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City life in Jaipur. As of December 2024, around 41 cities have developed or are drafting City Climate Action Plans, as per a government statement. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-4.0).

Fixing the gaps in city climate plans with a national framework

Kundan Pandey 11 Feb 2025
amreli flood 2015 climate

[Commentary] Climate lessons from the societies past

C.P. Rajendran 11 Feb 2025
youth engaging in invasive alien plants removal

[Explainer] How are invasive alien plants removed?

Divya Kilikar 10 Feb 2025
critical minerals

India approves mission to bridge critical mineral gap in energy transition

Esha Lohia 7 Feb 2025
teesta III Sikkim

Political stir follows expert panel’s approval to rebuild Teesta dam in Sikkim

Simrin Sirur 6 Feb 2025
digital climate technologies

[Commentary] Centring local communities in digital climate technologies

Tanya Kak and Maya Chandrasekaran 5 Feb 2025
Solar panels and internet dish on a guest house roof at Phuktal Gompa, Zanskar, Ladakh. Decentralised renewable energy received a boost with an 80% rise in PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’s allocation. Image: Timothy A. Gonsalves via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Budget prioritises resilience and energy security, skips major green announcements

Kundan Pandey 4 Feb 2025

Drones take wildlife conservation to new heights

Arathi Menon 3 Feb 2025
Workers offload harvested rice. Beyond emissions, agriculture faces challenges like employing a large workforce and ensuring food security. Image by G41rn8 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0)

High stakes but low investment in sustainable agriculture in India

Kundan Pandey 31 Jan 2025

[Commentary] India needs a dedicated national wetland inventory programme

Ritesh Kumar 31 Jan 2025

Mass death of olive ridley turtles raises urgent call for action

Laasya Shekhar 30 Jan 2025
book store climate fiction

How hope and fear in climate fiction impact climate action intentions

Aisiri Amin 29 Jan 2025
rice farmer paddy fields

Carbon farming projects not always inclusive and equitable, says new study

Simrin Sirur 23 Jan 2025
prashad's gecko

[Commentary] The indomitable and highly resilient geckos

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 22 Jan 2025

Miners trapped as a rat-hole coal mine floods

Nabarun Guha 20 Jan 2025

[Explainer] What is blue carbon?

Phalguni Ranjan 20 Jan 2025

Audit report flags issues with coastal projects

Simrin Sirur 17 Jan 2025

Indigenous turtle-safe fishing devices help India tackle U.S. shrimp ban

Nikhil Sreekandan 17 Jan 2025

[Explainer] How did India phase out ozone-depleting substances and what lies ahead?

Kundan Pandey 17 Jan 2025
taxonomist jini jacob documents meiofauna nematodes

Indian taxonomist forays into the uncharted waters of meiofauna

Nikhil Sreekandan 16 Jan 2025