Climate
Empowered Women at the forefront of Carbon Market
Tasneem Balasinorwala with Diya Deb Are we missing a golden opportunity in carbon offset projects? Enhancing the role of women towards social and political […]
Tag: India
Climate
Medical processes hide the true number of Indians dying from extreme heat
Cheena Kapoor Official responses to high death rates during extreme heat in Uttar Pradesh has raised questions around how mortality from heat is recorded […]
Aid
CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
Ranjit Devraj Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts. With coal-based energy responsible for 40 per cent […]
Aid
WB approves 82 million USD loan for addressing zoonotic diseases in India
With India being home to the largest livestock population, the country faces unique challenges in mitigating these risks The World Bank recently approved an […]
Biodiversity
Explained: How forest fires worsen flash floods in the Himalayas
Karan Anand Intense wildfires damage soil on the forest floor, contributing to dangerous flash floods across the mountains of South Asia Wildfires and flash […]
Cities
Cities need to handle climate-displaced people with dignity
Cities, no doubt, are aspirational and most people want to move into them for upgrading their stands of living. However, a lot of these […]
Aid
What is COP27, and why is it so important?
With COP27 coming up in November, here’s what we know so far about this year’s most important climate talks COP27 is the 27th meeting […]
Aid
Power dynamics-global north givers and global south receivers
Tasneem Balasinorwala and Diya Deb Project funding decisions are primarily influenced by international commitments, national level commitments, donor country policies or development cooperation policies followed by […]
Biodiversity
Forget logging or hunting – two Assam villages in India embrace eco-tourism
Gurvinder Singh Giving up hunting and tree felling, two Assamese villages are conserving their forest habitat rather than let their natural resources erode. With […]
Climate
India in the grip of floods – yet again!
Kamaljit RayR.K. GiriS.S. RayA.P. Dimri dM. Rajeevan Floods are becoming the most frequently occurring extreme events leading to high deaths in India. The states […]
Cities
We must recognise cities as waterscapes
and Ajaya Dixit Recurring floods in major cities point to need for moving away from land-centric urbanism Chennai is flooded. The north-east monsoon that […]
Biodiversity
Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?
Shi Yi Experts say the river’s Grand Canyon area, a haven for many species, should be designated a national park to show China’s commitment […]