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A rural cooperative gathering. Representative image by Marcel Crozet/ILO via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Climate shocks strain the microfinance sector, says a policy brief

Kundan Pandey 8 May 2026
A family prepares a makeshift tent on a road after evacuating the flooded banks of Yamuna River. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

System failures, not just climate stress, push people to migrate

Arathi Menon 7 May 2026
Labourers sleep on a road median in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in the summer of 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India’s heat crisis is a labour, health and finance challenge, says white paper

Manish Chandra Mishra 5 May 2026
A relative of a missing person looks at the remains of Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam that was swept away following an avalanche and landslide in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, in February 2021. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)

Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Apr 2026
Fisherfolk store their day's catch to bring to shore in Chellanam, Ernakulam, Kerala, in March 2023 just before the onset of summer. Representative image. (AP Photo)

Humid heat rises on the coasts of India impacting health

Max Martin, Job Rajayyan 2 Apr 2026
Workers install solar panels on the roof of a residential apartment in Kochi, Kerala. (AP Photo/R S Iyer, File)

India’s updated climate plan targets 47% emissions cut and 60% clean power capacity by 2035

Manish Chandra Mishra 26 Mar 2026
The Hindu Kush mountains seen from Pakistan. Image by Ninara via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Review sheds light on how global warming is destabilising the Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 13 Mar 2026
A road in Leh. Empty hotels and closed businesses are proof that Ladakh’s tourism boom is dwindling. Terrorist attacks in 2025, record rainfall and local violence severely impacted tourism in the region, leading to a sharp decline in revenue for hotel and taxi businesses. Image by Shailesh Srivastava/Mongabay.

A series of disruptions hit tourism in this high altitude desert

Shailesh Shrivastava 6 Mar 2026
Heavy rains in Kochi, Kerala. Representative image. (AP Photo/ R S Iyer)

Pre-monsoon storms intensify with thunder and flash floods

Max Martin 24 Feb 2026
Tashi Dorje shears a sheep with traditional scissors at a temporary enclosure in Kharnak, Changthang plains. Image by Safeena Wani.

Erratic snowfall and shrinking pastures threaten Changpa pastoralism

Safeena Wani 17 Feb 2026
Rekha, in her 40s, and Ratnabai, 50, are sisters who live in a low-lying migrant neighbourhood in Bengaluru. They are domestic workers. High-rises have hemmed in their neighbourhood, and the nearby lake floods when it rains heavily. Image by Mahima Jain.

Urban climate risks push migrant workers to sweat without safety

Mahima Jain 10 Feb 2026
Dense spikes of purple flowers make Dactylorhiza hatagirea a striking sight in high-altitude landscapes. Image by Javaid M Dad.

Climate change could shrink habitat of Himalayan marsh orchid, study warns

Hirra Azmat 9 Feb 2026
A woman is airlifted from a flood-affected area in Himachal Pradesh in August 2023. (Indian Air Force via AP)

July rainfall worsened August floods in Punjab in 2023, says study

Simrin Sirur 30 Jan 2026
Vendors keep themselves warm on a cold morning in Jammu in January 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

The global links behind India’s cold weather

Max Martin 23 Jan 2026
Cyclone Alia submerges settlements in West Bengal in 2009. Image by Anil Gulati/India Water Portal via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

How global warming-induced intense cyclones could cause ecosystem changes

T. V. Padma 19 Jan 2026

New research calls for sustained mental health support post disasters

Arathi Menon 16 Jan 2026
A man carrying a child covers their heads with a cloth to protect themselves from the heat in Jammu. (AP Photo/ Channi Anand)

Heat stress is intensifying across Indian states, shows data [Analysis]

Poonguzhali R.P., Brinda Viswanathan, K.S. Kavi Kumar 22 Dec 2025

Walking against the heat: How rising temperatures affect the nomadic Raikas

Aishwarya Mohanty, Divya Vilvaraj 15 Dec 2025
To address snow droughts in the Himalayas, experts suggest investing in seasonal water storage infrastructure, upgrading irrigation and water efficiency technologies, and preparing robust cross-sectoral drought management plans. Image by Hemant Singh.

Snow droughts intensify across the Hindu Kush Himalayas

Hirra Azmat 3 Dec 2025

India announces a unified climate finance mechanism to implement its climate action strategy

Manish Chandra Mishra 25 Nov 2025