Simrin Sirur

Simrin Sirur

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Simrin is a Staff Writer for Mongabay India, where she writes about climate change, national environmental policy, energy transitions, as well as the impacts of pollution on humans and nature. Before joining Mongabay India, she worked as Principal Correspondent covering the environment for national news website ThePrint. 

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Caves in the Morteratsch-Pers glacier complex. Image by Lander Van Tricht (ETH Zurich/Vrije Universiteit Brussel).

Stabilised global warming will still leave 39% of glaciers lost

Simrin Sirur 3 Jul 2025
A welder at work in a steel manufacturing unit. Representative image by Jay Hariani via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Nine projects in India produced ‘problematic’ carbon credits in 2024, says report

Simrin Sirur 2 Jul 2025

Surviving a heat stroke, one year later

Simrin Sirur 27 Jun 2025

Asia warming faster than global average, says WMO

Simrin Sirur 24 Jun 2025
A road in Mon district, Nagaland, following rain and landslides. Image by Nayantara Siruguri.

First payout under extreme-weather insurance triggers relief and intrigue

Simrin Sirur 20 Jun 2025
An air conditioner. Image by Dinkun Chen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Government to reduce AC temperature limits to improve energy efficiency

Simrin Sirur 16 Jun 2025

New regulations define access-benefit sharing from biological resources

Simrin Sirur 12 Jun 2025
Researchers conduct fieldwork on the Trambau Glacier in Rolwaling region, Nepal in 2019. Image by Koji Fujita (Nagoya University).

World set to lose 39% of glaciers, says study

Simrin Sirur 6 Jun 2025
Wind turbines in Gujarat. Without a clear understanding of what constitutes climate adaptation, measuring its impact is a challenge. Image by Vinayaraj via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Research into climate adaptation in India is woefully inadequate, says review

Simrin Sirur 23 May 2025
Kapu beach in Udupi, Karnataka. Image by Subhashish Panigrahi via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

India’s coastline is longer than previously thought

Simrin Sirur 20 May 2025
An aerial view of villages in Bihar affected by floods in August 2008. Swain says that developing countries are most affected by climate change, but a lack of resource allocation towards climate adaptation persists, with militarisation being prioritised. Image by Press Information Bureau, Government of India.

Including military in climate action incentivises cooperation over conflict, says water expert [Interview]

Simrin Sirur 14 May 2025
An evergreen forest being felled in Arunachal Pradesh. While forest loss may influence malaria transmission and mortality, the extent of this impact is still being understood. Image by Saurabhsawantphoto via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forests can both help and hinder malaria transmission, mortality

Simrin Sirur 7 May 2025
Electricity being generated at Jhajjar power station in Haryana. The power sector is India's biggest emitter, being responsible for 39.2% of carbon emissions. Image by Vikramdeep Sidhu via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

India drafts emissions targets for industry

Simrin Sirur 2 May 2025
An aerial view of a dairy manufacturing unit in Palanpur, Gujarat. Image by Banas dairy 1969 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Trading emissions to help cut air pollution more effectively

Simrin Sirur 28 Apr 2025

Industries using cleaner tech, reducing pollution may face fewer regulations

Simrin Sirur 24 Apr 2025
An aerial view of Paring village along the Siang river in western Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Hagen Desa.

Caught between a dam and a hard place

Simrin Sirur 18 Apr 2025
Seeds of native trees being collected in a coffee agroforest. Image by Vijay Kumar.

Coffee agrofarms can play a key role in restoring degraded forest, study says

Simrin Sirur 17 Apr 2025
Researchers collect samples of moths and other insects in Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Sandesh Kadur/Felis Images (CC BY-ND 4.0).

Retracing the route of a century-old biodiversity expedition

Simrin Sirur 3 Apr 2025

Heat action crumbles when it needs cross-department coordination, says report

Simrin Sirur 27 Mar 2025
An aerial view of the coast of Kollam, Kerala, whose three mineral blocks are estimated to hold 302 million tonnes of construction sand in reserves, according to tender documents. Image by Arunvrparavur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Auction for offshore mineral blocks met with resistance and delays

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2025

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