Category: Climate
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The Ancient Flow, The Modern Spark: The Himalaya’s Modest Watermills and Their Modern-Day Innovations
Deep in the Himalayas, most traditional ‘Gharats’ (watermills) lie abandoned, but in a few villages, they are being revived with a blend of tradition and technology. Instead of contemporary and futuristic power plants,…
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Pond: One Solution to Many Problems
Whatever rain falls in a farmer’s field is his share of fortune. Preserve it by building a pond in the same field. It will retain both water and soil. It is the…
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Beneath Our Feet: A Soil Story to Save India’s Future
A few months ago, while casually scrolling through articles on environmental issues, I came across a line that stopped me in my tracks: “We may have only 60 harvests left.”
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Wetlands: Potential Solutions to Droughts & Floods
Wetlands are a distinct ecosystem where the ground is either seasonally or permanently covered by water. Wetlands can be natural or man-made. They showcase extraordinary bio-diversity and provide various invaluable services to…
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The Silent Cry of Asia’s Glaciers: A Story from the Eyes of a Polar Bear
Once upon a time, in the icy embrace of the Arctic, there lived a polar bear named Nanuq. His name, meaning “great hunter,” was given to him by his ancestors who thrived…
