In part 2 of Episode 12, we delve a little deeper into the aspect of understanding climate change and ecological disharmony from the perspective of traditional Hindu philosophy. As What UnEarth has pledged to do from Episode 11, we’re raising funds for any cause, NGO, or civil society organization, our guests deem worthy. Dr Meera Baindur, our guest for this episode, feels intensely for the cause of our street cleaners and garbage pickers, a class of society so important to us, yet equally...

The NITI aayog SDG Report has put out hundreds of pages of data on how sustainably developed Indian states really are. This is surprising for many reasons. Because as country, we are starved for data. And as per the Report itself reveals, we’re also starved for food. Topping the charts for the worst performing Index out of the 17 SDGs, is that of achieving ‘zero hunger’ a target that India is missing by nearly 200 million people. Which means that if ‘undernourished people in India’ was a...

There’s a lot to uncover in the 350 pages of niti aayog’s 2021 report on india’s performance in achieving the UN sdgs. Here’s an outline in under a minute. The report is essentially divided into 4 chapters. Three of these are pretty much entirely made up of data, comparing how sustainably developed India states really are. we’ll get to those. The other chapter, however, deserves some attention. Because what it repeatedly stresses about, for nearly 50 pages, is the importance of government...

The NITI Aayog has put out its annual report detailing India’s progress in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. This Report, however, is of particular importance, not just because its one of the rare occasions in recent times when the central government has put out comprehensive data, but it also acknowledges that we only have a decade left until things get really bad. The report basically compares the different Indian states and their performance against each...

Why do we celebrate 5th June as World Environment day? Because nearly half the year has gone and you’ve miserably failed in your new years resolution of segregating your trash. It’s a reminder to be a better person in the second half of the year. No, okay, seriously though. 5th June is celebrated as world environment day as it marks the beginning of the UN Stockholm Conference, the first real global acknowledgment of humanity’s polluting effect on our ecology. In many ways, the Stockholm...

Here’s proof for why bad ecology leads to bad economy. A recent report has revealed that 7 of the top 10, and 43 out of the 100 cities most exposed to environmental risks are in India. This isn’t news though. We’ve heard it year after year, and frankly, it seems like nobody -really- cares. It’s okay a couple million die each year because of polluted air, at least we’re getting that 5 trillion economy right? Well, maybe not. Because this report isn’t by a human rights organization, it’s a...

The Delhi High Court recently held that the construction of Central Vista Avenue is of national importance and cannot be stopped. owing to the fact that no rules were being broken and the project has to be completed by November 2021, or else we risk causing hindrance to the Republic Day celebrations 2022, guys the Republic day celebrations! There’s so much to celebrate about our republic this year…right?! I personally welcome this judgment, and the strict adherence to timelines of national...

Remember the Draft EIA 2020? The law that reduced public participation, exempted projects from seeking approval, allowed for post facto clearance, basically destroyed environmental protections? Yeah, that draft EIA 2020. Well, a government report has analysed 20, 42, 157 objections in 10 different Indian languages, sent in by the Indian public for over a period of 5 months, and for some magical reason, they’ve concluded that there ‘this EIA might not be the best idea’, and that the...

DISCLAIMER: The title of this episode is an attempt to use humour to being attention to the fact that humanity finds itself in a Do-Or-Die situation due to climate change, and our solution to our climate crisis might lie in shaping our lives according to the nature worshipping, ecologically harmonious ancient Hindu philosophy. The title does not attempt to suggest the supremacy of Hinduism over other religions, and does not intend to offend any religious denomination. Joining us in Episode...

Find out why the Bihar Government ended up adopting Greenpeace India's Kedia Living Soils Program model across various districts in the state. Full episode streaming across all major podcast platforms! Link in bio. Learn more @WhatUnEarth

Anusuiya Dev Sarmah explains how the Circle of Solidarity was solving several farmers problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Donate to Greenpeace India's Circle of Solidarity now! Find the link at linktr.ee/whatunearth Find out more @whatunearth

 Anusuiya Dev Sarmah explains how the Circle of Solidarity was solving several farmers problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Donate to Greenpeace India's Circle of Solidarity now! Find the link at linktr.ee/whatunearth Find out more @whatunearth

Joining me are Anusuiya Dev Sarmah, and Abhishek Chanchal, two young guns of Greenpeace India, to discuss some of the many incredible farmer initiatives led by Greenpeace India such as the Bihar Kedia Living Soils Program, which attempted to educate and assist farmers seeking to make the shift from chemical-based to organic farming and was eventually adopted by the Bihar Government, as well as programs such as the Circle of Solidarity, a program aimed at raising funds for marginalized and...

Dr. Priyadarshini Karve helps us understand how the definition of 'clean' and 'dirty' energy is more complex than one would imagine. Listen to the full episode 10 of What UnEarth with Dr Priyadarshini Karve now streaming on all major podcast platforms! Find out more @whatunearth

Dr. Priyadarshini Karve on why the problem of indoor air pollution is more complicated than one thinks. Listen to the full episode on What UnEarth, now streaming across all major podcast platforms! Find out more @whatunearth

So widespread is the problem of indoor air pollution, that an estimated 846 million people of our country are exposed to household air pollution, out of which 2 million deaths in india are caused each year due to poor indoor air quality caused largely due to households energy requirements.  Join us as Dr Priyadarshini Karve helps us understand why there is always such a gap with policy decisions regarding indoor air pollution and ground level requirements to solve the problem, why household...

A tree is more than just a singular entity, it is an eco-system! Listen to Sathya Natarajan discuss the importance of viewing trees in the bigger picture on Episode 02 of the What UnEarth podcast! Now streaming on all major podcast platforms. Find out more @whatunearth

Listen to Stalin Dayanand tell us about the 24 Year monsoon on Indian Bureaucracy. Full episode out on all major podcast platforms!  For more information follow @whatunearth 

With Stalin Dayanand, we find out about the longest surviving people's movement for an urban forest, about the largest land scam in Mumbai, about how despite 100% electrification across india, hamlets in Mumbai continue to live without electricity, sbout how the previous Maharashtra state govt launched a concerted attack against the people trying to protect Aarey, about how the monsoon hasn’t stopped for 24 years for the bureaucracy, and indeed, more fundamentally, what a forest is, in this...

Listen to Stalin Dayanand on how the Aarey Forest is the biggest land scam in Mumbai! Full episode out soon! For more information follow @WhatUnEarth

Find out why the future factories are being designed like farms in Episode 01 of the What UnEarth podcast available across podcast platforms! For more information follow @WhatUnEarth

Dr Gurudas Nulkar on why ecology and economy start with the same three letters. Full episode out across all your favourite podcast platforms! Find out more @WhatUnEarth linktr.ee/WhatUnEarth