This is what happens usually in India: a politician wakes up and launches a cleanliness “drive” with fanfare. They ostentatiously start sweeping a street and speak solemnly about civic duty while the media take photos.
04/04/2025 The Guardian
A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all.
03/04/2025 The Conversation
Sluggish action on the climate crisis is inspiring communities to take charge of their own renewable energy, bringing benefits beyond lower bills. Can a new government bill supercharge the sector?
01/04/2025 Positive News
A brain implant has restored speech in a woman with severe paralysis, a breakthrough advance in enabling communication for people who have lost the ability to speak.
01/04/2025 The Independent
Tens of thousands of doctors across India are being trained to promote the HPV vaccine, in a push to eliminate cervical cancer in the country.
01/04/2025 The Guardian
There's a question in the field of environmental psychology: What’s the best approach when looking to influence colleagues, friends and family to act more sustainably in their daily lives
26/03/2025 The Independent
An international agency reports that the installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5% of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources
26/03/2025 The Independent
Though the fungi await FDA approval, state regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms in mental health treatment and are planning to authorize “healing centers.” These are some of the first locations in the U.S. to…
25/03/2025 Undark Magazine
Parisians have voted in favour of pedestrianising 500 more streets in the French capital, bolstering City Hall’s ongoing campaign to reduce car usage and enhance air quality. A referendum held on Sunday saw nearly 66 per cent of voters approve the…
24/03/2025 The Independent
All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.
24/03/2025 New York Times
Anna Bhobho, a 31-year-old housewife from rural Zimbabwe, was once a silent observer in her home, excluded from financial and family decision-making in the deeply patriarchal society. Today, she is a driver of change in her village, thanks to an…
22/03/2025 The Independent
