New species of predatory parasitic wasp found
Ranjith AP Nature India | February 17, 2022
Satellite and on-the-Ground Data Help Monitor Groundwater in India
EOS | February 16, 2022 Climate change and increasing water demand are putting stress on water resources in India. The agricultural sector is particularly stressed, as 40% of agricultural villages have already overused groundwater. Scientists estimate that by 2050, agricultural productivity will decrease by 68% in groundwater-depleted areas.
Rare bird, forest protectors clash with India’s clean energy vision
Thomson Reuters Foundation | February 14, 2022
FEATURE-Rare bird, forest protectors clash with India’s clean energy vision
Devdiscourse | February 14, 2022 That was the case for residents of Sangnara village in Gujarat, who last August protested to save a nearby forest the government had leased to four companies for a planned wind farm with 40 turbines. After watching six turbines go up, the villagers, whose families have protected the forest for […]
India falsely claims forestry progress in ‘skewed’ report, experts warn
Climate Home News | February 14, 2022 The Indian government is using flawed forest data to falsely claim that it is making progress towards its climate goals and curbing deforestation, experts have warned.
Research needs to leave the ivory tower of academia
Dr. Veena Srinivaasan The Times of India | February 10, 2022 For sustainability science to offer relevant solutions, research models must move closer to practice and address questions that emerge from the community, instead of academia alone.
Greater budget allocation for high-emission sectors: Environmental experts
The Indian Express | 5 February, 2022
“Research needs to leave the ivory tower of academia”
VEENA SRINIVASAN
12th edition of Tamirabharani Waterbird Count to begin on Jan. 21
Mathivanan M The Hindu | January 17, 2022 The 12th edition of Tamirabharani Waterbird Count (TWC), an annual exercise jointly conducted by environmental outfits in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi district after the end of the northeast monsoon, will begin on January 21. Thanks to the active northeast monsoon, the brimming irrigation tanks, including Koonthankulam, Kazhuvurkulam […]
Testing the stillwaters
Garima Prasher Bangalore Mirror Bureau | January 8, 2022 The hard fact is Bengaluru’s lakes are choking from untreated sewage flowing in every day. The waterbodies are on the brink, often catching fire, frothing on the edges with dead fish floating on the surface, and suffocating the residents in the vicinity with unbearable stench.
