Nomadic pastoralism makes positive contributions to the man-made, natural, human and social capital stocks of the country; pastoralists therefore play an important role in Indian society. There are…
In Assam, the victims of the 2020 Baghjan oil well fire continue to wait for compensation, even as their landscapes and lives have irrevocably changed for the worse. They live in a state of…
The Ranjitsinh ruling of the Supreme Court is potentially far-reaching but its limited view of action on climate change risks causing an inadequate framing of policy. It is legislation that is built…
Predictions of climate have become an important element of global and national policies. Climate models warn us about the dangers ahead and the urgency of public action. How do scientists build these…
The functioning of three key processes will be critical if India’s proposed carbon market scheme is to be effective in cost-effective decarbonisation: the institutional mechanism overseeing carbon…
The extreme heat in India this summer may have played a role in the lower-than-usual voter turnout in India's elections. A start would be to move the election cycle to cooler months.
Declining oil revenue in politically unstable petrostates invariably leads to heightened political crises and violence. Any green transition must recognise the risks from decarbonisation in these…
Ranging from stubble-burning to real estate development and infrastructure creation, India and Pakistan have similar climate change dilemmas. Talking to each other could help.
A single-point focus on global temperatures as a proxy of human welfare in the face of climate change has structured the latter's science and politics. This is a problem.
