Study Links Female Legislators To Faster Forest-Cover Growth
A recent study reveals that the gender of elected representatives can significantly shape environmental outcomes, particularly forest conservation in India....
Earth And Ecology
Nepal’s Mountain Collapse Signals More Devastating Floods Ahead
On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed. A huge...
Communities Rebuild Together After Losing Everything In Floods
Hearts across the globe are aching for communities along the Nepal-Tibet border. Last Wednesday, a catastrophic flash flood ripped apart...
China’s Control Of Tibet Hinders Himalayan Disaster Preparedness
Within the space of a few minutes on August 26, the border crossing between Nepal and China – Rasuwagadhi on...
Himalayan Floods, Climate Crisis & The Need For Disaster Diplomacy
On 8 July 2025, the rapid outburst of a supraglacial lake on the Purugu Glacier in Tibet caused widespread devastation...
Moving Beyond Annual Flood Relief With District-Level Planning
More than 2.5 million hectares of cropland have been affected, over ₹400 billion in damages incurred and 1,215 lives lost...
How Ice And Rock Triggered Nepal’s Catastrophic Flood
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, and left many more missing likely...
The Himalayas Warn Us: Rethink Development Before Disaster
This year, it is Nepal. Last year, it was Himachal Pradesh. Before that, Uttarakhand. The locations change, but the pattern...
Farm Ponds Offer Hope For Farmers In Bundelkhand, However…
A strengthening El Niño has raised concerns over rainfall and agriculture, prompting the government to prioritise farm ponds and other...
A Tsunami Of Dirt: What Caused The Deadly Glacial Flood In Nepal?
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock...
Audit Exposes Fundamental Flaws In Green India Mission’s Execution
A CAG audit found India’s Green India Mission achieved only around 5% of its afforestation target and missed more than...
A ‘Super El Niño’ Could Make India’s Monsoon Drier Yet More Dangerous
India is currently in the middle of its summer monsoon, but this year’s rainfall presents an interesting paradox. Much of...
E20 Petrol Under Fire: Cong Seeks Review Over Fuel Costs, Food Prices
The Congress has stepped up its opposition to the Centre’s E20 petrol policy, calling for an immediate review of the...
India’s Monsoon Heat Is Becoming A New Climate Threat
A recent study published in AGU Advances warns that humid heat stress during India’s monsoon season could rise sharply as...
India & Climate Rankings: Different Indices Tell Different Stories
India’s poor showing in the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) has revived a familiar debate: are international environmental rankings fair...
Climate Change Is Driving Entire Communities To Relocate, But…
The abandoned houses of Old Podampetta on India’s east coast (in the state of Odisha) tell the story of a...
After Coal: What Happens To The People Left Behind In Jharkhand?
India’s mine-closure framework has expanded in recent years, with new guidelines and initiatives focusing on scientific closure, ecological restoration, post-mining...
Can Climate Rankings Tell Us Which Country Is A Good Performer?
Until the mid-sixteenth century, navigation on the high seas was complicated by the then-maps not aligning with compass bearings, making...
How India’s Carbon Market Sets Weak Emissions Reduction Targets
India’s new carbon market may not be ambitious enough to push major industries towards deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions,...
Assam Floods Expose A Crisis That Goes Beyond Heavy Rain
More than 100 people have died in the floods in Assam and Nagaland. The floods and landslides have swept away...
Western Ghats Protection Proposal Faces Pushback From States
The Union Environment Ministry has issued its seventh draft notification to designate 56,825 square kilometres of the Western Ghats as...
Can India Turn Its Mangroves Into Climate Assets?
It is mid-July, and heavy monsoon rains are lashing Maharashtra’s coast. In Mankule, four kilometres from his village of Hashiware,...
Kuttanad’s Ecological Crisis: When Human Intrusion Disrupts Nature
Kuttanad’s ecological crisis is the result of decades of human interventions that have disrupted the region’s natural hydrology, fisheries, flood...
Assam Activist’s Detention Draws Widespread Condemnation
Over 60 civil rights groups have condemned the detention of Assam-based environmental and Indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley under the...
Mangroves Are Back, Benefiting Our Planet And Coastlines
Mangroves are perplexing plants. They breathe through their roots, appear to stand on stilts and grow best in hot, salty...
