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During summer months, MGNREGS workers start work before dawn, and try to wrap up before noon. However, such measures aren’t sustainable, say experts. India’s economy is highly dependent on heat-exposed labour with an overwhelming 75% of the labour force, close to 380 million people. Photo by Mahima Jain.

Can MGNREGS work as a social protection scheme for women in heat-stressed areas?

Mahima Jain 2 Aug 2022

A new study from Karnataka evidences the impact of windfarms on biodiversity

Sneha Mahale 18 Jul 2022

[Explainer] Can planting trees mitigate climate change?

Anusha Krishnan 5 Jul 2022
Namche Bazaar. Photo by Superkent/ Pixabay.

How an underground phenomenon triggered by global warming is damaging the Himalayas

Arathi Menon 16 Jun 2022

Exploring biochar as a nature-based solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

T. V. Padma 13 Jun 2022

[Commentary] Thirty years after the Rio Summit the green report card is not fully in the red

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 6 May 2022

[Interview] Prabhu Pingali on the pathways to minimise tradeoffs between hunger reduction and climate mitigation

Sahana Ghosh 5 May 2022
Image shows smoke rising from a power plant chimney with a setting sun in the background

[Commentary] Speeding up just climate action

Joyashree Roy 13 Apr 2022

Misinformation leads to misperception, polarisation causing delay in climate action: IPCC report

Aditi Tandon 12 Apr 2022

[Video] A Kerala village’s quest towards carbon neutrality

Salim Joseph 4 Mar 2022

India’s climate mitigation potential in forests overestimated, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 16 Feb 2022

Extreme weather events and agriculture: what are the impacts and what’s in store?

Aathira Perinchery 22 Nov 2021

Glasgow summit delivers discounted dreams, but action and money missing

Soumya Sarkar 15 Nov 2021

Climate negotiators must wake up to loss and damage as disasters multiply

Soumya Sarkar 11 Nov 2021

Youth demand climate justice and inclusivity at Glasgow summit

Priyanka Shankar 9 Nov 2021

[Analysis] Will Glasgow be just another talk shop while climate crisis worsens?

Soumya Sarkar 8 Nov 2021

India can lead the fight for climate justice as global carbon budget shrinks

Soumya Sarkar 5 Nov 2021
A drought affected field in Ladakh. Many states in India are the most vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, possibly brought on by climate change. Photo by Christopher Michel/Wikimedia commons

Empty pledges in Glasgow won’t cool down an overheated planet

Soumya Sarkar 29 Oct 2021

Inadequate data a challenge as Bihar revisits framing state climate action plan

Umesh Kumar Ray 11 Oct 2021

Two storytellers unmask the human face of climate change

Kartik Chandramouli 24 Jan 2020