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NEWS DECODER -- Can India be a global role model for climate-friendly energy growth?

BY PREETY SHARMA (FJHI '24) -- India has entered discussions to join the International Energy Agency (IEA) as a full member — a move that would recognize the world’s most populous country as a key player in tackling global energy and climate challenges. READ MORE.

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THE CONVERSATION -- Earth Day: ‘Green muscle memory’ and climate education promote behaviour change

BY PREETY SHARMA and AYESHAH HAQUE (FJHI '24) -- This year, organizers of Earth Day are calling for widespread climate education as a critical step in the fight against climate change. READ MORE.

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THINK GLOBAL HEALTH -- Curbing India's Ultra-Processed Foods

BY PREETY SHARMA (FJHI '24) -- Priyanshi Gupta, an 18-year-old student at a management college in Kanpur, India, spends most of her day on campus, attending classes or hanging out with her friends. Many of her meals come from the campus canteen, which sells carbonated beverages, chips, biscuits, and burgers, along with staples such as rice and curry.  READ MORE.

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NEWS DECODER -- To wean the toy industry off plastic is no easy game

BY PREETY SHARMA (FJHI '24) -- The global toy industry has a plastics predicament: How to feed children’s appetite for new toys, keep prices low and not harm the Earth in the process. READ MORE.

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NEWS DECODER -- A green food that’s key to ending malnutrition worldwide

BY PREETY SHARMA (FJHI '24) -- An algae that has been around since before dinosaurs walked the earth might be the food source for a mission to Mars. Closer to home, spirulina, a protein-packed algae, is seen as the way to rid the world of malnutrition. READ MORE.