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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

India falls in climate performance rankings

Manish Chandra Mishra 20 Nov 2025
A farmer operates a tractor in a wheat field in Punjab. Farmers at work in Maharashtra. The Global Methane Status Report 2025 found that agriculture accounts for 42% of global anthropogenic methane emissions, and that India is yet to plan sufficient action steps to reduce emissions in this category. Image by CIAT via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Status report shows methane emissions rising despite policy progress

Manish Chandra Mishra 20 Nov 2025
The team at Delícias Quilombolas, a family-run food stall that drew some of the longest queues in the COP30 Blue Zone in Belém. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra.

Local Brazilian producers shape the menu at COP30

Manish Chandra Mishra 19 Nov 2025
Youth at COP30 protest against fossil fuels, for a global just transition to clean energy and climate action. Image © UN Climate Change - Zô Guimarães.

India’s federal climate action model could offer a blueprint for the Global South

Soumya Sarkar 19 Nov 2025

Documentaries rooted in land, water and culture, shine at DIFF

Megha Acharya 19 Nov 2025

A radical new proposal to raise funds for climate damages

Simrin Sirur 18 Nov 2025
The People’s Summit brought together more than 1,100 civil society organisations and highlighted themes such as food sovereignty, environmental justice and just transition. Image by André Ferreira/Mighty Earth.

Belém’s streets turn red, black and green as people march for climate justice

Manish Chandra Mishra 18 Nov 2025
Civil societies campaign for climate finance goals at COP30. Image © UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Brazil climate summit confronts gap between finance goals and reality

Soumya Sarkar 18 Nov 2025
On November 16, activists attend the People's Summit Audience at the Federal University of Pará at COP30. Image by Alex Ferro/COP30.

Urgency grows at midpoint of Belém climate summit as intent still outpaces action

Soumya Sarkar 17 Nov 2025
A specimen of Charmus laneus from Coimbatore, which is the type locality of Charmus indicus. C. indicus has now been synonymised with C. laneus. Image by Shauri Sulakhe.

Scientists correct a century-old misidentified scorpion and describe a new species

Vandana K. 17 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
Farmers pack cauliflowers harvested at a farm in Pedavuppudu village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Solar-powered cold storage empowers smallholder farmers

Kavitha Yarlagadda 14 Nov 2025

The plot twists about a river’s politics [Book Review]

Arti Das 13 Nov 2025
A man navigates his way through a crack on a road in the sinking city of Joshimath, Uttarakhand. Representative image. (AP Photo)

Scientists warn of land sinking beneath India’s megacities

Manish Chandra Mishra 13 Nov 2025
Participants attend a session on information integrity at COP30. Image © UN Climate Change - Zô Guimarães via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Tackling climate disinformation is on the COP30 agenda

Aditi Tandon 13 Nov 2025
An artwork curated as part of Time as a Mother by Damian Christinger and Ravi Agarwal for Serendipity Arts Festival 2023. Ravi's curatorial approach explores the intersections of art, ecology, and climate change. Image by Philippe Calia and Sunil Thakkar/Serendipity Arts Festival. 

Artists reimagine climate change through public art and performances

Shilpa Raina 12 Nov 2025
Local community members protest against alleged violations of the Forest Rights Act. Image shared by local villagers.

Between the roar of tigers and the voices of the forest

Ayushi Sharma 12 Nov 2025
Industries near Mumbai. Representative image by Sumaira Abdulali via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India tops global rise in emissions, finds UNEP

Manish Chandra Mishra 11 Nov 2025
A stone quarry in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Representative image by Ravimum via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quarries devour buffer forests of Western Ghats after sand mining ban

Max Martin 11 Nov 2025