP26
I learned the language without references
Pramod Kumar researches a language spoken by only 273 people in the Andaman islands. A PhD candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, he …
Areas selected for smart city development are heat islands: study
The study has found that agriculture and irrigation are two dominant drivers of urban heat islands in India
Timber-felling quota exceeded in Andamans
The environment ministry is in trouble in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, where it has violated timber extraction limits.
Road to cool cities: Codes based on unique ‘urban form’ can be helpful
Urban India is a heat trap, but road orientation, building materials and zone-specific master plans can drastically enhance thermal comfort
Rapid urbanisation in Delhi-NCR creating heat stress, abetting climate change
Urbanisation has exacerbated air pollution levels, shrunk water bodies, increased temperature and heat emissions
Disappearing Majuli, India’s first river island district
Floods in the Brahmaputra threaten to submerge this river island in Assam which is home to rich biodiversity and culture
What ails the Jarawa people in the Andamans?
Contact with the outside world has exposed the Jarawas to various dangers. Is isolation the best way to conserve? A debate
Corals in shells of death
The shores of the Andaman and Nicobar islands are losing their magnificent coral reefs because of heavy siltation caused by …
Treasure down under
The discovery of mineral deposits on the sea bed off the Andamans could signal a treasure hunt for precious metals
Run-up to COP27: The Pacific is now out of time, Vanuatu’s premier writes in DTE
Climate change is an existential threat in the islands of the Pacific, affecting livelihoods, security and well-being
Coastal flooding may double by 2030, new study finds
Tropical regions of the world, including cities like Mumbai and Kochi in India, are more vulnerable to coastal flooding
Intensity, extent and duration of severe heat waves to increase dramatically: study
The entire stretch from Uttar Pradesh in the north to the southern peninsular tip is likely to be badly affected by increased heat wave frequency
How Bougainville may be a new country in the Pacific and why that matters to China
Bougainville has voted to become a new country, but the journey to independence is not yet over
Elephanta Island gets too much development too fast
Getting power supply could have shaped the island’s future, but now the recent CRZ notification has put its existence at risk
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