Sneha Ruhil

Rooted Horizons

A space for deep roots, wide questions, and distant dreams. Where science meets stories and policy meets people.

🌱 Introducing Rooted Horizons

✨ Why I'm Writing

🌿 Why Rooted Horizons?

🌍 Why Now?

💌 An Invitation

Latest Posts

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Journey

Jan 10

🌌 From Molecules to Mandates

Why I chose environmental policy after botany. The journey from holding a leaf to chasing policy changes that matter.

7 min read

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Research

Jan 5

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

Exploring saffron cultivation through aeroponics as a climate adaptation framework for preserving fragile crops.

8 min read

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Research

Dec 28

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

Sometimes the most urgent problems don't announce themselves. They trickle, seep, and vanish underground.

6 min read

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Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

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Policy

Dec 15

🌎 What the SDGs Don't Tell You

A love letter, a critique, and a call for something more honest about youth climate action and global frameworks.

6 min read

Experience

Dec 10

🎤 Behind the Posters

What I learned presenting science on a stage. A journey through nerves, narratives, and the quiet power of being seen.

5 min read

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Resources

Dec 5

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

Courses, skills & tools that helped me (and might help you, too). A roadmap for those standing at the beginning.

8 min read

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Communication

Nov 28

📊 Visualizing the Climate Crisis

Infographics that speak for the planet. Because sometimes numbers don't speak until you make them seen.

6 min read

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Innovation

Oct 5

🌿 From Sewage to Sanctuary

Delhi produces 3,200 million liters of wastewater daily. What if we could turn that waste into wetlands, pollution into public space?

7 min read

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Climate

Sep 15

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

High in the Himalayas, water towers are shrinking. What this means for South Asia's future—and the two billion people downstream.

9 min read

Resources

Dec 5

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

Courses, skills & tools that helped me (and might help you, too). A roadmap for those standing at the beginning.

8 min read

Policy

Nov 20

🏘 What Policy Looks Like on the Ground

Lessons from PG safety analysis. Because cities don't just grow—they forget. And people are left behind in the gaps.

7 min read

Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

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Innovation

Oct 10

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

From Bangladesh's floating gardens to Korea's reed parks—blueprints for Delhi's wetland future, waiting to be adapted.

8 min read

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Innovation

Oct 15

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

What if instead of garbage, these waters carried islands of green? Islands that could clean, cool, and heal?

7 min read

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Environment

Sep 10

🌊 Plastic Oceans: Turning Waste into Wealth

On some beaches, the tide brings plastic bottles instead of shells. But human creativity that made this mess can unmake it too.

8 min read

Policy

Oct 20

📋 The Policy Blindspot: Wetland Degradation as a Governance Crisis

I was expecting to see water. Instead, I found dust. The gap between policy and practice is the story of Delhi's wetlands.

8 min read

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Climate

Aug 28

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

In Jakarta, residents joke that their city is sinking faster than the sea is rising. Who gets to stay afloat in our changing world?

9 min read

Policy

Dec 15

🌎 What the SDGs Don't Tell You

A love letter, a critique, and a call for something more honest about youth climate action and global frameworks.

6 min read

Resources

Dec 5

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

Courses, skills & tools that helped me (and might help you, too). A roadmap for those standing at the beginning.

8 min read

Climate

Sep 15

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

High in the Himalayas, water towers are shrinking. What this means for South Asia's future—and the two billion people downstream.

9 min read

Research

Jan 5

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

Exploring saffron cultivation through aeroponics as a climate adaptation framework for preserving fragile crops.

8 min read

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Reflection

Nov 15

👂🏽 Youth, Science, and the Art of Listening

Because sometimes the most radical thing you can do is stop talking—and start truly hearing.

5 min read

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Research

Nov 5

🗺️ Delhi's Disappearing Wetlands: A Story Told in Pixels

Squinting at 30×30m pixels on a screen, watching Delhi's blues shrink year by year. Maps as memory, pixels as prophecy.

