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Explosion aboard container ship off Kerala coast

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Jun 2025
Valmik Thapar speaks at the Sanctuary Wildlife Awards held by in Mumbai. Image courtesy of Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Celebrated tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Divya Kilikar 2 Jun 2025
One of two locomotives ordered by the Indian Iron & Steel Company in 1923. India's high carbon emissions and export reliance on the EU for steel and iron leave it highly exposed to CBAM's impact. Image by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums via flickr.

Indian steel exports could take a beating as EU fences its carbon borders

Kundan Pandey 26 Dec 2024

COP29 ends with a $300 billion promise overshadowed by distrust and discontent

Kundan Pandey 25 Nov 2024

Melting ice: Need to freeze on an action plan quickly

Soumya Sarkar 15 Nov 2024

Finance issue pushing countries into ‘two opposing camps’ at biodiversity COP

Simrin Sirur 31 Oct 2024

[Commentary] Climate considerations drive innovation in India’s agriculture and MSME sectors

Kundan Pandey 18 Oct 2024

[Commentary] Why the Wayanad landslide must not fade from memory

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 20 Aug 2024

Wheeling towards sustainable pottery making in Khurja

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2024

[Interview] Climate change talks do not take nature into consideration in its economics: Partha Dasgupta

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 5 Dec 2023

[Commentary] Up close and personal with the fragility of the Himalayas

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Oct 2023

Net-zero buildings in India witness a rise but lack government guidelines, regulations

Manish Kumar 24 Feb 2023

Without considering green GDP, the budget’s claim of green growth is weak

Kundan Pandey 9 Feb 2023

World falters in containing climate crisis as negotiators head to Egypt for UN summit

Soumya Sarkar 4 Nov 2022

Rooftop solar extends deadline for target which is not a promising sign say experts

Kundan Pandey 1 Nov 2022

Big gaps in green financing could hamper India’s energy transition

Kundan Pandey 17 Oct 2022

The international treaty on plant genetics moves a step ahead with farmers’ rights and DSI

Kundan Pandey and Sahana Ghosh 30 Sep 2022
Image shows a mural depicting coal mine workers

Coal will stay strong even as solar shines in India’s energy transition

Kundan Pandey 21 Sep 2022
People carrying firewood. Photo by by Vinayaraj/Wikimedia Commons.

Parliamentary panel endorses controversial changes in biodiversity law overlooking concerns

Kundan Pandey 2 Sep 2022
Visitors examine green capsicum at the fully elevated Section 1 of the agrivoltaics plant near Parbhani. Image courtesy of NSEFI & GIZ

Climate Innovations

Mongabay.com 5 Jun 2022
Image shows a village meeting in Maharashtra, India

[Commentary] Tracing Panchayati Raj’s role in deepening democracy and decolonising governance over 30 years

C. R. Bijoy 25 May 2022
The government of India has been trying to change how India’s forests are governed, especially the national forest policy, for at least six years now. Photo by Nandhu Kumar/ Pixabay.

India seeks synergy in rules governing its forests

Mayank Aggarwal 6 Apr 2022
The Mangrave: A community art project by The Earthivist Collective highlights the plight of this important ecosystem on the outskirts of Panaji. Photo by The Earthivist Collective

[Commentary] A city on marsh: Why Indian coastal cities need to design and build with nature

Aaron Savio Lobo, Ashali Bhandari, Karthikeyan Kuppu 22 Mar 2022

[Video] A Kerala village’s quest towards carbon neutrality

Salim Joseph 4 Mar 2022
Bombay Stock Exchange.

With plans to standardise ESG rating, India’s market regulator takes a step towards sustainable finance

Kundan Pandey 10 Feb 2022
Even open canopied forests can pack a biological diversity that sustain communities. Photo by S. Gopikrishna Warrier/Mongabay.

[Video Explainer] What is the significance of the Biological Diversity Amendment Bill and why did it face opposition?

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 24 Dec 2021
SIPCOT industrial estate in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Photo by Ajit Menon.

[Commentary] Industrialisation gone wrong in coastal Cuddalore

Ajit Menon, Arunkumar A.S. 1 Dec 2021

[Interview] Chennai floods again after losing many blue and green spaces

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 11 Nov 2021

[Analysis] Will Glasgow be just another talk shop while climate crisis worsens?

Soumya Sarkar 8 Nov 2021

India can lead the fight for climate justice as global carbon budget shrinks

Soumya Sarkar 5 Nov 2021

Green grid initiative must overcome technical and political challenges to become a reality

Soumya Sarkar 4 Nov 2021

India breathes life into Glasgow climate summit by net-zero commitment

Soumya Sarkar 2 Nov 2021

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