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How are degraded coral reefs restored in India?
Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most productive and vibrant ecosystems on earth. Despite occupying less than 1% of the sea floor, they harbour over 25% of all marine species, including fish, lobsters, clams, seahorses, sponges and sea turtles. Reefs form over thousands of years as coral polyps, the […]
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Hormuz Crisis Splits India’s LPG Cylinder Market in Two
Two-and-a-half months into the Iran war, India’s LPG market is splitting into parallel economies. In parts of the country, gas cylinders are available as before. At the most, deliveries are taking longer than earlier but there isn’t much fear of a stockout. Elsewhere, LPG prices have soared so high that families are falling back on […]
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The Search for Climate Resilient Coffee in a Warming World
Blending coffee and music comes naturally to Carnatic musician and coffee roaster Akshay Vaidyanathan. In 2019, he founded Kapikottai, a coffee brand he describes as a fun entrepreneurial experiment. A year later, he launched a new specialty coffee roast using Excelsa coffee beans, a less popular species of coffee. While he introduced it as a […]
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Heatwaves, Rooftop Solar and Data Centres Force Rethink of India’s Power Sector Planning
India’s power sector is entering one of its most complex transition phases as rising heat stress, rapid renewable energy expansion, cooling demand, decentralised renewable systems (DRE) and emerging industries such as data centres reshape electricity planning. At a policy discussion on May 13, 2026 in Delhi on India’s energy transition and grid preparedness, government officials, […]
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Cooling cities, not just algorithms: Making AI work for India’s most vulnerable
India’s cities are heating up, and so is its inequality. As concrete replaces trees and glass towers rise beside informal settlements, three crises now converge: widening social and gender divides, uneven urbanisation, and intensifying climate threats—especially deadly heat. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly shaping how cities plan and deliver services. The […]
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Beyond Capacity: Unlocking the Full Potential of India’s Clean Energy
This story was first published in CarbonCopy: https://www.carboncopy.info/beyond-capacity-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-india-s-clean-energy As geopolitical tensions rise in West Asia, India finds itself in a paradox — record renewable capacity on one hand, and wasted solar power on the other. To get a clearer picture of India’s energy vulnerability, it is important to not just look at how much oil […]
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Khaichum as an agro-ecological system: Indigenous knowledge and integrated farming in Ukhrul, Eastern Himalaya
Integrated agriculture–fishery systems represent long-standing agro-ecological practices that combine crop cultivation with aquatic resource management within a shared landscape. Such systems are widely documented across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. While regional variations exist, they are unified by the principle of optimising land and water use through ecological integration. These systems contribute to food and […]
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