Milking Money: Why the Dairy Industry Is Proving To Be Expensive for India’s Farmers...
Shweta Sood explores the ₹11,35,700 crore Indian dairy industry’s foundations, and how it shapes incomes and the environment.
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....
The Hidden Politics of Forest Fire Management in Uttarakhand: The Van Gujjar Experience
Colonial forestry in Uttarakhand excludes forest dwellers like the Van Gujjars from forest management, making them doubly vulnerable to raging forest fires.
Lights, Climate, Action! Teaching Climate Change to Those Most Affected
“We talk about climate change and global warming often within our friend circles… how it happens due to deforestation, about automobiles releasing harmful gases...
Polluting for Protection: The Story of Our Plastic Consumption during a Pandemic
A wholly unintentional (and welcome) consequence of global lockdowns and travel restrictions is the positive impact they can have on the environment, right from...
Carbon Offsets: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and a Collective Hope Ahead
Carbon offsets may become an excuse for polluters to keep polluting. Emerging technology and regulations hold promise for India.
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)...
Building Climate Change Resilient Infrastructure For An Uncertain Tomorrow
₹6,048 crores—this is the cost of the total damage caused by cyclone Nisarga when it hit Maharashtra this June. This huge loss isn’t a...
Shared Atmosphere, Equal Responsibility? Enter, Climate Debt
One of the greatest scientific discoveries was made in the 1700s. It was the realization that coal could be used to turn water into...
Firefighting in the Forests: What Goes Wrong Every Year
If we know when and where forest fires are likely to occur in India, then why is managing them such a challenge for communities and the Forest Department?
