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Climate Science Into Services: IITM Opens Consultation on a National Climate Services System
India has plenty of climate science. The harder job is turning it into information a district health officer, grid planner or farmer can act on. On 17 October the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, held the first stakeholder consultation of the Climate Science into Services for India…
4,600 Years of Monsoon History Found in a Lucknow Oxbow Lake
Mud at the bottom of a small oxbow lake near Lucknow has turned out to be a diary of the Indian monsoon. Researchers at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), an institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have reconstructed 4,600 years of climate and environmental change from sediments of Karela Lake at…
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: Environment Minister Asks Start-ups for Tamper-Proof Monitoring, AI Enforcement and Stubble Solutions
With winter smog season approaching, the Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav sat down on 17 October with start-ups building air-pollution technology and handed them a to-do list: 9 problem areas for Delhi-NCR, from catching cheating industries to turning crop stubble into something useful. The session was part of the “Saaf Hawa mein Hissedaari” campaign and…
Pumped Storage Hydropower: India’s Water Battery Pipeline Aims for 105 GW by 2036
When the sun sets, solar panels go quiet. When the wind drops, turbines slow. The oldest answer to that problem is also one of the simplest: use surplus electricity to pump water uphill, then let it run back down through turbines when the grid needs power. That is pumped storage hydropower, often called a “water…
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Best Reusable Water Bottles to Buy in 2026
Prakati Edit · Buyer’s Guide 2026 Best Reusable Water Bottles to Buy in 2026 Steel, glass, copper, and terracotta — six bottles built to be filled thousands of times over, not thrown away after one. India generates an estimated 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day, and single-use water bottles are one of its most…
Best Natural & Organic Skincare Products to Buy in 2026
Prakati Edit · Buyer’s Guide 2026 Best Natural & Organic Skincare Products to Buy in 2026 Six formulas rooted in turmeric, saffron, honey, and coffee — skincare that is kinder to your skin and to the water it eventually washes into. Natural skincare products start with a simple truth: what goes on your skin does…
Best Khus Curtains for Natural Cooling: Eco-Friendly Summer Alternatives
Discover the best khus (vetiver) curtains for natural cooling this summer. These eco-friendly, zero-electricity cooling curtains are biodegradable, sustainable, and perfect for Indian homes.
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Start with our most-read guides on everyday sustainable living in India: begin with what sustainability really means, learn about organic fertilizers for a chemical-free garden, get the dustbin colour codes for waste segregation right at home, discover sea buckthorn, the Himalayan superfruit, and explore the biodiesel plants powering India’s clean fuel transition.