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Pollution
What Does One Trip Really Cost Nature?
Tourism connects people with nature, but every journey leaves an environmental footprint. Transportation, accommodation, food, water consumption and waste all require energy and natural resources. Large numbers of visitors can also place…
Should Carbon Taxes Be Mandatory for High-Polluting Companies?
Carbon taxes place a financial cost on greenhouse-gas emissions and can encourage high-polluting companies to reduce fossil-fuel use, improve efficiency and invest in cleaner technologies. Evidence indicates that carbon pricing can…
India’s Environmental Warning: What the EPI Is Telling Us
India's latest Environmental Performance Index ranking offers a serious warning about the country's environmental challenges. Ranked 176th among 177 countries, India records particularly weak performance in environmental health, air quality…
The Science of Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is one of the least visible yet most significant consequences of climate change. As the oceans absorb increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, seawater chemistry changes, making it harder for corals,…
Is Our Groundwater Slowly Becoming Poison?
Groundwater is one of nature's most valuable resources, supplying drinking water, supporting agriculture, and sustaining ecosystems across India. Yet beneath the surface, an invisible threat is growing. Pollution from chemicals, industrial…
Bhubaneswar’s Air Is Changing: A Growing Pollution Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore
Bhubaneswar has long been known as one of India's greener and cleaner cities, but recent winters have revealed signs of a growing environmental challenge. Rising vehicle numbers, construction activity, road dust, and rapid urbanisation are…
E-Waste: The Fastest Growing Waste Problem
Smartphones, laptops, televisions, and countless electronic devices have become essential parts of modern life. But as technology advances and consumers upgrade faster than ever, a new environmental challenge is quietly growing in the…
The Race for Lithium: Powering the Electric Vehicle Revolution at What Cost?
Electric vehicles are widely seen as a key solution to climate change, but the batteries that power them depend on a mineral that is rapidly reshaping landscapes across the world—lithium. As global demand for clean transportation grows, so…
Forever Chemicals: The Pollution Crisis Most People Never Heard Of
You may never have heard of PFAS, but they could already be in your water, your food, and even your bloodstream. Known as "forever chemicals," these persistent substances have spread across the planet, from remote ecosystems to major…
Mining, Mountains and Mud: How Extraction is Accelerating Soil Erosion in Odisha
At sunrise, the hills of Keonjhar once echoed with birdsong and the rustle of sal forests. Today, in many pockets of Odisha’s mineral-rich districts, that sound has been replaced by the roar of excavators, blasting drills and endless…