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King Charles to give traditional Christmas speech from hospital chapel due to cancer treatment

King Charles III will make his annual Christmas speech from a former hospital chapel, in a break from tradition as the British monarch undergoes cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. The address comes at the end of a year in which the royal family faced multiple medical setbacks, starting with Charles, 76, being diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer …

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1 month ago

A fisherwoman took on Big Plastic and won. Here's her advice on defending the environment from Trump

Salon

Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became a top science adviser to Donald Trump — a once-and-future president who openly denies environmental science — the dynastic New York lawyer was such a prominent environmentalist that he literally became a “waterkeeper,” someone dedicated to conserving natural bodies of water from pollution. He did that twice in the middle of the night.” Wilson …

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1 month ago

A cut in time: On the plastic pollution problem

The Hindu

Despite a week of wrangling, an ambitious endeavour piloted by the United Nations Environment Programme to phase out plastic turned out to be a failure. The Global Plastics Treaty is the result of a resolution by member-countries of the United Nations, passed in 2022, to ‘end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.’ Over the next two years, countries met …

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1 month, 1 week ago

CoP cop-out: Fossil fuel still has a global advantage

Live Mint

You can regard the depressing denouement of the CoP-29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, as a sort of diplomatic echo of the US election result three weeks earlier. At the UN climate conference in Baku, rich nations found that efforts to reduce their own emissions and fund climate programmes elsewhere in the world bought them little favour with developing countries …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Speak with Nature, Not Just for Nature: Guha Advises at Vidyaranga High Event

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Historian and environmental thinker Ramachandra Guha inspired citizens to 'speak with nature' and not just 'for nature' at a talk and book-signing event at Vidyaranga High School on Friday. Providing a brief of his book, Guha said, "Chipko movement combined a concern for environmental conservation with an equally abiding concern for community rights and social justice. A large number …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Review of Ramachandra Guha’s Speaking With Nature: Under the banyan tree

The Hindu

Environmentalism isn’t just an idea; it’s also a verb. In his latest book, Speaking With Nature, historian Ramachandra Guha draws portraits of ten people who he credits with laying the foundation of environmentalism in India. Links with social thought Guha continues the questions he has asked in previous writings, in that he descries ‘full-stomach environmentalism’ — the Western idea that …

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2 months ago

Why the German government collapsed and what to expect now

Raw Story

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner escalating a long conflict in the German government and ultimately causing the fragile coalition between Social Democrats, Greens, and the Free Democratic Party to collapse. In a speech, Scholz blamed Lindner for the government’s collapse, and portrayed his former finance minister as petty, uncompromising and untrustworthy. If Scholz’s …

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2 months ago

A legacy of balance

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: In his latest book, Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism, historian Ramachandra Guha takes readers on a journey through India’s environmental past — a legacy that few are familiar with. “In the environmental movement, both in India and abroad, there’s a trend where people focus only on beautiful landscapes or endangered species that need to be protected, …

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Royal news - live: Prince William shares touching Kate Middleton update following her cancer treatment

The Independent

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A legacy of balance

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: In his latest book, Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism, historian Ramachandra Guha takes readers on a journey through India’s environmental past – a legacy that few are familiar with. Through their lives and writings, these figures – ranging from the poet Rabindranath Tagore to the economist J C Kumarappa – anticipated the environmental challenges we face …

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The Enduring Legacy of Gandhi's Environmental Philosophy: A Journey Through India's Enduring Environmentalism

ABP News

Ramachandra Guha's 'Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism' is a nuanced exploration of India's environmental consciousness and its evolution. Guha examines 10 influential thinkers who predated global environmental movements and argues that India's environmentalism has developed its own trajectory shaped by sublime ecological, social, and cultural contexts. The book highlights the importance of livelihood environmentalism, a matter of …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Trump pushes nonsense climate theories during two bizarre interviews

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And that's the problem.” Trump rants about nuclear weapons causing climate change Nuclear weapons …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Louise Fowler-Smith – “Environmentalism is above all other isms”

Hindustan Times

Was your interest in sacred trees a childhood love or did you discover it recently? When she witnessed the veneration of trees in Tamil Nadu, she made some enquiries and learnt that sacred trees and rituals associated with them exist in many parts of India. I was completely struck by the beauty of these sites, and ended up spending a …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Dongying boasts being a city with major advantages

China Daily

The city of Dongying – located in the northern part of Shandong province in East China – boasts a strategic geographical position. That's because it's a pivotal coastal city in the urban agglomeration of the Shandong Peninsula and serves as a vital gateway connecting the Bohai Sea region and the Yellow River Basin. The city is also a melting pot …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s last remaining child dies at 97

