One Act, Three Proposed Amendments, and an Overhaul of India’s Coal Extraction
How do amendments to the Coal Bearing Areas Act affect the forest-dependent communities whose lands and forests would be acquired for mining in India?
Can America Plan Better for Cyclones in the Future?
Written by Stuti Pachisia
On August 17th, the National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a warning against a small but developing tropical cyclone. Within a...
Post-COVID Era: Redefining Urban Planning
Research by Bharath Pottekkat
Edited & Presented by Sumit Krishna Yadav
Why is it that just 5 cities in India account for about half of the...
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....
Garbage, Flooding, Crocodiles and Slums: The Vishwamitri Has it All
Written by Rohan Parikh
Following a dirt path covered with brambles and wild grass reveals the languid waters of the Vishwamitri River. The faint odour...
From Predators to Prey: The Disappearance of Sharks From Indian Waters
Editor's note: This article contains imagery of animal meat being cut. Reader's discretion is advised.
Sunlight glints off the large knife as it arcs through...
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...
Conserving Predators: Community-led Initiatives in Ladakh to Protect the Himalayan Wolf
It was the late 1980s. Karma Sonam was riding horseback with his father in Ladakh’s Gya. They were to collect manure from the Dogpas,...
Building Sustenance
The world’s cities occupy just 2% of the land use but account for 71-76% of energy-related global greenhouse gas emissions. Closer to home, India’s...
Shifting Sands: The Story of Adapting to Rising Sea levels in Odisha
I. Rising Sea Levels Escalate Adaptation Concerns for the East Coast of India
Coastal areas are among the ecosystems most critically affected by climate change....
