Three policy changes due to the pandemic have had an effect on the quantum and nature of CSR spending The Covid-19 pandemic has been disastrous globally, India not excluded. One would be hard put to point out one positive development due to it. Yet strangely there is one. It has helped push the idea of …
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The already parched West is getting drier and suffering deadly wildfires because of it, while the much wetter East keeps getting drenched in mega-rainfall events, some hurricane related and others not. The already parched West is getting drier and suffering deadly wildfires because of it, while the much wetter East keeps getting drenched in mega-rainfall …
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Fish stressed by noise are less able to fight off disease and prolonged exposure can lead to an early death, according to research on the consequences of man-made clamour on the natural world. Human noise pervades the environment, from the roar of engines to the clatter of industry. Being underwater is no escape, with the …
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While the government’s environmental conservation endeavours are followed closely, the role of industry goes largely unnoticed Some might opine that conservation of biodiversity — saving the Great Indian Bustard or the carnivorous Drosera plants — is best left to scientists and environmentalists. In the ongoing battle with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), however, experts warned …
Biodiversity and pandemics: Does conserving nature matter to corporates? Read More »
Open water and rain, rather than ice and snow, are becoming typical of the region, a new study has found. The effects of global warming in the Arctic are so severe that the region is shifting to a different climate, one characterized less by ice and snow and more by open water and rain, scientists …
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