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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How flood protection structures heighten flood vulnerability

Simrin Sirur 29 Nov 2024

Chhattisgarh tribal body says consent for mining in Hasdeo Arand was forged

Simrin Sirur 28 Nov 2024

Delivering a trillion dollars in climate finance is doable, experts say

Simrin Sirur 22 Nov 2024

‘Red alert’ as temperatures cross 1.5 degrees for 16 months straight

Simrin Sirur 20 Nov 2024

Indian scientists are showing an interest in advancing solar geoengineering research

Simrin Sirur 18 Nov 2024

India’s major coal unions weigh in on the path to a just transition

Simrin Sirur 15 Nov 2024

Most climate adaptation projects are unsustainable or not up to the mark, says new UN report

Simrin Sirur 11 Nov 2024

Conserving India’s biodiversity will cost Rs. 816 billion per year, says new plan

Simrin Sirur 6 Nov 2024

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

Simrin Sirur 31 Oct 2024

Greenwashing guidelines a ‘welcome step’, but needs enforcement, says industry

Simrin Sirur 23 Oct 2024

India’s disappearing wetlands are an early warning sign of drastic biodiversity loss

Simrin Sirur 18 Oct 2024

Converting carbon dioxide into fuels for the future

Simrin Sirur 11 Oct 2024

Sonam Wangchuk and climate marchers stopped, detained, and then released by Delhi Police

Simrin Sirur 4 Oct 2024

[Interview] Vigyan awardee Purabi Saikia on the importance of mapping forest resources

Simrin Sirur 13 Sep 2024

Multiple studies flag food insecurity as a threat in the Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 9 Sep 2024

It’s been 5 years of the National Clean Air Programme. This is why it hasn’t worked.

Simrin Sirur 2 Sep 2024

India’s hard-to-abate sectors are not walking the talk on their renewable energy goals, report finds

Simrin Sirur 26 Aug 2024

National coastal body says Great Nicobar project no longer in prohibited zone, making way for a port

Simrin Sirur 22 Aug 2024

Coal mining degraded 35% of native land cover in India’s central coal belt

Simrin Sirur 16 Aug 2024

Trust, cost go greater depths to sustain unscientific water divining practice

Simrin Sirur 12 Aug 2024

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