カテゴリー: Environment
For nearly two decades, ‘General’ Narsamma and her team at Sangham Radio have honed their craft, learning every aspect of broadcasting, including fixing the radio mast and interview techniquesWords and photographs by Uday NarayananAs twilight settles o…
From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogueIn the foothills of the Himalayas, a group of villagers hauled a sturdy metal waterwheel into place. Its horizontal blades soon caught the rushing w…
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the cityOn a crisp December morning, office workers and tourists stroll along a tree-lined stream in centra…
Indian government accused of PR stunt after moving 337 tonnes of toxic waste that had been held in containersForty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remo…
Gulf province councillor says growing numbers are leaving, in what climate activist describes as a ‘humanitarian crisis’Two years ago fisher Siri James lived on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, in a small village near Pariva beach. But as the ti…
While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disastersEvery summer, Dongting Hu, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, swells in size as flood water from the Yangtze River flows into…
Climate-vulnerable pair add weight to proposed treaty seeking transition from coal, oil and gas in equitable wayPakistan and the Bahamas have joined a growing bloc of climate-vulnerable countries seeking to broker a global pact to phase out fossil fuel…
Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan
US-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd, who was arrested in Greenland in July, will now spend Christmas with his sonsPaul Watson, the anti-whaling campaigner, has spoken of delight that he will be reunited with his young children for Christmas after Denma…
Restoring age-old land rights has enabled 300 villagers to build a profitable business and halt the exodus to the cityIt’s late morning and the sound of axes clacking against wood echoes through Pachgaon’s bamboo forest in the central Indian state of M…
Sparse and precise, this meditative film immerses the viewer in the world of lepidopterist Mansi Mungee and her assistant as they survey hawk mothsThis extremely slow, meditative documentary about a scientist and her assistant studying moths in the eas…
Documentary shows the gruelling labour put in by a married couple wringing out drops of black gold as their son looks for a different livingIn Saeed Taji Farouky’s impressionistic documentary, the act of manual labour gains a sensorial, almost celestia…
Rescuers in Sumatra search for people trapped in cars after landslide triggered by torrential rainfall Last week, torrential rainfall across Indonesia’s largest island, Sumatra, triggered flash floods and landslides, causing widespread destruction. Twe…
The odour from a wastewater plant comes and goes, but locals say it’s worsened after an equipment breakdown that authorities warn could take years to fixIn a small city across the harbour from New Zealand’s capital, an invisible villain is terrorising …
Research reflects rising optimism about country’s green transition as it takes leading position on climate actionNearly half of experts surveyed by a climate thinktank believe China’s carbon dioxide emissions have already peaked, or will do so in 2025,…