Tag: Environmental Damage
Recycling India’s Waste Woes: A Two-Pronged Solution
Written by Tanay Gokhale
Alongside a seventh of the world’s population and a fast-growing economy, India is also home to a huge waste problem. Every...
Forest Development, but at Whose Cost?
Written by Armaan RM
India became a world-leader in agroforestry when it became the first country to adopt a National Agroforestry Policy, back in 2014....
La-cost of Fast Fashion
The global fashion industry employs over 60 million workers and generates $2.5 trillion in revenue worldwide every year. Its contribution to environmental degradation is...
Beyond Tongue and Tradition: Evaluating India’s Meat Industry
Understanding the Context
The production of meat for human consumption is a touchy topic for many Indians. Torn between tongues and tradition, vegetarians and their...
To Live or to Let Live? River Cauvery Is Lost for...
Co-authored by Chirag Chinnappa, Gopika Kumaran and Aishwarya Birla
Pushed to the edge, the Cauvery river is the latest to join the growing list of...
Who’s the Smelliest of Them All?
Written by Armaan RM
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) in India became a public and administrative grievance after the economic development and rapid urbanization that...
Shimla’s Woes: Understanding the Water Crisis
Co-authored by Ishani Pant & Aishwarya Birla
The acute shortage of water in Shimla has resulted in yet another round of blame games, while affected...
Make the Western Ghats Green Again
Written by Shraddha Tripathi
Intense developmental activities over the last few decades have exerted tremendous pressure on India's forests, to meet the needs of the...
Flooded Bengaluru: Nature’s Wrath or Human Error?
Coauthored by Stuti Pachisia, Kartik Sundar and Chirag Chinnappa
“It only has to rain heavily for a short while for the city to get completely...
50 Shades of Blue (Economy)
Co-authored by Simran Taneja and Aarathi Ganesan
In-Depth
For many developing countries, economic growth is facilitated by a booming manufacturing sector. Yet, in light of increasing...
