Category Feature

Biodiversity, Feature

Monks, Medicine, and Biodiversity: Inside the Battle to Protect Ritigala Mountain

On World Environment Day 2026, Sri Lanka quietly made one of its most important conservation decisions in recent years. While global attention often focuses on disappearing rainforests and endangered wildlife elsewhere, the country took a significant step toward safeguarding its…

CFC Sri Lanka
June 9, 2026

Environment, Feature

The Flood Paradox: Why Pune Can’t Afford to Cut 1,500 Botanical Garden Trees

The proposal reads like a small administrative item: a road, a public notice, a window for objections closing on 9 June. What it would actually do is remove close to 1,500 mature trees from the campus of the Botanical Survey…

Manjori Borkotoky
June 8, 2026

Climate Change Impact, Feature

The Hottest World Cup: How a Warming Planet Is Rewriting the 2026 Tournament

When the United States last hosted football’s biggest tournament in 1994, summer heat was an occasional nuisance. Three decades later, the planet that the 2026 World Cup will be played on is measurably different, and the difference is now showing…

Manjori Borkotoky
June 6, 2026

Environment, Feature

World Environment Day 2026: What If Nature Wrote Our Climate Action Plan?

Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future. Every year, governments, businesses, scientists, and communities come together to discuss climate action. New policies are drafted, international negotiations are held, sustainability targets are announced, and innovative technologies are developed to address…

Aayushi Gour
June 5, 2026

Feature, Indian Monsoon

90% of Normal: Why the 2026 Monsoon Arrival Has India’s Farmers on Edge

For the tens of millions of Indian farmers who plant their summer crops by the rhythm of the rains, the southwest monsoon’s arrival over Kerala is less a spectacle than a starting gun. This year, that gun has fired roughly…

Manjori Borkotoky
June 4, 2026

Climate Change Impact, Feature

Sinking Foundations: What New Climate Projections Reveal About India’s Endangered Coastline

The rhythm of the monsoon has always shaped India’s coastline, the rise and fall of tides, and the livelihoods of millions who depend on the sea. Today, that rhythm is changing. The climate projection 2021-2040 report by Azim Premji University…

Vivek Saini
June 4, 2026

Environment, Feature

The Hidden Water Cost of India’s Race to Become an AI Superpower

India is in the midst of the most ambitious digital infrastructure expansion any developing nation has ever attempted. Governments are offering tax holidays. Conglomerates are committing billions. Prime Ministers are posing for billboards at AI summits. What is not on…

Manjori Borkotoky
June 2, 2026

Feature, Heat Wave

Wet-Bulb Temperature Explained: The Deadly Mix of Heat and Humidity in India and Pakistan

As large parts of India and Pakistan continue to endure weeks of relentless heat, climate scientists are warning that the danger goes far beyond uncomfortable summer temperatures. What makes the ongoing heatwave particularly alarming is not just how hot it…

Manjori Borkotoky
June 1, 2026

Feature, Renewable Energy

From Coal to Batteries: Can Rajasthan Avoid an Expensive Energy Future?

As heatwaves become harsher across India, electricity demand is rising at a pace that is reshaping the country’s energy future. Coal-fired power plants continue to supply most of India’s electricity during peak summer months because they are considered dependable during…

Vivek Saini
May 28, 2026

Climate Change Impact, Feature

The Bitter Shift: How Climate Change Is Altering the Taste of Ceylon Tea

For generations, tea has been more than just a beverage in Sri Lanka. It is an identity, an export backbone, and a symbol of quality recognized across the world. From the bright, brisk flavors of high-grown teas to the strong,…

CFC Sri Lanka
May 26, 2026