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Siachen glacier is turning into a high-altitude dumping site
August 22, 2019
With no means to bring back waste from where troops are deployed on the Siachen glacier, the place is becoming a mountain of trash, reports Athar Parvaiz
Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought
August 19, 2019
Groundwater lessons from African countries may provide insights into how South Asia deals with its water crisis
Race for rights to ocean’s genetic resources
August 16, 2019
As negotiations for the High Seas Treaty enter the final phase, countries are split over principles to govern exploitation
To tackle climate change, rethink what you eat
August 15, 2019
The global food system is broken, but it can be fixed
More than 1,700 activists have been killed this century defending the environment
August 14, 2019
At least three Indian journalists have been killed by the illegal sand mining mafia in the last five years; here is a look at the state of affairs around the world
Hydropower projects ruining lives in the Himalayas
August 13, 2019
Run–the-river projects no better than reservoirs