Energy Transition – An Indian Overview
An overview of energy transition by 2050, India pathway of transforming to a net-zero emissions energy system and the role of energy electrification.
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Pocket Parks: Small Scale Initiative to Achieve Larger Goal of Urban Sustainability
The country of Greece was recently in the news for all the right reasons of introducing pocket parks in its capital city, Athens. These ecological parks are created in the densely populated localities of Kypseli, Kolonos and Pagrati to subsequently address environmental issues such as urban heat island effect and pollution, while also attempting to bring uniformity in the distribution of green space across the city.
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Threat to survival of a Himalayan town, Kalimpong from Anthropogenic Pressure and Climate Change
Kalimpong is synonymous with water woes for many years now. With an increase in the local and immigrant population, the town has witnessed unprecedented and unplanned urbanization of its fragile landscape. While infrastructure development has not been able to keep pace with this trend, climate change has also affected the local weather conditions. Monsoons are more erratic and
Is the Global South Sitting On A Time Bomb Of Global Waste Trade?
Today, most developing/underdeveloped countries are coping with the increasing challenges in wastes management as a result of the trend in industrialization and urbanization leading to global waste trade. For many years now, it has been observed that waste management methods are different in developed countries from that in developing nations. According to the World Bank Group,
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Delhi air pollution and how can biogas plants contribute towards lowering the city’s AQI.
As per WHO, more than 4.2 million deaths occur every year due to outdoor air pollution alone. With the increase in development and growth of the urban population, Delhi has witnessed a significant rise in the demand for transportation, construction, and energy. Simultaneously, a rise in serious environmental conditions like poor AQI (Air Quality Index)