Floods 2022: A catastrophe calls for urgent local and global climate action

Cover Story

More than 33 million people are affected and one third of the country were inundated in the 2022 floods in Pakistan leading to tragic losses. This which was preceded by intense heat waves in India and Pakistan. These cascading climate impacts are increasing in their frequency and intensifying. This is an urgent call to climate action needed at both global and local levels.

The Bubble-Dweller

She is a fantasy turned into a reality. Although living under water, devoid of gills, she never suffocates, there are no paddles, yet she swims. Carrying no cylinder of life-giving air, she can dive and remain submerged for quite some time, without gasping. All her relatives – distant as well as close – live on earth, yet she has chosen a medium which her kith and kin fear to touch.

Home Grown Beans

In our climate, even in the winter frozen uplands and mountainous regions of the north, it is a simple matter, with rotational planting, to produce succulent crops of highly nutritious beans, all year round and yes, I do mean all year round.

Upgrade to LED TV Without Breaking the Bank

The LED TV is all the rage these days. Here’s an affordable way you can upgrade your old CRT TV to this latest technology.

Living Sustainability

Sustainable living is a lifestyle that aims to reduce one’s environmental impact, in ways that are sustainable both for the Earth and for the person.

Science for Sustainability

The climate crisis is an accelerating calamity of our own making. So what would it take to turn things around?

Fragrant and Healthful

Sustainable living is a lifestyle that aims to reduce one’s environmental impact, in ways that are sustainable both for the Earth and for the person.