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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

Seeds being sown by Kai Thota workers. Kai Thota's model ensures that women farmers get a consistent source of income, while ensuring healthy soil ecosystems and promoting local biodiversity. Image courtesy of Kai Thota.

Centring women in climate-resilient farming

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 15 Jan 2026

A woman carries water collected from a public tap during the summer on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

Climate action cooled as heat surged in 2025 [Editor’s Review]

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 25 Dec 2025

Speakers at the high-level event on building cooperation for scaling climate finance. Image © UN Climate Change - Diego Herculano via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

India, China step into leadership vacuum at climate meet as the West retreats

Soumya Sarkar 21 Nov 2025