Should Himalayan states be paid a fee for keeping their water clean and forests standing?

The states have asked the central government to pay them for ecosystem services.

Joydeep Gupta

· Aug 06, 2019 · 08:30 pm

In Marathwada, drought has gone on for so long that farmers have ‘stopped expecting a decent life’

No one in the region remembers the last time they received good rains.

Joydeep Gupta

· Jun 19, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Global biodiversity is declining ‘more rapidly than ever’, according to an alarming new report

Around one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, according to research by a team of international experts.

Joydeep Gupta

· May 06, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Niti Aayog’s report shows that India’s water crisis is more dire than imagined

This is the first time that the government has officially acknowledged and given details of the country’s water crisis.

Joydeep Gupta

· Jun 29, 2018 · 01:30 pm

In Sundarbans, rising sea levels have turned farms into wasteland, threatening to displace millions

Around 1.5 million people will be displaced in the area, and the process has started.

Joydeep Gupta

· Jan 16, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Himalayan blunder: Pakistan’s Indus Cascade plan will reduce food and water security

The China-financed project to build five dams on the river will stop the silt flow that rejuvenates farms, reduce water flow.

Joydeep Gupta

· May 24, 2017 · 10:30 pm

As South Asia braces for another scorching summer, it's time for countries to start planning ahead

Temperatures have exceeded 40°C in many places already.

Joydeep Gupta

· Apr 07, 2017 · 08:30 pm

A repeat of the 2015 Andhra-Telangana heat wave that killed 2,500 people is 10 times more likely now

A study has found that climate change has raised the probability of deadly heat waves.

Joydeep Gupta

· Mar 05, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Climate change, El Nino combined to create possibly the largest drought across the world

The weather condition ended earlier this year, but resultant drought has affected farmers across the world.

Joydeep Gupta

· Nov 23, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Trump's presidency may be an unnatural disaster for the environment

If Donald Trump sticks to his denial of climate change after he takes over office as President, the US will be out of efforts to move towards a green economy.

Joydeep Gupta

· Nov 14, 2016 · 09:30 pm

India and the world have to walk the climate talk now

By ratifying the Paris Agreement, India has strengthened its position to ask rich nations to take immediate action to combat climate change.

Joydeep Gupta

· Oct 04, 2016 · 09:30 pm

India dithers as China and the US ratify Paris climate pact

The battle against climate change received a fillip when China and the US ratified the Paris Climate Agreement this week.

Joydeep Gupta

· Sep 10, 2016 · 07:30 pm