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2014

Country's First Electric Bus Launched in Bangalore, February 28 ^[1]

India almost doubles solar energy, with big plans for more, January 22 ^[2]

2013

WiserLocal New Delhi: Traveling Green with Radio Rickshaws: We are excited to share some news from WiserLocal New Delhi about a new initiative they are undertaking in partnership with Indian Youth Climate Network and Fazilka EcoCabs to bring peddle-powered rickshaws to the streets of South Delhi. WiserIndia Director Yatin Thakur gives us the details… ^[3] June 13

Rupees in your pocket, unconditional basic income experiment in one of India’s poorest states, May ^[4]

2011

'Ugly Indians' clean up Bangalore, ^[5] November 30

Making Room for Delhi’s Bicycle Culture, Shriya Malhotra, ^[6] October 7

India named Global Host of World Environment Day 2011, ^[7] February 22

2010

Island's disappearance attributed to global warming, ^[8] March 25

India joins UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign, planting two billion trees since 2007, ^[9] February 25

India puts on hold first GM food crop on safety grounds, ^[10] February 9

Bangladesh, India: The Relationship Between Water Crisis And Migration, ^[11] by Rezwan, February 19. Sowmya Suryanarayanan at Strategic Foresight opines that the lack of freshwater resources in Bangladesh “is a massive threat and will remain a primary reason for cross border migration in the future.”

India: Managing Mountain Waste, ^[12] by Rezwan, February 17. Caroline At India Climate Solutions writes about some “creative and passionate individuals committed to changing the waste cycle” in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh in India.

India: I want my country back, says Munna: Environmental blogger Hemant Anant Jain aka Munna, writes a thought-provoking post on January 26, the nation's 61st Republic Day, urging people to look beyond the commercial “growing market” tag and work towards restoring the rich environmental heritage of the amazing country that is India. ^[13]

2009

India: women farmers stand against climate change, ^[14] November 10

India's water use 'unsustainable', ^[15] August 13

South Asia: Coping with the heat and the rolling blackouts, ^[16] April 26. "The Eastern parts of India is choking as mercury rises above 45 degree Celsius."

2007

Uttar Pradesh attempting to set a world record by planting 10 million trees in a single day, ^[17] July 31

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