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A Main Bazaar of Paharganj of Central Delhi. Since 2007, the population of Delhi has almost doubled, from 19 million in 2007 to an estimated 33 million in 2024 but without a proper planning system. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-4.0)

Rethinking master plans for India’s growing cities

Kundan Pandey 23 Jul 2024
Kadaknath chicken at a government farm in Jhabua. Its color is black—every part of it, including its blood. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra / Mongabay.

A fowl that travelled from forests to farms

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Jul 2024

Raising houses above rising flood waters

Arathi Menon 12 Jul 2024

India experiments with parametric insurance to mitigate costs of disasters

Simrin Sirur 20 Jun 2024

Farmers pin hopes on new agricultural calendar to weather climate variabilities

Arathi Menon 10 Jun 2024

Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress

Laasya Shekhar 10 May 2024
Manikonda is a commercial hub and a residential suburb in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Some estimates claim that India's half of the population is living in urban areas. Photo by iMahesh/Wikimedia Commons.

Political parties pivot to urban priorities in 2024 election manifestos

Kundan Pandey 8 May 2024
Migratory beekeepers from Bihar, at Barpeta in Assam.

Migratory beekeepers sweeten Assam’s honey production

Barasha Das 6 May 2024

Indoor saffron farming offers hope amidst declining saffron production

Hirra Azmat 24 Apr 2024

Revolutionising dairy farming with hydroponic fodder amidst a fodder shortage

Vandana K. 22 Apr 2024

Farming with AI and drones to increase yields, manage resources and reduce pests

Priyanka Shankar 19 Apr 2024

Experimenting with shed design to reduce heat stress in livestock, poultry

Simrin Sirur 16 Apr 2024
Researcher scholars from the University of Hyderabad measure the plant height of foxtail millet. Photo from the Repository of Tomato Genomics Resources, UoH.

Developing cutting-edge technology for climate-sensitive agriculture

Priyanka Shankar 11 Apr 2024

Crop covers shield delicate grapes from unexpected weather changes

Arvind Shukla 7 Mar 2024

[Interview] Camelia Dewan on how ‘climate change’ is becoming a development buzzword to continue business as usual

Simrin Sirur 26 Feb 2024

Government support and investor interest in agritech could boost India’s farming sector

Kundan Pandey 16 Feb 2024
People raising their concerns at COP28 venue. COP28 agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. Photo by IISD/ENB/Mike Muzurakis

[Analysis] A landmark consensus amidst contradictions and lobbying at COP28

Kundan Pandey 19 Dec 2023
Banner image: Share this page: Twitter Facebook Mikko Ollikainen, Adaptation Fund Mikko Ollikainen, Adaptation Fund. Photo by IISD/ENB | Matthew TenBruggencate.

[Interview] We are “very far” from what vulnerable communities need for climate adaptation, says Adaptation Fund head

Simrin Sirur 15 Dec 2023

Key outcome on climate adaptation deadlocked at COP28

Simrin Sirur 11 Dec 2023
Country flags outside the COP28 venue in Dubai. Photo by UN Climate Change/Flickr.

Loss and damage, climate action stocktake, fossil fuel phase out among key issues at COP28

Simrin Sirur 28 Nov 2023