Digging Deep: The deserts of the world are spreading further North

Digging Deep: The deserts of the world are spreading further North

A recent study shows that the deserts of the world have been inching Northwards since the 1980s and have actually moved more than just the proverbial inch. Writing in Geophysical Research Letters, Hu and Han (2022) report that, in geographical regions such as Central Asia, desert biomes have moved by an order of hundreds of […]

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The Ocean Festival in Auroville passes the mic to fisherfolk

The Ocean Festival in Auroville passes the mic to fisherfolk

Auroville’s Tsunamika Project welcomes divers, researchers, fisherfolk and tourists to The Ocean Festival, a collaborative event that merges art and activism Auroville’s Tsunamika Project welcomes divers, researchers, fisherfolk and tourists to The Ocean Festival, a collaborative event that merges art and activism Next week, deep sea divers, fisherfolk, researchers and like-minded people from different walks […]

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India’s changing goal posts over coal

India’s changing goal posts over coal

Is India’s ambition to phase out coal-based power generation and switch to a natural gas-based energy production, viable? Is India’s ambition to phase out coal-based power generation and switch to a natural gas-based energy production, viable? The story so far: In April, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India’s transition away from coal as a fuel […]

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