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A sinking town in Uttarakhand: What went wrong in Joshimath

Satyam Kumar, Shailesh Shrivastava 11 Jan 2023
Migratory birds flying at the Bhoj Wetland in Bhopal. The wetland was awarded Ramsar tag in 2002.

Wetland conservation in MP limited by low notification of wetlands

Shahroz Afridi 11 Jan 2023
Tenant farmers washing their produce in Chilla khadar area of Delhi

The unrecognised urban farmers of Delhi are caught in conflict over land

Aakiz Farooq 5 Jan 2023
A man burning leaves to make charcoal in Mughal Garden, Bijbehara. Photo by Farzana Nisar

Polluted paradise: Kashmir’s worsening air quality is a risk for respiratory illnesses

Farzana Nisar 2 Jan 2023
A farmer tilling his sugarcane field at Karad in Maharashtra. Photo by Manish Kumar/Mongabay

Energy transition offers a ray of hope to farmers struggling in chilly winter

Manish Kumar, Kundan Pandey 28 Dec 2022
A part of the forest area close to the elephant corridor at the Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by Manish Kumar.

[Commentary] Forestry, people and India’s renewed NDC commitments

Sushmita 23 Dec 2022
A solar tree at the roadside of Konark city. Photo by Manish Kumar/Mongabay.

With a new policy, Odisha aims at 10 GW of renewable energy by 2030

Manish Kumar 16 Dec 2022
Villages cross across a 10-acre aged palm oil garden at Medapally village in Mudigonda mandal of Khammam district. Photo by Manish Kumar

Despite challenges, Telangana plans to expand oil palm plantation area by 22 times

Manish Kumar 2 Dec 2022

India needs to weigh options before partnership with G7 countries to accelerate a just energy transition

Soumya Sarkar 29 Nov 2022

Chandigarh aims to phase out fuel vehicles, but will there be enough EVs to meet the ambitious targets?

Vivek Gupta 28 Nov 2022

[Photos] Climate justice and human rights echoed at COP27

Shailendra Yashwant 25 Nov 2022

Egypt summit decides to set up a fund for climate catastrophes, no other progress

Soumya Sarkar 21 Nov 2022

India’s initiatives on green hydrogen could help global decarbonisation

Soumya Sarkar 18 Nov 2022

Many nations join India’s call to phase down all fossil fuels

Soumya Sarkar 16 Nov 2022

Egypt climate summit started with a bang but may end with a whimper

Soumya Sarkar 14 Nov 2022

India firm on finance as loss and damage climbs to climate agenda in Egypt

Soumya Sarkar 8 Nov 2022
As per the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 40% of the agriculture in India is dependent on rain. The constant variations in rainfall pattern will impact the sector and India's food production. Photo by Leo Sebastian (IRRI-Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security)/Flickr

A year of extreme weather events has weighed heavy on India’s agricultural sector

Vivek Gupta 7 Nov 2022

Staff crunch ailing state pollution control boards in India, finds think tank analysis

Manish Kumar 4 Nov 2022

Stubble burning is back, smothering north India with concerns for the upcoming winter

Vivek Gupta 13 Oct 2022
Greenwashing protest

[Explainer] What is greenwashing?

Anusha Krishnan 10 Oct 2022

Can small wind turbines contribute to large renewable goals?

Jency Samuel 6 Sep 2022
A farmer in a paddy field in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

[Commentary] A just growth pathway for agriculture in a changing climate

M. Manjula, Divya Sharma 5 Sep 2022
The steel sector in India is highly emissions-intensive and contributes almost a third of direct industrial CO2 emissions, a report says. Photo by Jean Beaufort

Energy-intensive steel industry looks to push consumption, reduce emissions

Kundan Pandey 16 Mar 2022
Indian elephant bull in musth in Bandipur National Park. Image by Yathin S Krishnappa/Wikimedia Commons

Excess paddy kept for elephants in Chhattisgarh may not have the intended impact

Alok Prakash Putul 22 Sep 2021
Damodar river flows across some of the most mineral rich regions of India which could be a boon for states like Jharkhand and West Bengal. Image by Rahul Singh

The ‘sorrow’ of Damodar river continues for millions of people

Rahul Singh, Kundan Pandey 9 Sep 2021
Policy flip-flop over solar contracts could eclipse India’s sunshine sector

Policy flip-flop over solar contracts could eclipse India’s sunshine sector

Mayank Aggarwal, Kundan Pandey 11 Jun 2021
Meenakshi Dewan tends to maintenance work on the solar street lighting in her village of Tinginaput, in Orissa. With solar lighting villagers villagers can move away from traditional oil lamps which burn kerosene – saving them money, and helping to reduce carbon emissions. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith / Panos Pictures / Department for International Development

Net zero debate: Where do Indian states stand on the decarbonisation pathway?

Kundan Pandey 11 May 2021
A group of women from a mountain village in Rajasthan carrying firewood on their heads. They walk for an hour each way in sandals to cut the wood. Photo by Karan Singh Rathore/Flickr

30 years of liberalisation: Existing poor energy access may dive down further with Covid-19

Kundan Pandey 27 Apr 2021
Azadpur Mandi

GrAMs: Market access scheme for farmers still weighed down after three years

Kundan Pandey 28 Jan 2021

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