Nature’s fury 2019: A year of extremes for India
Record extreme events exacted a heavy toll on human, animal lives and property in India as a high-impact mix of seven cyclones, the heaviest monsoon in 25 years, floods that…
‘E’ for elections. ‘E’ for environment: Our top stories exploring where environment featured in the 2019 elections
2019 was the year of elections. Starting with the biggest festival of democracy - the elections to the parliament - India witnessed elections every few months at various levels of…
Editor’s pick 2019: Elections, climate change and extreme weather events
The national elections dominated the happenings of 2019. So did a string of floods, drought and cyclones. In our second year of publication, we at Mongabay-India extensively covered how environmental…
Study explores recovery patterns of corals in Palk Bay after the 2016 bleaching event
Record high oceanic temperatures triggered an unprecedented global-scale coral bleaching event from 2014 to 2017, which was the longest-lasting and most severe. More than 75 percent of the world’s tropical…
Can Kolkata clean its air by 2030? Step up on advanced technology, clean fuels, study suggests
What’s the future of air quality in Kolkata? There’s unlikely to be an improvement if policies maintain status quo. Current policies and measures are not sufficient to substantially cut down…
[Analysis] Youth discontent comes to fore as the real Madrid discussions fail
Greta Thunberg was not born when the international climate change negotiations started in 1992. She, along with more than 40% of the world population, were born after the complex negotiations…
Talks on carbon markets put climate future in a fix
The United Nations climate conference in Madrid, Spain, closed last week without resolving one of the most significant objectives it set out to achieve – setting rules for carbon markets…
Youth rising at COP25: They came, they protested, they negotiated
The recently-concluded climate change summit in Madrid, COP25, didn’t live up to its tagline of “Time for Action” for vulnerable nations, indigenous people and especially, the youth. Young people who…
Satellites help track ocean acidification in the Bay of Bengal
With the annual global climate talks in Madrid sounding the alarm over the world’s oceans coming under assault, a new study describes how scientists are exploring the use of satellites…
Peatlands are crucial carbon sinks but they are not on the map
Imagine semi-decayed plant material accumulating for thousands of years under water-logged conditions. This thick and condensed layer of soil that packs a large amount of organic carbon is called peat.…
