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A wind turbine in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district.

Lagging wind energy needs attention, says standing committee report

Kundan Pandey 22 Aug 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Transforming lives with decentralised clean energy

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 22 Aug 2022
A destructed belt of mangrove plants in the erosion prone coast of Pentha in the Kendrapara district of Odisha. Photo by Manish Kumar/Mongabay

Climate change could impact India’s renewable energy potential over the next 50 years

Manish Kumar 19 Aug 2022

RBI gears up to deal with climate-related financial risks

Kundan Pandey 19 Aug 2022

India set to build its own carbon credit market, change building bylaws for energy efficiency

Manish Kumar 18 Aug 2022

[Interview] Just representation in climate policies empowers women, says Saudamini Das

Sahana Ghosh 18 Aug 2022

[Explainer] Why do floods occur?

Anusha Krishnan 17 Aug 2022
Two storks crossing the road in north India.

The curious case of the woolly-necked stork and its rising numbers in Haryana

Sneha Mahale 16 Aug 2022

Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women

Aishwarya Mohanty 16 Aug 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Clean-washing by dams?

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 13 Aug 2022

Amid challenges, India announces new climate goals with updated NDCs

Manish Kumar 12 Aug 2022

Rethinking, recycling and re-loving: A peek into India’s circular fashion economy

Shilpa Raina 11 Aug 2022

Rehabilitated away from Jharia coalfields, unemployment challenges emerge for the people

Rahul Singh 11 Aug 2022
Image shows a lake under overcast skies in India

A hope for climate-focused urban planning in Assam’s cities reeling from severe floods

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 10 Aug 2022
Image shows plasic containers in a trash heap

Dumped plastic containers lead to mosquito abundance on the Lakshadweep islands

Sahana Ghosh 10 Aug 2022

[Commentary] Scope for more nuanced reporting by media on the Brahmaputra river basin

Sumit Vij 9 Aug 2022
A fisherwoman pulling up her Chinese net using the traditional Khu-il Chingba method in front of a homestay. Photo by Victor Ningthoujam.

Authorities announce “clean up” of Loktak lake; locals fear loss of fishing commons

Donald Takhell 9 Aug 2022
A farmer and her water buffalo in a paddy field.

[Interview] Chukki Nanjundaswamy shares what it takes to train farmers in agroecology

Anna Lappé 8 Aug 2022
Banni in Gujarat, is among the largest grasslands in India, and has been earmarked for large-scale grass plantations via tillage.

[Commentary] Restoring Indian grasslands does not require disturbing soil and planting grasses, but more science

Ashish Nerlekar, Ankila Hiremath 8 Aug 2022

Parliamentary discussions related to climate change are largely missing in India, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 5 Aug 2022