6 min read

Journey

Jan 10

🌌 From Molecules to Mandates

Why I chose environmental policy after botany. The journey from holding a leaf to chasing policy changes that matter.

7 min read

Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

Climate

Sep 15

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

High in the Himalayas, water towers are shrinking. What this means for South Asia's future—and the two billion people downstream.

9 min read

Climate

Aug 28

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

In Jakarta, residents joke that their city is sinking faster than the sea is rising. Who gets to stay afloat in our changing world?

9 min read

Reflection

Nov 15

👂🏽 Youth, Science, and the Art of Listening

Because sometimes the most radical thing you can do is stop talking—and start truly hearing.

5 min read

Policy

Nov 20

🏘 What Policy Looks Like on the Ground

Lessons from PG safety analysis. Because cities don't just grow—they forget. And people are left behind in the gaps.

7 min read

Urban

Aug 20

🌡️ Heatwaves and Urban Futures

By noon, the pavement shimmers. Walls radiate heat. For millions in dense cities, heatwaves are no longer discomforts—they're lethal.

7 min read

Policy

Oct 20

📋 The Policy Blindspot: Wetland Degradation as a Governance Crisis

I was expecting to see water. Instead, I found dust. The gap between policy and practice is the story of Delhi's wetlands.

8 min read

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Research

Sep 28

🏗️ From Cropland to Concrete

Mapping how Delhi's land-use choices have undermined ecological security. The story of greens and browns turning grey.

9 min read

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Experience

Nov 10

🔬 From Lab Bench to Policy Desk

Lessons from my internship at the API Lab. The centrifuge was the first sound I learned to recognize—and it taught me about resilience.

8 min read

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Innovation

Oct 28

🌱 Hydroponics for the Masses

Growing food without soil. It began in a training room filled with PVC pipes and bubbling tanks—and ended with a quiet rebellion.

7 min read

Technology

Aug 15

📱 E-Waste Mountains

Most of us have a drawer of old phones and chargers. Multiply that by billions—that's 50 million tons of toxic mountains yearly.

8 min read

Innovation

Oct 15

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

What if instead of garbage, these waters carried islands of green? Islands that could clean, cool, and heal?

7 min read

Experience

Dec 10

🎤 Behind the Posters

What I learned presenting science on a stage. A journey through nerves, narratives, and the quiet power of being seen.

5 min read

Innovation

Oct 10

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

From Bangladesh's floating gardens to Korea's reed parks—blueprints for Delhi's wetland future, waiting to be adapted.

8 min read

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Science

Sep 20

🦠 Invisible Allies: Plant-Microbe Partnerships

In the lab, I saw them as dots under a microscope. But these microbes might reshape sustainable agriculture as we know it.

8 min read

Resources

Dec 5

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

Courses, skills & tools that helped me (and might help you, too). A roadmap for those standing at the beginning.

8 min read

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Agriculture

Sep 5

🌾 Food in the Age of Drought

Cracked earth, brittle stalks, skies that refuse to open. Agriculture is struggling in an era where rain is unreliable or gone.

8 min read

Experience

Nov 10

🔬 From Lab Bench to Policy Desk

Lessons from my internship at the API Lab. The centrifuge was the first sound I learned to recognize—and it taught me about resilience.

8 min read

Research

Dec 28

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

Sometimes the most urgent problems don't announce themselves. They trickle, seep, and vanish underground.

6 min read

Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

Innovation

Oct 15

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

What if instead of garbage, these waters carried islands of green? Islands that could clean, cool, and heal?

7 min read

Climate

Aug 28

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

In Jakarta, residents joke that their city is sinking faster than the sea is rising. Who gets to stay afloat in our changing world?

9 min read

Urban

Aug 20

🌡️ Heatwaves and Urban Futures

By noon, the pavement shimmers. Walls radiate heat. For millions in dense cities, heatwaves are no longer discomforts—they're lethal.

