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....
Making the Best Out of Waste
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
Two children are occupied with a game of gilli danda, in the far end of Multani Mohalla. Their game would not...
Electric Vehicles, Clean Indian Lungs: The Reality of the 2020 NEMMP
At the SIAM convention earlier this month, Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport Minister, made evident the government’s intention to make a switch to electric...
An Often Overlooked Contributor to Climate Change: Banks
When it comes to climate change’s enemies, there are the usual suspects: large carbon-intensive corporations, negligent governments, and of course, the climate change deniers....
The Dibang Debacle: Hydropower and Altered Flow Regimes in the Dibang Basin
The latest addition to India’s list of hydropower projects is the controversial 3,097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang basin. Even...
Shongtong Hydroelectric Project Has Sold the Tribals of Kinnaur Down the River
Those privy to the progress of the project do not believe it will meet CM Sukhu’s timeline. At the same time, echoes of "we don’t want more hydropower projects" resonate across the district.
The Green Frontier: Sustainable Housing in India
Written by Arnab Chakraborty
The conversations around climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have gained momentum in the last few years. So, let’s test your...
Another ‘Just Transition’ We Need to Talk About—India’s Transport Sector
While the push for EVs is an encouraging and necessary step, how is India preparing to move employment opportunities towards electric vehicles, especially for those who lose their jobs in the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles? Where does the electricity for these vehicles come from?
Mining Treasure at the Bottom of the Ocean
In 1997, an experiment was conducted in the Central Indian Ocean Basin in the middle of diverse underwater ecosystems. In a small area on...
How Displacement by Dams Changed the Lives of Gujarat’s Women
One factor binds all the families displaced by dam building in Gujarat: the women experienced the resettlement differently from men.
