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Current Issue - Volume 18 Issue 4 (July 2025)
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| Creating Safe Nesting Grounds for Sea Turtles: With the Help of Civic Groups and Conservation Efforts |
 Every year, conservationists, the media, civil society groups, and the forest department eagerly await the 'arribada'—a remarkable event where large numbers of female Olive Ridley turtles gather to nest. These turtles face numerous survival challenges as they journey to the shore. Coastal development, conflicts with fishermen, trawlers, rising temperatures, and tourism in breeding areas are among the major threats. This story highlights the various challenges they face globally amid a rapidly changing environmental landscape. Long-term monitoring of these species is essential to understand their behaviour and the threats they encounter, enabling effective conservation action, writes Sharada Balasubramanian.
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Feature |
| Cap-and-Trade Market for Particulate Pollution: Is It a Game Changer? |
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 A study in the May 2025 issue of The Quarterly Journal of Economics, evaluates the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate pollution that has been operating for more than five years in India. Its success demonstrates that pollution markets can work in countries where pollution is very high and state capacity is often low. Can this be a plausible game changer for the country? Sapna Gopal tries to find answer to this question.
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TERI Analysis |
| The Silent Disaster: Why India Must Build Stronger Heatwave Resilience |
India faces a growing heatwave crisis, with rising fatalities and widespread exposure driven by climate change. Despite national guidelines and Heat Action Plans, inadequate funding, weak implementation, and lack of disaster classification hamper response efforts. Vulnerable populations—especially informal workers—bear the brunt, with severe socio-economic risks. This article by Sonal Singh calls for proactive, inclusive reforms, localized strategies, better infrastructure, and financial support. Heatwaves are no longer anomalies; building long-term resilience is essential to protect lives, livelihoods, and the economy in a warming world. read
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Green Challenges |
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| Inequitable Vulnerabilities and Reparation Ambiguity: A Convoluted Loss and Damage Narrative |
In this article, Pritish Kumar Acharya critiques the inequitable climate vulnerabilities faced by developing nations and the ambiguity surrounding climate reparations. It explores the concept of “Loss and Damage,” highlighting its evolution into a formal fund to support vulnerable countries. Despite its establishment, issues like definitional vagueness, voluntary funding, and political deadlock hinder its effectiveness. The article calls for standardized frameworks, ethical responsibility over charity, and inclusive policy mechanisms to ensure fair climate financing and meaningful support for those disproportionately impacted by climate change.
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Special Report |
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| Reviving Red Sanders: Conservation Strategies and Economic Prospects of an Endangered Indian Treasure |
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In this article, Vijayalakshmi K P, Rashmitha H R, and Harshel Suares highlight that Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders), endemic to the southern Eastern Ghats, is classified as ‘Endangered’. Known for its valuable heartwood, the species offers high economic returns—well-managed 15-year-old plantations can yield up to 30 tonnes of pods per hectare, and individual trees about 250 kg of heartwood. However, its limited distribution and high demand have led to illegal trade and conservation challenges. Urgent action is needed through mass propagation, plantations, and inclusive policies. Long-term success depends on engaging local communities, especially Adivasis, and balancing conservation with livelihood opportunities. A comprehensive, stakeholder-driven policy framework, supported by scientific innovation and large-scale plantations, is vital to secure the species’ future and preserve its ecological and cultural legacy.
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Pioneer |
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| Unifying the World through Sustainability and Empowerment: Empowering the Workwear Industry |
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In this article, Neetu Agarwal says Canberg Global Sourcing goes beyond being a workwear manufacturer—it represents a model of sustainability, empowerment, and ethical integrity. By championing eco-friendly production and fostering inclusivity, the company is setting a benchmark that encourages others to act responsibly. At a time when ethical business practices are essential, Canberg Global Sourcing exemplifies what is possible when strong values drive purposeful action.
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In Conversation |
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| Smart Storage for a Smarter Grid |
Dhanya Rajeswaran is Global Vice President and Country Managing Director-India, Fluence. Here, she is in an exclusive email conversation with TerraGreen team.
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Special Feature |
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| Evaporation and Effort: A Community's Lifeline in Salt
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Salt plays a vital role in our daily lives. In Sannikatta, near Gokarna, a local community has adopted salt extraction as their primary livelihood. This process is labour-intensive, involving both men and women. They harvest salt by scraping it from plots spread across vast hectares of land. Water from the Aghanashini basin is directed into these plots, where it is left to evaporate, allowing salt to crystallize. The crystallized salt is then collected and stored nearby. Salt is also the primary dietary source of iodine—essential for human health. While iodine is naturally present in many seafoods, for vegetarians, iodized salt is often the only source. Iodine deficiency can lead to serious health issues such as goiter (enlarged thyroid gland), hypothyroidism, and impaired cognitive development in infants and children. Therefore, it is important to recognize both the nutritional value of salt and the hard work involved in its extraction, says Chaithanya M K in this article.
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Wildlife |
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| First-ever Sanctuary of Climate Archives in Antarctica: Storing Mountain Ice Cores for Centuries |
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To mark the UN Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences, the Ice Memory Foundation is launching two landmark initiatives in 2025: transporting alpine ice cores to a newly established sanctuary in Antarctica, and extracting deep ice cores from Tajikistan’s Pamir glaciers. These efforts aim to preserve climate data from endangered glaciers for future generations. Stored naturally at -50°C, these “climate archives” will support long-term scientific research and symbolize unprecedented international collaboration in climate science and environmental heritage preservation.
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