Context: The article analyses how rainfall deficits in highly vulnerable, poorly irrigated districts are affecting kharif sowing and increasing the risk of crop losses and… Read More »El Niño, Rainfall Deficits And Risks To Kharif Agriculture
Context The article examines India’s climate adaptation challenge, the need to institutionalise resilience planning, and the importance of financing adaptation from national to grassroots levels.… Read More »Locally Led Climate Adaptation And Finance Gaps
Context India has announced revised Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, reflecting a calibrated enhancement of climate targets within developmental and structural constraints. Source:… Read More »India’s Revised NDC Targets And Development Constraints In Climate Policy
The debate over the 1.5°C temperature limit has become one of the most important issues in global climate negotiations. What began as a demand by… Read More »1.5°C Debate In Global Climate Negotiations
Context The article highlights how climate change is intensifying health risks in India, turning it into a multidimensional public health crisis that goes beyond environmental… Read More »Climate Change And The Emerging Public Health Crisis In India
India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2031–2035 marks a significant advancement in its climate commitments, reflecting a calibrated balance between developmental priorities and environmental… Read More »India’s New Climate Targets And Policy Direction
Context The article analyses findings from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report, focusing on record levels of greenhouse gases, the emerging energy imbalance in the… Read More »Earth’s Energy Imbalance And Climate Warming
Context The article examines the role of forests and tree-based systems in supporting livelihoods, ecological security, and bio-based economic growth in India. Source: India’s forests… Read More »Forests As Pillars Of India’s Sustainable Bioeconomy
Context The article examines India’s growing water scarcity, climate pressures, and governance gaps, while proposing structural reforms to treat water as a strategic national asset.… Read More »India’s Water Crisis And Strategic Governance Reforms
Context The article highlights findings from an ICIMOD report on glacier changes in the Hindukush Himalaya between 1990 and 2020, focusing on accelerating ice loss… Read More »Accelerating Glacier Loss In The Hindukush Himalaya And Its Regional Implications