A crisis does not emerge out of thin air; it has underlying causes. And most of the underlying causes, if not all, are in front of our eyes; it’s just that we refuse to see and act on them. The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis is not a black swan; [...]

Five major modelling studies reveal that suppression strategy might require multiple lockdowns until a vaccine is available. Governments must prepare themselves and society for such an eventuality.

Silent infections could erode containment efforts’ efficacy; developing anti-virals and vaccine must be part of the near-term vision.

The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), has systematically divided and named all of Earth’s 4.5 billion year history. The length of time has been split from the longest to shortest as eons, eras, periods and ages. According to IUGS, we are currently in the Phanerozoic eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary [...]

Budget 2020-21: The finances for this can be mustered by shifting resources from kerosene subsidies, and NCEF.

Many parts of India share the same ecosystem and conditions that have set Australia ablaze. We need to learn lessons to avoid similar catastrophes.

This was opposed by the NGOs, who wanted the site to become a memorial for industrial disaster.

Contrary to the claims made by the Delhi government, air pollution in the city has deteriorated significantly since 2012

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The government's urea pricing policy effectively disincentivises any investment by the industry in environmental protection.

India produces about 60 million tonnes of waste annually, of which only about 25 per cent is processed, and the rest is dumped or burned in open areas.

Demand-side regulations like mandating a certain percentage of building materials from fly ash in the building by-laws of cities could go a long way in increasing the utilisation of fly ash.