Large-scale solar projects could create more problems in India than they solve

While development experts hail the rapid growth of the country’s solar sector, a murmur of disagreement is emerging among climate experts and activists.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 29, 2020 · 09:30 pm

‘Our livelihood depends on this land’: A solar park in Gujarat is hurting a pastoral community

The Charanka solar park may help India reach its renewable energy goals, but it has a hidden cost.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 06, 2019 · 01:30 pm

An Indian app to track snake bites could help save lives and develop better anti-venom

The Big4 Mapper helps conservationists and herpetologists understand the distribution of snakes and incidents of bites reported in the country.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 14, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Why Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu is drought-prone despite having at least two monsoons a year

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall in the dry land farms in this district are making rain-fed agriculture non-viable.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· May 02, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Odisha’s Rushikulya has seen two Olive Ridley mass nestings this year

The forest department claims that this year has also seen the highest number of turtles since they began recording mass nesting events, or arribadas.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· May 01, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Ladakh’s soaring popularity as a tourist paradise has left the arid region water-starved

The Bollywood hit ‘3 Idiots’ led to an unprecedented rise in tourism in the desert district. But this brought with it environmental and ecological damage.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 25, 2018 · 08:30 pm

India faces double the sting of snakebites as anti snake venom supply runs short, efficacy drops

There is not only an urgent need to ramp up production of anti snake venom but also decentralise the source of venoms to make them more potent.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm