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Trees uprooted by Cyclone Hudhud in a residential area of Visakhapatnam. Photo by Indian Navy.

Plan adaptation and mitigation to factor in growing risk of compound extremes, study suggests

Sahana Ghosh 21 Mar 2022

Grasses spur mangroves to grow in an erosion-riddled Sundarbans patch

Sahana Ghosh 3 Mar 2022
The latest IPCC report focuses strongly on the interlinkages between climate change, biodiversity and human society. Photo by juggadery/Wikimedia Commons.

New IPCC report connects the dots on climate change, biodiversity and human society

Sahana Ghosh 2 Mar 2022
Fishing in the Bay of Bengal. Photo by Nayeem Siddiquee/Wikimedia Commons.

Broaden understanding of marine heatwaves in the Indian Ocean: Experts

Sahana Ghosh 23 Feb 2022
Cormorant from Kole WetLands ,Thrissur, Kerala. Photo by Manoj K/Wikimedia Commons.

Solving multiple challenges while considering biodiversity and human rights

Sahana Ghosh 13 Dec 2021

Integrated farming systems emerge as possible climate adaptation solution

T. V. Padma 12 Nov 2021

Why are residents of low-lying Kuttanad abandoning their homes?

K.A. Shaji 25 Aug 2021

Coral transplantation helps, but not the only solution

Supriya Vohra 18 Aug 2021

How climate change is taking a toll on livelihoods of small-scale fishers in Kerala

K.V.A. Khadar 16 Aug 2021

IPCC report warns India likely to see more extreme weather events

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 11 Aug 2021
Two storied dru toilet in Himachal Pradesh. Photo by Rakshak Kumar Acharya.

Microbial boost to Himalayan dry toilets can help mainstream organic farming

Sahana Ghosh 11 Aug 2021
'Flood-hit villages relocating after flood in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Photo by Madhav

Limitations in Bihar’s flood relief likely due to budget constraints

Pushyamitra 4 Aug 2021
Grey heron at Kaveri river near Biligundlu. Photo by P Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons.

Study draws attention to political reforms for the success of forest carbon finance

Sahana Ghosh 22 Jul 2021
A month after cyclone Yaas hit Bhadrak in Odisha, people are struggling to cope with its aftermath. Photo by Naresh Rout, Pragati Jubak Sangha.

The cyclone has passed but the storm of destruction continues

Azera Parveen Rahman 8 Jul 2021

NITI Aayog ranks states on progress toward SDG goals but yardsticks have been changing

Kundan Pandey 25 Jun 2021
Women working at a MNREGA site in Uttar Pradesh. Photo by UN Women/Gaganjit Singh Chandok

Rural job scheme guarantees carbon sequestration

Manu Moudgil 18 Jun 2021
Local MLA visits damaged site at Madh Island. Photo by Kiran Kohli.

Cyclone Tauktae exposes vulnerabilities along India’s west coast

Supriya Vohra 26 May 2021
Mangrove plantation at Kampong Jawa Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Irwandi Wancaleu/Wikimedia Commons.

Mapping future hotspots of carbon dioxide emissions from mangrove loss

Sahana Ghosh 28 Apr 2021
Rani Varghese, a Kochi native, works out the mangroves carbon sequestration potential. Photo by Hari Praved.

Kochi’s disappearing mangroves lock away significant carbon

Sahana Ghosh 7 Apr 2021

Using fossil fuel as a cash cow: A big obstacle in India’s energy transition

Kundan Pandey 31 Mar 2021