As India Announces Carbon Neutrality by 2070, Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the...
This article is produced under the aegis of Climate Tracker’s Online COP26 Climate Justice Journalism Fellowship, awarded to The Bastion's Environment Lead Vaishnavi Rathore....
Citizen Science: Data of the People, by the People, for the People
Last week, something interesting was introduced in the state of Sikkim. A ‘Sunny Weather Lab’ to record information like wind speed, temperature, and rainfall...
Mangroves, The Neglected Primary Responders For Tropical Storms
With more cyclones brewing over the Arabian Sea, states on India's west coast should revisit the role of mangroves in cyclone mitigation measures.
Trailing A Path of Non-Anthropogenic Jurisprudence Amidst the Climate Crisis
In the age of the Anthropocene, can the world’s rapid biodiversity losses be mitigated by shifting to a non-anthropogenic legal paradigm?
“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.
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...
How The Youth are Taking Charge of the Climate
Welcome to the first episode of Blindspots! Over the course of the next few videos, we will be shedding light on the missing aspects...
Natural Springs, A Neglected Resource in India’s Water Management System
Natural springs have been a major water source and a vital part of the hydrological cycle for millennia. The very existence of springs has...
Channelling the Right to Work Towards Climate Resilient, Sustainable Livelihoods
The cumulative effect that MNREGS activities can have on reducing agriculture, disaster, and livelihood-based vulnerabilities of rural households is staggering, and frankly quite underrated.
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?
