Uttarakhand floods: The state is paying the price for climate change and reckless construction

As the world warms and glaciers melt, experts recommend a review of ill-planned dams and roads to minimise the impacts of disasters.

Joydeep Gupta

, 

Varsha Singh

 & 

Soumya Sarkar

· Feb 08, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Air pollution in winter could exacerbate the severity and spread of coronavirus in South Asia

Long-term exposure to pollutants before the pandemic may be associated with severe symptoms from Covid-19 and a greater risk of death.

Soumya Sarkar

, 

Zofeen Ebrahim

 & 

Ramesh Bhushal

· Oct 14, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The chemicals used to kill locusts also harm humans and the environment

Experts recommend wider use of biopesticides.

Soumya Sarkar

· Sep 29, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Extreme rainfall events are rising in the Himalayas – and so is the likelihood of flash floods

New studies show the chance of sudden, catastrophic deluge in the western Himalayas has doubled.

Soumya Sarkar

· Sep 21, 2020 · 07:30 pm

One of the biggest threats to the world’s forests and biodiversity is farming

The Living Planet Report, published by the World Wildlife Fund, reveals the extent of biodiversity loss around the globe.

Soumya Sarkar

· Sep 19, 2020 · 07:30 pm

More people will die of extreme heat than of all infectious diseases combined

Rising heat-related deaths due to climate change reveal an unequal world, with poorer countries at greater risk.

Soumya Sarkar

· Aug 12, 2020 · 01:54 pm

In Jharkhand’s villages, solar-powered irrigation has helped tribal farmers turn a profit

It has also reduced migration to other states like Punjab and Kerala.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 31, 2020 · 09:30 pm

South Asian farmers are back in the fields despite high costs, labour shortage and a pandemic

With the onset of monsoons, farmers in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have started sowing summer crops.

Soumya Sarkar

, 

Xari Jalil

, 

Abu Siddique

 & 

Ramesh Bhushal

· Jul 14, 2020 · 09:30 pm

As world’s largest importer of palm oil, India has a duty to push for ethical production practices

The country’s import market is extremely price-sensitive and less concerned with environmental ethics.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 13, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Kirk Smith (1947-2020): The US scholar who encouraged India to switch from dirty cookstoves to LPG

Smith died on June 15 in his California home at the age of 73.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jun 19, 2020 · 07:30 pm

India’s lockdown has hurt pastoralists so badly that even its end may not bring them much relief

With grazing season over, herders have already lost their income for the year.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jun 09, 2020 · 07:30 pm

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