Climate change-triggered forest fires are wreaking havoc across the world, from California and Chile to Spain and France, fires are everywhere. However, there have been instances of arson creating infernos that devoured forests and natural heritage in the blink of an eye. In Chile, a
Himachal Pradesh government has allowed the construction of several hydropower projects in the Kinnaur district. The aim of these hydroelectric projects is to fulfill India’s increasing requirements for renewable energy to tackle the rapidly changing climatic conditions. However, recent studies say that these projects are adversely
While many Indians managed to get back home when the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Dr. Giri Kumar Patil, an Indian national from Andhra Pradesh, stayed back with his two pet cats – a black panther and a jaguar. Stuck in the Donbas region of
Lohari village in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun has submerged in the waters of the reservoir built as part of the 120-megawatt Vyasi hydropower project in the Vikas Nagar zone. The villagers received a 48-hour eviction notice on April 9, 2022. Two days later, the homes, farmlands and
While war is often an outcome of human misunderstanding and selfish motives, it is the wildlife that suffers the most. Amid the raging Russia-Ukraine war, conservationists are worried about the future of several endangered wildlife species living in Ukraine. War can have a catastrophic impact
Plato once said, “Only the dead have seen the end of the war.” Can’t help but agree. Those who are dead will not know another war. On the other, those who are alive, suffering political wars such as the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, will
The Gulf of Mexico was set ablaze after a leak in an underwater gas pipeline sparked a swirling fire on water surface, creating a Mordor-like scene from “The Lord of the Rings.” Controlled by Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly, the pipeline of
Vizag gas leak has reopened the wounds of another gas tragedy that still affects the people. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant, where over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas. Our Prayers