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India's tribal farmers tap solar irrigation to cut migrationUsing renewable energy to water crops, poor rice farmers are growing vegetables to feed their families and earn an income. -
Costlier solar power a fallout of India-China border clashCompanies owned by the Indian government stop buying Chinese solar equipment, while private firms face higher tariff; domestic manufacturing too small to make a difference.
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Pandemic turns smartphones from luxury to must-have as India's schools go onlineSmartphones help classes continue as schools remain closed, but the poorest families are struggling to keep up. -
One year after the drought: Has Chennai learned from its water crisis?Last year, Chennai's devastating drought made headlines around the globe. One year on, how is the climate-vulnerable metropolis preparing for disasters ahead?
Opinion
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Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South Asia– Misinformation and fake news on transboundary water issues in South Asia can negatively impact long-standing cooperation efforts. There is an urgent need to ramp up efforts to tackle such information disorder on shared waters in the region. -
Building forward with digital agriculture– Increasing investment in technologies to help small-scale farmers will yield far-reaching benefits long after the pandemic has passed. -
The coronavirus has accelerated changes in energy supply and demand– One of the immediate impacts of the coronavirus crisis was a fall in global energy use. While demand will likely rebound to previous levels, the overall energy mix is changing. Renewables are playing a bigger role as traditional sources such as coal become increasingly uneconomic. This trend was already in place when the pandemic hit, but is now proceeding at an accelerating pace.
Videos
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Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders– A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
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