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A power plant in Kolkata. Representative image by Smeet Chowdhury via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Sulphur dioxide emission norms relaxed for thermal power plants

Simrin Sirur 15 Jul 2025
A welder at work in a steel manufacturing unit. Representative image by Jay Hariani via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Nine projects in India produced ‘problematic’ carbon credits in 2024, says report

Simrin Sirur 2 Jul 2025
Flood-affected areas in Amreli, Gujarat in June 2015. Image by Indian Air Force, licensed under Government Open Data License – India (GODL).

Data deserts and drowning cities [Commentary]

Soumya Bhowmick 25 Jun 2025
Solar panels in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Image by Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pollution Control Board releases draft guidelines for handling solar panel waste

Kundan Pandey 13 Jun 2025
Electricity being generated at Jhajjar power station in Haryana. The power sector is India's biggest emitter, being responsible for 39.2% of carbon emissions. Image by Vikramdeep Sidhu via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

India drafts emissions targets for industry

Simrin Sirur 2 May 2025
amreli flood 2015 climate

[Commentary] Climate lessons from the societies past

C.P. Rajendran 11 Feb 2025

[Interview] Climate scientist Steven Hamburg on measuring, rather than estimating, methane from space

Kartik Chandramouli 5 Feb 2025

Empowering waste pickers with dignified jobs for environmental change

Shatakshi Gawade 1 Jan 2025

Polluting leather industry adopts sustainable practices to reduce environmental footprint

Zoya Ada Hussain 30 Aug 2024
Delhi Meerut Expressway, connecting Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad, India. The RBI draft framework outlines guidelines for lenders providing project finance in infrastructure, non-infrastructure, and commercial real estate sectors. Image by Banswalhemant via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

[Commentary] Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Amitanshu Verma 24 Jul 2024

India’s existing policies may achieve 2030 emission targets but emissions will rebound post-2030: IMF

Kundan Pandey 5 Jan 2024

[Book review] Environment and economics: linkages that could make or break our post-pandemic world

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 2 Jan 2024
At COP28 in Dubai, developed party groups, in particular, have called for higher emissions reduction targets from all parties as temperatures inch closer to the Paris Agreement’s limits. Photo by Simrin Sirur/Mongabay

Developed countries need to deepen emissions cuts to meet global climate goals, say experts

Simrin Sirur 10 Dec 2023

Emerging economies need carbon space to achieve decent living standards and net-zero emissions

Simrin Sirur 22 Nov 2023

[Analysis] Indian aviation’s turbulent path to sustainability

Chirag Dhara, Litisha Bagadia, Tanvi Kadakol 7 Nov 2023
Sulphur hexafluoride gas circuit breakers in a switchyard. Photo by Dingy/Wikimedia Commons.

[Explainer] What is SF₆? Why should we be monitoring it?

Pranav Sinha 5 Sep 2023

[Explainer] Why mitigating methane emissions matters

Mahima Jain 31 Aug 2023
Vegetable market; Kuchaman, Rajasthan, India

Tackling food loss and waste for climate and food security

Arathi Menon 31 Aug 2023

[Interview] Money invested in the solar sector skewed towards China and OECD countries: ISA chief Ajay Mathur

Kundan Pandey 16 Jun 2023

Tracking methane emissions for mitigation

Sahana Ghosh 31 Oct 2022