T. V. Padma

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T. V. Padma is a science and environment correspondent based in New Delhi. Her reports have been published in a mix of international and national publications including Nature, New Scientist, Chemistry World, India Climate Dialogue and The Wire.

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A doctor in a hospital in West Bengal assesses the X-ray of a tuberculosis patient. Image by ILO Asia-Pacific via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Increasing pointers to climate change indirectly impacting tuberculosis rise

T. V. Padma 17 Mar 2025
Campylobacter jejuni food-borne pathogens

Food-borne bugs and their links with climate change come into focus

T. V. Padma 24 Feb 2025
marine litter beach vizag

Creating a blueprint for cleaner oceans

T. V. Padma 21 Feb 2025

When heat rises, incomes fall for the informal workforce

T. V. Padma 3 Jan 2025

Dissonance over DSI dominates biodiversity COP

T. V. Padma 30 Oct 2024
A landscape view of Champawat town, Uttarakhand. Urbanisation is a major driver of environmental change in the Himalayas. Image by WhiteRaven335 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Urban expansion drives forest loss in India’s biodiversity hotspots

T. V. Padma 23 Sep 2024
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New study puts spotlight on neglected mammal, bird pollinators 

T. V. Padma 8 Jul 2024

Storing carbon in the form of gas hydrates deep under water

T. V. Padma 19 Jun 2024

Endangered Gangetic dolphins found in most tributaries of Ganges, prompting urgent conservation

T. V. Padma 20 May 2024

Pricey guests: Urban invasive species cost the world billions every year

T. V. Padma 8 Apr 2024

Microplastics, mostly fibres, found in mangroves in southwestern India

T. V. Padma 20 Feb 2024

Alpine plants may alter height or leaf size to cope with early snow-melt conditions

T. V. Padma 4 Jan 2024

With heat waves projected to worsen across India, do vulnerability assessments and heat action plans suffice?

T. V. Padma 23 May 2023
A Himalayan ibex in the Spiti Valley. Photo by Madhumita Das/ Wikimedia Commons.

Livestock and wild herbivores impact soil carbon differently

T. V. Padma 23 Mar 2023
Image shows an aerial view of Sundarbans

Pinpointing priority areas for mangrove conservation in the Sundarbans

T. V. Padma 13 Feb 2023
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India budgets for mangroves and wetlands

T. V. Padma 3 Feb 2023

India garners international support to save two endangered freshwater turtles

T. V. Padma 19 Dec 2022
Image shows a yellow flower in sunlight

Top invasive species are blooming in India despite climate change

T. V. Padma 15 Nov 2022

Large grass-munching herbivores can stabilise soil carbon

T. V. Padma 8 Nov 2022

Coconut-based integrated farming could help sequester carbon, improve farm productivity: study

T. V. Padma 2 Nov 2022

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