Environment & Ecology
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Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsImportant Aspects of Governance, Transparency and AccountabilityEnvironmental Impact AssessmentSecurity Challenges and Management in Border Areas
Strategic afterthought, Pg8
₹91,000 crore Great Nicobar project faces intense scrutiny over dubious strategic claims, severe environmental impact, and tribal rights violations, demanding transparency.
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsFarm Subsidies and Minimum Support PricesInfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation
The boost Centre's solar power schemes need, Pg14
India's Rs 95,000 crore solar schemes, PM Suryaghar and PM-KUSUM, face adoption hurdles from state power subsidies, jeopardizing clean energy transition targets.
Changes in Critical Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Ice Caps, Flora and FaunaConservation, Pollution and Degradation
Industrial salt pans threaten Sambhar Lake’s survival, Pg12
Satellite data exposes industrial salt pan expansion shrinking Sambhar Lake, India's largest inland wetland, demanding urgent separation for its survival.
Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and AccountabilityInfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Environmental Impact AssessmentSecurity Challenges and Management in Border Areas
Nicobar port has no ‘strategic goals’, govt. body said in 2024, Pg1
Finance Ministry's PIB found no strategic goals for Great Nicobar Port in 2024, contradicting Defence Ministry's later 'strategic project' declaration, raising transparency and environmental concerns.
Poverty and Developmental IssuesInfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Investment ModelsConservation, Pollution and Degradation
A framework for climate and development capital, Pg9
India needs unified investment framework to unlock multi-faceted returns from climate and development capital, boosting jobs and sustainable growth.
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsConservation, Pollution and DegradationDisaster and Disaster Management
The power of mangroves over seawalls, Pg9
Cyclone Dana highlights mangroves' power over seawalls for coastal protection; India's policy must prioritize ecosystem-based adaptation for climate resilience.
Union State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment BudgetingInfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation
Funding India’s climate future, a trillion-dollar question, Pg8
India needs $10.1 trillion for 2070 net-zero, demanding urgent RBI action, green finance, and a robust climate taxonomy to bridge the massive funding gap.
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsImportant Aspects of Governance, Transparency and AccountabilityConservation, Pollution and Degradation
A national environmental survey whose time came, Pg8
India's escalating environmental crisis demands a unified National Environmental Survey (EnvSI) for comprehensive data and urgent policy interventions.
Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support PricesEconomics of Animal RearingIndigenization of Technology and New Technology DevelopmentConservation, Pollution and Degradation
Launch of e85 on the occasion of World Environment Day (85% Ethanol Blended Petrol), Pg5
India rolls out E85 ethanol-blended petrol on World Environment Day, promising 61% GHG reduction and increased farmer income.
Inclusive GrowthInfrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Conservation, Pollution and Degradation
This World Environment Day, let's broaden the conversation, Pg12
Climate crisis fuels 'adaptation economy,' offering India a multi-trillion dollar opportunity in green tech, jobs, and sustainable growth by 2070.
Health SectorIndigenization of Technology and New Technology DevelopmentConservation, Pollution and Degradation
Is climate research being held back by local instrumentation?, Pg8
Mega Science Vision-2035 report exposes India's critical reliance on imported climate research instruments, advocating indigenous manufacturing to ensure data credibility and scientific self-reliance.
Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismConservation, Pollution and DegradationEnvironmental Impact Assessment
Reading for a warming world: books that rethink nature, development and survival, Pg9
Authors warn against climate inaction, expose Great Nicobar project's ecological devastation, and champion nature-based solutions for a warming world, urging collective responsibility.
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsConservation, Pollution and Degradation
Cabinet nod for Rs 9,585-cr scheme to replace old trucks, buses in Delhi-NCR, Pg5
Union Cabinet greenlights Rs 9,585 crore 'cleaner mobility' scheme to replace 2 lakh old trucks and buses in Delhi-NCR, slashing vehicular emissions.
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