By Afsel CK Social media post in a local farmer’s club group to encourage farmers to avail free electricity from Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) made me think about environmental governance from a social justice perspective. The infographics highlighted two schemes — (1) Subsidised tariff on Agriculture Connection for Irrigation(no…

By Maitri Patel Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk recently launched the XPrize Carbon removal competition to create devices that can sequester carbon dioxide to reduce the impact of climate change. The four-year competition will have a prize fund of $100 million. Carbon Capture and Storage is a technology…

by Shruthy Thamara “Fishing is the greatest threat to Marine Wildlife” Seaspiracy, the latest of Netflix’s documentaries on the environment, has created a furor across the globe for revealing the conspiracies around the oceans. The documentary sends across a straightforward image- it’s not plastic straws but the fishing nets that…

By Aarushi Gurnani Ocean acidification or OA is the process of ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. While the OA process tends to occur naturally over geologic timescales, currently, the oceans are acidifying at a faster rate…

by Ivanna Bagul “At H&M we’re committed to creating great fashion at the best price in a sustainable way. All our products are made with care and consideration for the people who make them and for the environment” — (H&M) Fast fashion brand H&M has recently come up with their…

By Tejatha Hallur India is a country known to have a relatively larger concentration of population relying on agriculture as a primary occupation. In 2016, an estimated 65% to 70% of the Indian population was known to be dependent on this sector in various forms for their livelihood. Agriculture is…

By Tejatha Hallur Urban commons can be defined as a place, building or an urban resource for which the citizens of that particular region take opportunity to manage and reframe the cost of living in the city based on the maintenance cost in relation with the market driven costs (Gidwani…

By Ivanna Bagul ‘Go Vegan or Go home’? Not necessarily. One’s ethical considerations may tell them that consuming meat is not all that bad but it may also lead them to question the ways in which their meat is reared, produced and distributed. It has been said that the meat…

By Maitri Patel Background of the movie Hayao Miyazaki is known for his animation skills and his love for nature. Princess Mononoke (Japanese: Mononoke-hime), one of my favourite Miyazaki film is a 1997 Japanese anime. The movie starts with a boar god turned into a demon- attacking a village. Ashitaka…