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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Weeds being removed from Doddajala lake on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Government launches new fund for environmental levies

Simrin Sirur 5 Feb 2026
A woman is airlifted from a flood-affected area in Himachal Pradesh in August 2023. (Indian Air Force via AP)

July rainfall worsened August floods in Punjab in 2023, says study

Simrin Sirur 30 Jan 2026
A commercial plantation for plywood production. Image by James Anderson, World Resources Institute via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Government opens up forest plantation to private sector, critics question its conservation value

Simrin Sirur 28 Jan 2026
An aerial view of North Sentinel island. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File)

Tribal leaders allege pressure to surrender land for the Great Nicobar project

Simrin Sirur 23 Jan 2026
An aluminium factory. Representative image by uc_rusal_photo_gallery via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Four more industries face emissions reduction targets

Simrin Sirur 22 Jan 2026
A government vehicle sprinkles water to control air pollution in New Delhi. Representative image. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Monitoring India’s clean air programme needs reimagining, suggests analysis

Simrin Sirur 14 Jan 2026
A blood sample is collected from a diabetic patient a health camp in Kolkata, West Bengal. (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)

Older diabetics at risk of developing cardiovascular disease from air pollution

Simrin Sirur 13 Jan 2026
A highway being constructed on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Ministry changes land acquisition requirements for select projects seeking clearance

Simrin Sirur 12 Jan 2026
An Asiatic lion in Gir National Park. Image by Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0),

Majority of Asiatic lions are found outside Gir protected areas

Simrin Sirur 7 Jan 2026

Supreme Court stays order on Aravalli definition

Simrin Sirur 30 Dec 2025
Ana Sagar lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan, flanked by the Aravalli hills. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

With a new identity, the Aravalli hills stare at an uncertain future

Simrin Sirur 26 Dec 2025
Polluted river in an Indian city. Image by Jan jörg via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

Over 5,000 cases pending in India’s green tribunal, shows data

Simrin Sirur 22 Dec 2025
A farmer burns crop residue after harvest near Bundelkhand expressway, around 330 km from New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Parliamentary committee makes widespread recommendations to improve air quality

Simrin Sirur 17 Dec 2025
A woman collects firewood in Rajasthan. Representative image by Engineering for Change via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

LPG adoption correlates with higher green cover, finds study

Simrin Sirur 5 Dec 2025

New research makes a case for Chinese glacial flood management system

Simrin Sirur 3 Dec 2025
An orangutan with offspring in Betung Kerihun National Park, Indonesia. Representative image by Sabar Minsyah via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

CITES withdraws recommendation to suspend trade of endangered species to India

Simrin Sirur 25 Nov 2025
An iron ore mining operation. India's environment ministry granted post-facto clearance to over 100 projects and issued terms of reference for more, including coal and iron mines, factories, and other large projects. Representative image by CDE Global via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Supreme Court rolls back order banning post-facto environmental clearance

Simrin Sirur 20 Nov 2025

A radical new proposal to raise funds for climate damages

Simrin Sirur 18 Nov 2025
A female bonobo. Representative image by Hans Hillewaert via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India defends animal imports, calls wildlife governance ‘unmatched’

Simrin Sirur 14 Nov 2025

How agroforests of Western Ghats support dhole populations

Simrin Sirur 7 Nov 2025

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