India’s first conservation success - the rhino in Kaziranga - came from sustained measures by Assam’s political class and by accommodating rural rights, rather than by just strict protection. Once…
Joshimath has been sinking slowly for years due to various reasons, but the recent accelerated sinking may be due to the execution of major projects. Little has ever been done to mitigate the causes…
Indigenous people play an important role in protecting the environment. Contrarily in India, tribals are being jailed and are being harassed says the report "Wildlife Policing". Host,…
In this podcast, host Sneha Richhariya speaks to Deepak Krishnan, Associate Director, World Resources Institute India's energy programme. We look at how India is planning what is being called…
A nuanced ecological sensitivity resides in the collective legacy of myths, folk tales, and belief systems of all ancient civilisations. Could that be used to influence contemporary attitudes and…
Ending an impasse over the reluctance of developed countries to compensate developing nations for the damages caused by climate-related disasters, COP-27 achieved a major breakthrough by establishing…
Despite alarming evidence about the pace of global warming, COP-27 failed to raise climate mitigation ambition. While the 1.5°C limit was salvaged in the end, the lack of consensus on fossil fuel…
Nitya Rao on translating 'climate change' into local vocabularies, increased labour burdens on women and girls during a crisis, and changing marital practices in the wake of disaster and…
The precarity of informal workers in India's coalfields point towards the need for discussions around 'just transition' to bring together climate justice and labour justice.
Coal mine workers continue to die, either in accidents in mines or because of the impact on their health of poor working conditions. A description in 8 photos from one coal field in Jharkhand
