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The Aravallis at the crossroads: Facts, fallout, and the fight

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By Team QoC2 days ago
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Saving the Aravallis with songs, poems and art

People, including professional artists, have been using every medium at their disposal to draw attention to the Aravallis. While locals across Rajasthan…
By Nikeita Saraf and Ankita Dhar Karmakar2 days ago
  • Natural Environment
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Beyond the Aravallis, other hill ranges in gradual destruction

The Vindyas, the Satpuras, the Himalayan range, the Western and the Eastern Ghats play an important role in protecting us from heat…
By Team QoC3 days ago
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Following the arc from the Aravallis to Delhi’s air

The need of the hour is to recognise Delhi’s rising air pollution from an integrated ecological perspective. Indeed, various anti-pollution measures of…
By Ankita Dhar Karmakar3 days ago
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They fight so that the Aravallis can stand tall

Sheer passion, deep commitment to their land, and raw anger at the daylight robbery of the hills they have called home forever…
By Nikeita Saraf3 days ago
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  • Natural Environment

Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models
ignore well-being?

Extreme weather events have impacted people’s lives and well-being. However, heat deaths, lost working hours, rising food insecurity or education, cultural heritage,…
By Inge Schrijver, Paul Behrens and Rutger HoekstraDecember 26, 2025
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‘I have a negative sense of the judiciary; conflicting orders are passed’

An important path to protect ecology and seek environmental justice has been through the courts where, in numerous cases, citizens and lawyers…
By Team QoCNovember 14, 2025
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Delhi’s Biodiversity Parks show a face of urban ecological restoration

Delhi’s seven biodiversity parks offer a glimpse into how urban ecological renewal can take shape and why it is critical in the time of rapid urbanisation and intense climate change. Spread over nearly 3,000 acres, these parks, thoughtfully and scientifically…
By Ankita Dhar KarmakarNovember 14, 2025
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Bengaluru lakes: A trickle of renewal, a long way ahead

The restoration of lakes is at a crucial juncture. As the authorities announce plans to rejuvenate more of the nearly 300 lakes…
By Jashvitha DhageyNovember 14, 2025
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How people power reclaimed the Vishwamitri for Vadodara

From building a coalition against the Vishwamitri Riverfront Development Project to getting it scrapped – a rare success – people’s movements have…
By Darshan DesaiNovember 14, 2025

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