Kundan Pandey

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Kundan Pandey is a journalist with more than 10 years of experience. In his career, he has been writing on energy transition, environment, agriculture, land rights, tribes and natural resources. He has worked for several media outlets like Down To Earth, The Times of India and The Pioneer. In journalism, traveling to new world to report and decoding politics behind natural resources fascinates him.

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Banner Image: The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 265 of the state's 358 talukas. Image by Mahendraparikh23 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Maharashtra declares drought as El Niño deepens

Kundan Pandey 28 Sep 2026

Rains in central India. Representative image by Ms Sarah Welch via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

El Niño brings drought and extreme rain together

Kundan Pandey 22 Sep 2026

Labourers carry firewood, as smoke rises from a bricks factory on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

BRICS declaration calls for climate action while recognising fossil fuel role

Kundan Pandey 15 Sep 2026

Houses damaged by recent flash floods stand amid thick layers of sludge, mud and debris in Nepal's Nuwakot district, September 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Nepal’s flood claim tests whether a nascent climate fund can deliver

Kundan Pandey 14 Sep 2026

The gap in sowing has narrowed, but persistent regional deficits remain relevant for crop prospects and rural incomes, according to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)’s latest review. Image by Kundan Pandey/Mongabay.

Kharif sowing deficit narrows, but El Niño remains a risk

Kundan Pandey 2 Sep 2026

A mountain of waste generated from coal mining stands in the Kathara area of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. Image by Kundan Pandey/Mongabay.

The mine closes but the transition is far from over

Kundan Pandey 17 Aug 2026

Labourers work at a metro line project in Aarey colony, amid protests against felling of trees in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Representative image. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Supreme court upholds centre’s power to notify post-facto clearance

Kundan Pandey 7 Aug 2026

Manjara Dam in Marathwada region, Maharashtra, dries up completely during a drought in 2016. Representative image. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

As El Niño develops, India turns to coal to offset lower hydropower

Kundan Pandey 10 Jul 2026

A farmer inspects his destroyed crop of sugarcane following drought in Marathwada region, Maharashtra, in 2016. Representative image. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Centre identifies over 300 vulnerable districts amid El Niño, weak monsoon fears

Kundan Pandey 25 Jun 2026

A rural woman operates an electrical control box that powers irrigation pumps for agricultural fields. Image by Vraj Acharya, WELL Labs via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Bonn talks signal a new energy transition narrative, even as old divides persist

Kundan Pandey 19 Jun 2026

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology at IMD, and farmers at work in the heat. Images by Kundan Pandey and Dibakar Roy via Pexels.

Both daytime and nighttime temperatures have risen: IMD chief [Interview]

Kundan Pandey 29 May 2026

A home guard member works to set up a temporary shelter following storms in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on May 14. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Storms and lightning kill over 100 in Uttar Pradesh

Kundan Pandey 18 May 2026

A rural cooperative gathering. Representative image by Marcel Crozet/ILO via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Climate shocks strain the microfinance sector, says a policy brief

Kundan Pandey 8 May 2026

Delegates in the plenary hall during COP29 in Baku. Image courtesy of UNFCCC via Flickr

India signals shift in climate priorities amid global uncertainty

Kundan Pandey 17 Apr 2026

A high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance at COP29. Image by Mike Muzurakis via IISD/ENB.

India withdraws bid to host UN climate conference in 2028

Kundan Pandey 13 Apr 2026

A farmer sprays pesticide at a farm in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

West Asia conflict raises concerns over urea supply in India

Kundan Pandey 27 Mar 2026

Farmers protest at a Delhi border in 2020. Farmer protests have intensified in recent years. Image by Randeep Maddoke via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

India-U.S. interim trade deal triggers farmer concern

Kundan Pandey 9 Feb 2026

A stall owner waits for business visitors at the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi in 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

India-E.U. agreement promises trade growth but could face green regulatory barriers

Kundan Pandey 6 Feb 2026

Workers check the quality of a solar panel at the production line up at a manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Jaipur, Rajasthan. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Budget signals a shift in India’s climate and energy priorities

Kundan Pandey 3 Feb 2026

Shepherd leading his flock in Desert National Park, Rajasthan. The Economic Survey highlights that adaptation, along with other crucial areas, remains underfunded. Image by T. R. Shankar Raman via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Understanding the economics of India’s climate action [Book Review]

Kundan Pandey 30 Jan 2026

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Declared a national project in 2014, the Polavaram project is funded by the union government, with Andhra Pradesh carrying out the construction. Image courtesy of Polavaram Project Authority.