Cyclone Amphan is the latest reminder that India needs to upgrade its disaster management systems

In 2019, India saw five million new internal displacements caused by climate disasters.

Soumya Sarkar

· May 27, 2020 · 09:30 pm

GD Agarwal (1932-2018): Ganga has lost its steadfast champion

A doyen of environmentalism, Agarwal died after a 111-day fast demanding action to revive uninterrupted flow in the critically polluted river.

Soumya Sarkar

· Oct 11, 2018 · 09:50 pm

With higher temperatures and lower water reserves, India is staring at a summer of crises

The water levels in Indian reservoirs are at levels lower than they have been in nearly a decade.

Soumya Sarkar

· Apr 12, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Japanese appetite drives crab farming in the Sundarbans

With the risk of increasing salinity in the soil, crab farming is leaving its footprint on the fragile ecology of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh.

Soumya Sarkar

· Mar 12, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Rain in Meghalaya is flooding Bangladesh’s wetlands. India must help its neighbour fix this

The annual damage to the haor region cannot be tackled by Bangladesh alone.

Zobaidur Rahman Soeb

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Soumya Sarkar

· Jun 07, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Private firms are jumping on renewable energy bandwagon as tariffs tumble

India’s energy sector seems to have veered decisively towards solar and wind power, but experts fear that developers could be punching above their weight.

Soumya Sarkar

· Apr 25, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Battered by climate change, shrinking Sagar Island in the Sundarbans struggles to stay afloat

The island at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal is losing the battle to sea level rise, coastal erosion, tidal surges and violent cyclones.

Soumya Sarkar

· Mar 11, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Real estate development has killed Kolkata’s wetlands (almost)

On World Wetlands Day, here’s a look at the state of the east Kolkata wetlands, a unique ecosystem that serves as the city’s waste disposal.

Soumya Sarkar

· Feb 02, 2017 · 08:30 pm

India is becoming one of the world's largest solar markets – but is reliant on China for imports

India’s rush to add solar power is being aided largely by a manufacturing overcapacity in China, driving down costs of photovoltaic cells and other equipment.

Soumya Sarkar

· Aug 29, 2016 · 07:30 pm

Kolkata's unique wetlands that treat sewage water are shrinking

The National Green Tribunal has asked for an accounting of the wastewater released into the wetlands, raising a glimmer of hope for the ecosystem.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 28, 2016 · 08:30 pm

The great Indian river trick: How dying water bodies are brought back to life

Transporting water at enormous cost from other river basins is contentious at best, raising serious questions on transparent allocation of this scarce resource.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 11, 2016 · 08:30 pm

India’s Kumbh Melas are running short of water

Climate change threatens to disrupt the largest human gatherings on earth.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 08, 2016 · 09:30 pm