Environment

A primer on what the energy transition means for India, and the various steps the government, industry, and citizens must take to make it happen.

KK Shailaja, former health minister of Kerala, and Liby Johnson, executive director of Gram Vikas, discuss why disaster preparedness is about more than just building back better. What is needed is an inclusive model of sustainable development that prioritises the well-being of all citizens.

A glimpse into the Ghazipur landfill where hundreds of informal workers segregate, recycle, and circulate waste back into the economy.

IPCC's latest findings paint an alarming picture of how climate change is impacting the world, and why the most vulnerable are bearing the brunt. Here are six key takeaways from the report.

Governments, businesses, and civil society need to look beyond only economic reforms to realise a genuinely just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

At COP 26, India pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. However, its coal expansion plans and lack of investment in renewable energy sources tell a different story. What will it take for India to quit coal?

Plastic pollution plays a significant role in global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. With India generating 9.46 megatons of plastic waste each year, is its net-zero goal really achievable?

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.

How cultivating a values-based, ecological worldview can help lay the groundwork for collective action toward the greater well-being of individuals, societies, and the systems in which we live.

Children are at greater risk than adults from the many adverse health effects of air pollution. We must improve air quality in India to safeguard their futures.