Water Credits- Pros, Cons and its Use by the UN
Adaptation finance is a key focus at the ongoing COP27. Even as the world experiments with the carbon credit system, a similar mechanism for water res…
Environment & Ecology
Vanuatu’s Climate Initiative- How SIDS Can Make a Difference
In light of the ongoing COP27 climate talks, small island nations, facing disproportionately devastating climate change fallouts, are losing patience with the much larger polluting…
Shallow Water Bodies- Features, Significance and Conservation
The current era, called Anthropocene, is witnessing human interference in every aspect of the planet’s ecosystem. This includes the freshwater habit…
Sovereign Green Bond- Pros, Challenges and the Way to Greenium
The government is finalizing the framework for issuing sovereign green bond. Recently, the Finance Ministry announced the 2nd half borrowing plan. Of …
World Biosphere Network- Opportunities and Challenges for South Asia
November 3rd 2022 is the first International Day for Biosphere Reserves. On this occasion, the South Asian region stands to gain much by tapping into…
Green Crackers- Answer to Festive-time Pollution?
How harmful are firecrackers? Firecrackers’ components, upon combustion release toxic compounds in the form of smoke. This smoke contains greenhouse gases like carbon monoxide and…
Chemical Farm Inputs- the Need to Reduce Usage
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One Water Approach
Background: According to UN estimates, by 2050, 4 billion people may be seriously affected by water shortages, leading to multiple conflicts over water sharing among…
Synbio Solutions to Environmental Challenges
What is synbio? Synbio or synthetic biology can be understood as the “application of science, technology and engineering to facilitate and accelerate the design, manufacture…