7 min read

Research

Sep 28

🏗️ From Cropland to Concrete

Mapping how Delhi's land-use choices have undermined ecological security. The story of greens and browns turning grey.

9 min read

Journey

Jan 10

🌌 From Molecules to Mandates

Why I chose environmental policy after botany. The journey from holding a leaf to chasing policy changes that matter.

7 min read

Resources

Dec 5

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

Courses, skills & tools that helped me (and might help you, too). A roadmap for those standing at the beginning.

8 min read

Innovation

Oct 15

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

What if instead of garbage, these waters carried islands of green? Islands that could clean, cool, and heal?

7 min read

Innovation

Oct 10

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

From Bangladesh's floating gardens to Korea's reed parks—blueprints for Delhi's wetland future, waiting to be adapted.

8 min read

Policy

Oct 20

📋 The Policy Blindspot: Wetland Degradation as a Governance Crisis

I was expecting to see water. Instead, I found dust. The gap between policy and practice is the story of Delhi's wetlands.

8 min read

Communication

Nov 28

📊 Visualizing the Climate Crisis

Infographics that speak for the planet. Because sometimes numbers don't speak until you make them seen.

6 min read

Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

Research

Nov 5

🗺️ Delhi's Disappearing Wetlands: A Story Told in Pixels

Squinting at 30×30m pixels on a screen, watching Delhi's blues shrink year by year. Maps as memory, pixels as prophecy.

6 min read

Reflection

Nov 15

👂🏽 Youth, Science, and the Art of Listening

Because sometimes the most radical thing you can do is stop talking—and start truly hearing.

5 min read

Research

Jan 5

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

Exploring saffron cultivation through aeroponics as a climate adaptation framework for preserving fragile crops.

8 min read

Climate

Sep 15

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

High in the Himalayas, water towers are shrinking. What this means for South Asia's future—and the two billion people downstream.

9 min read

Innovation

Oct 5

🌿 From Sewage to Sanctuary

Delhi produces 3,200 million liters of wastewater daily. What if we could turn that waste into wetlands, pollution into public space?

7 min read

Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

Policy

Dec 15

🌎 What the SDGs Don't Tell You

A love letter, a critique, and a call for something more honest about youth climate action and global frameworks.

6 min read

Research

Dec 28

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

Sometimes the most urgent problems don't announce themselves. They trickle, seep, and vanish underground.

6 min read

Research

Nov 5

🗺️ Delhi's Disappearing Wetlands: A Story Told in Pixels

Squinting at 30×30m pixels on a screen, watching Delhi's blues shrink year by year. Maps as memory, pixels as prophecy.

6 min read

Research

Dec 28

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

Sometimes the most urgent problems don't announce themselves. They trickle, seep, and vanish underground.

6 min read

Innovation

Oct 10

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

From Bangladesh's floating gardens to Korea's reed parks—blueprints for Delhi's wetland future, waiting to be adapted.

8 min read

Environment

Sep 10

🌊 Plastic Oceans: Turning Waste into Wealth

On some beaches, the tide brings plastic bottles instead of shells. But human creativity that made this mess can unmake it too.

8 min read

Climate

Aug 28

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

In Jakarta, residents joke that their city is sinking faster than the sea is rising. Who gets to stay afloat in our changing world?

9 min read

Policy

Nov 20

🏘 What Policy Looks Like on the Ground

Lessons from PG safety analysis. Because cities don't just grow—they forget. And people are left behind in the gaps.

7 min read

Research

Jan 5

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

Exploring saffron cultivation through aeroponics as a climate adaptation framework for preserving fragile crops.

8 min read

Science

Dec 20

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

The power of data in climate action. Can the language of genes help us speak to the world's bigger crises?

7 min read

Innovation

Oct 15

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

What if instead of garbage, these waters carried islands of green? Islands that could clean, cool, and heal?

