India’s Reported Heat Wave Deaths Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Between 1992 to 2015, heat waves caused between 400 to 3000 deaths per year. However, these death numbers are gravely underreported, something which has caught the eye of the government too. Why are heat-related illnesses and deaths under-reported, and what impact does this data gap have on preparing for this extreme weather event?
“Slow Onset” Climate Hazards Are Upon Us. How Are We Responding to Them?
There is a growing need to understand slow onset climate processes, especially for informing long-term adaptation policy measures to address the cumulative and compounding nature of their climate impacts.
“With Dehradun’s Airport Expansion, We are Shooting Ourselves in the Foot”
Two years ago, drivers on the Doiwala-Rishikesh-Dehradun road were in for a surprise. An elephant walked onto the road. Traffic was disrupted and people...
India At COP26: “The World’s Best Last Chance to Get Runaway Climate Change Under...
Shikha Bhasin and Bhasker Tripathi explain the past, present, and future of India’s climate negotiations at the Conference of the Parties.
Smartphone Apps for Smarter River Monitoring
In mid-October every year, holy water is believed to spring at Talacauvery, nestled in Karnataka's Kodagu district. This site is famously known bas the...
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...
Threats Looming in the Air: An Assessment of New Delhi During Diwali
Researched by Siddhant Sachdeva
Written by Gauri Bansal
Every year, a blanket of thick and toxic smog engulfs most of the National Capital Region, with air pollution...
The Making of Disaster Vulnerabilities in the Himalayas
Without focusing on migration and the loss of local knowledge and land systems in the Himalayas, the conversation on disaster management here is incomplete.
Climate Action In A Post Coronavirus World
There is a video that has been doing the rounds amidst this coronavirus frenzy. It shows how the American news channel Fox News has...
Out Of Breath: The Ghazipur Landfill (Part II)
Filmed by Nabina Chakraborty and Sumit Krishna Yadav.
In this second instalment of Out Of Breath: The Ghazipur Landfill. We take a look at how...