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97. Estella Leopold, a researcher and scientist who dedicated her life to the land ethic philosophy of her famous father, died on Sunday in Seattle after several months in hospice, the Aldo Leopold Foundation announced. She and her siblings donated not only …

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1 year ago

How Arab eco-normalisation of Israel covers up its crimes

Al Jazeera

The image of a ‘green technology pioneer’ helps Israel to greenwash its occupation and apartheid in Palestine. So-called environmentally friendly collaborative projects between Israel and Arab states constitute a form of eco-normalisation – the use of “environmentalism” to greenwash and normalise Israeli oppression and environmental injustice. It envisioned the construction of a 600MW solar power plant by Masdar, a UAE …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost environmentalism

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Government’s environmental package aims to “connect the public with the natural world” by improving access to green space …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sabita Lakshmanan\'s Solo Exhibition Extended for an Extra Day in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Chitramayee State Art Gallery in Madhapur, Hyderabad, witnessed a grand finale to a thought-provoking art exhibition by the multidisciplinary expressionist contemporary artist Sabita Lakshmanan. Her solo exhibition, ‘It's Not 'Just’,’ which opened its doors on October 21 has been been extended to another day to Monday. This exhibition marked her third self-curated solo show, following the success of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Disability rights activist becomes MBE in Windsor Castle ceremony

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A disability rights activist has called for environmentalism to be …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Gen Z redefining relationship rules, break traditional roles: Report

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Generation Z population is doing away with traditional rules of companionship, challenging gender roles, prioritising common values and seeking emotional maturity among their partners, a study found. As many as 33 per cent emphasised compatibility, 31 per cent trends and 27 per cent expected social media presence from potential companions, as per the ‘Love Unfiltered’ study undertaken by …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The case for an environmentalism that builds

Hindustan Times

The sheer majesty of a five-megawatt wind turbine, its central support the height of a skyscraper, its airliner-wingspan rotors tilling the sky, is hard to deny. A recent report by the Energy Transitions Commission, a global group of experts, sees the split in costs between the new generating capacity needed for an ample supply of clean electricity and the distribution, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese, French artists exhibit works of ecological concern in Beijing

China Daily

An installation view of Ophiolite Ocean levels rise, pollution expands, biodiversity shrinks, wildfires run amok… As the entire ecosystem collapses, many contemporary artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Banksy and Benjamin Von Wong have become climate activists, creating work to raise awareness and imagine a more sustainable future. The three artists stood out among nine artists competing for the 2022 Choi …

Beijing

1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese, French artists exhibit works of ecological concern in Beijing

China Daily

An installation view of Ophiolite Ocean levels rise, pollution expands, biodiversity shrinks, wildfires run amok… As the entire ecosystem collapses, many contemporary artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Banksy and Benjamin Von Wong have become climate activists, creating work to raise awareness and imagine a more sustainable future. The three artists stood out among nine artists competing for the 2022 Choi …

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King Charles to give traditional Christmas speech from hospital chapel due to cancer treatment

A fisherwoman took on Big Plastic and won. Here's her advice on defending the environment from Trump

A cut in time: On the plastic pollution problem

CoP cop-out: Fossil fuel still has a global advantage

Speak with Nature, Not Just for Nature: Guha Advises at Vidyaranga High Event

Review of Ramachandra Guha’s Speaking With Nature: Under the banyan tree

Why the German government collapsed and what to expect now

A legacy of balance

Royal news - live: Prince William shares touching Kate Middleton update following her cancer treatment

A legacy of balance

The Enduring Legacy of Gandhi's Environmental Philosophy: A Journey Through India's Enduring Environmentalism

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

Trump pushes nonsense climate theories during two bizarre interviews

Louise Fowler-Smith – “Environmentalism is above all other isms”

Dongying boasts being a city with major advantages

Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s last remaining child dies at 97

How Arab eco-normalisation of Israel covers up its crimes

Labour and trade union lash out at Government pledge to boost environmentalism

Sabita Lakshmanan\'s Solo Exhibition Extended for an Extra Day in Hyderabad

Disability rights activist becomes MBE in Windsor Castle ceremony

Gen Z redefining relationship rules, break traditional roles: Report

The case for an environmentalism that builds

Chinese, French artists exhibit works of ecological concern in Beijing

Chinese, French artists exhibit works of ecological concern in Beijing