7 min read

Experience

Dec 10

🎤 Behind the Posters

What I learned presenting science on a stage. A journey through nerves, narratives, and the quiet power of being seen.

5 min read

Innovation

Oct 5

🌿 From Sewage to Sanctuary

Delhi produces 3,200 million liters of wastewater daily. What if we could turn that waste into wetlands, pollution into public space?

7 min read

Policy

Nov 20

🏘 What Policy Looks Like on the Ground

Lessons from PG safety analysis. Because cities don't just grow—they forget. And people are left behind in the gaps.

7 min read

Communication

Nov 28

📊 Visualizing the Climate Crisis

Infographics that speak for the planet. Because sometimes numbers don't speak until you make them seen.

6 min read

Research

Jan 5

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

Exploring saffron cultivation through aeroponics as a climate adaptation framework for preserving fragile crops.

8 min read

Science

Sep 20

🦠 Invisible Allies: Plant-Microbe Partnerships

In the lab, I saw them as dots under a microscope. But these microbes might reshape sustainable agriculture as we know it.

8 min read

Research

Dec 28

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

Sometimes the most urgent problems don't announce themselves. They trickle, seep, and vanish underground.

6 min read

Rooted Horizons

🌱 Introducing Rooted Horizons

✨ Why I'm Writing

🌿 Why Rooted Horizons?

🌍 Why Now?

💌 An Invitation

Latest Posts

🌌 From Molecules to Mandates

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

🌎 What the SDGs Don't Tell You

🎤 Behind the Posters

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

📊 Visualizing the Climate Crisis

Environmental Research

🌿 From Sewage to Sanctuary

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

🏘 What Policy Looks Like on the Ground

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

🌊 Plastic Oceans: Turning Waste into Wealth

Policy & Innovation

📋 The Policy Blindspot: Wetland Degradation as a Governance Crisis

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

🌎 What the SDGs Don't Tell You

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

👂🏽 Youth, Science, and the Art of Listening

🗺️ Delhi's Disappearing Wetlands: A Story Told in Pixels

Climate & Sustainability

🌌 From Molecules to Mandates

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

👂🏽 Youth, Science, and the Art of Listening

🏘 What Policy Looks Like on the Ground

🌡️ Heatwaves and Urban Futures

📋 The Policy Blindspot: Wetland Degradation as a Governance Crisis

Science & Society

🏗️ From Cropland to Concrete

🔬 From Lab Bench to Policy Desk

🌱 Hydroponics for the Masses

📱 E-Waste Mountains

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

🎤 Behind the Posters

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

🦠 Invisible Allies: Plant-Microbe Partnerships

Urban & Water Studies

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

🌾 Food in the Age of Drought

🔬 From Lab Bench to Policy Desk

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

🏙️ Rising Seas, Sinking Cities

🌡️ Heatwaves and Urban Futures

Agriculture & Food Security

🏗️ From Cropland to Concrete

🌌 From Molecules to Mandates

🧭 A Toolkit for Young Environmentalists

🏞️ Floating Futures: Reimagining Delhi's Wetlands

🌊 Gardens That Float, Parks That Belong

📋 The Policy Blindspot: Wetland Degradation as a Governance Crisis

📊 Visualizing the Climate Crisis

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

Technology & Innovation

🗺️ Delhi's Disappearing Wetlands: A Story Told in Pixels

👂🏽 Youth, Science, and the Art of Listening

🌾 Climate-Resilient Crops: Hope for a Hotter Planet

🏔️ Melting Glaciers, Thirsty Cities

🌿 From Sewage to Sanctuary

🧬 Genomics Isn't Just for Labs

🌎 What the SDGs Don't Tell You

💧 Urban Water Woes: Mapping Delhi's Invisible Crisis

Youth & Climate Action

🗺️ Delhi's Disappearing Wetlands: A Story Told in Pixels