Climate Change

The effect of climate change on India and the policies and actions that are needed to counter it.

Redefining the Climate Change Conversation

Written by Rohit Nair Climate change is widely regarded as the single biggest crisis threatening our collective future on this planet. A recent report published...

Drowning India: Managing Floods in the Brahmaputra Valley

Written by Vaishnavi Rathore July 17th 2019 came with a mixed bag of developments for the Northeast; the escalating waters of river Brahmaputra reached 30.36...

In Today’s Weather Report: Climate Change Is Impacting Forced Human Migration

Written by Ayush Jain In spite of growing concerns raised by climate scientists regarding human-induced climate change, climate change skeptics continue to refute glaring evidence....

Of Politics and the Environment: Understanding India’s Need for Green Parties

Written by Rizowana Hussaini “Future is Green, Green is Future”. These words greet every visitor of the India Greens Party’s website, one of India’s few...

The Curious Case of Andaman and Nicobar’s Degraded Coral Reefs

Co-authored by Aarathi Ganesan and Avantika Bunga Coral reefs and marine environments across the world are facing increased pressure from fast-developing blue economies and lacklustre...

Oil on Troubled Waters: The Environmental Impact of Proposed Oil Drilling in Alaska

Co-authored by Aarathi Ganesan, Gopika Kumaran and Sunalika Singh The Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been a political battleground between environmentalists and (politically backed)...

Earth Overshoot Day: Managing the Ecological Bank Balance

Co-authored by Pratheek Rebello and Pratik Purswani Do you know that every year, you end up spending more than you earn? In fact, on the 1st...

Noah’s Gene Bank: New Directions for Wildlife Conservation

Written by Tanay Gokhale Researched by Avantika Bunga Phrases such as ‘global warming’ and ‘climate change’ feature in mainstream media discourse on the daily. Environmental...

Disaster Management in Kerala: Coming up Short and Dirty

Written by Tanay Gokhale Researched by Ayushi Ghosh The floods that ravaged Kerala were ruthless in their destruction. The physical damage to infrastructure is staggering; 11,000...

It’s Time to Take Forest Fires Seriously

Co-authored by Ishani Pant & Aishwarya Birla Himachal Pradesh is undoubtedly having a torturous summer; with the Shimla water crisis reaching a crescendo, the state’s...