Just as forests are called the ‘lungs of the earth’, wetlands are the ‘kidneys’ that regulate water and filter waste from the landscape. Wetlands include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers and lakes, deltas, floodplains and flooded forests, rice-fields, and even coral reefs. Wetlands exist in every country and in every climatic zone, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from high altitudes to dry regions. In India, around 4.63% of the geographical area is wetlands. A total of 757,060 wetlands have been mapped in the country.
Understanding why we celebrate harvest festivals, what are their diversities, and how they connect us with our environment.
35 Indian cities have recently been listed among the 50 most polluted cities in the world. What's worse, 16 of these cities received nearly Rs 1,000 crore over the past eight years to tackle air pollution. This disturbing finding has placed India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) under intense scrutiny. NCAP is the costliest air pollution control programme ever taken up in India, and one of the biggest globally. But it appears to be non-existent in 19 of the Indian cities that are part of the ‘most polluted’ top 50 list.
The top three teams received prizes by Sonam Wangchuk, an educationist and innovator from Ladakh, and Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment
Children from over 121 countries demanded their right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and live in a greener Earth.
Journalists, leaders, and experts gathered at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue (AAD) 2025 to tackle climate change, water crises, pollution, and the future of our planet!
The volume of summer Arctic Sea ice has reduced by 80 per cent since 1979. The measurement is taken every September when the ice cover is at its minimum.
Boost for renewables, but climate adaptation gets a backseat
The simplest possible explanation of what the COP—the prime annual international event on climate politics—is all about, can be made by reimagining the entire world as a classroom of noisy and notorious countries ******************************** Many of you have heard about COP summits. These are very big meetings that take place around the world where people gather to discuss climate change and how to manage it. COP stands for Conference of Parties. Basically, it is a group of countries...
