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Joshimath: A well-engineered calamity
12 Jan 2023 6:00 PM ISTThe sinking of the Himalayan town shows we have completely lost the ability to plan while keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of fragile areas
Cheer for dissent & dialogue
30 Dec 2022 6:17 PM ISTDissent and dialogue are what we must celebrate in 2023. We will then build that 'new world' that we all so desperately hope is still possible
Grandiose negotiations
29 Nov 2022 9:42 PM ISTCOP27 was a grand spectacle creating a sense of hyper-action while it actually was about reversing the little gains made till now
Perennial dilemma
11 Nov 2022 8:29 PM ISTSince air pollution knows no boundaries, the politics of finger-pointing and scoring brownie points will obstruct cooperation or meaningful action
Together, we can!
2 Nov 2022 8:42 PM ISTAt COP27, loss and damage must not be pushed away with another puny promise of a fund that never materialises
Opportunity for decarbonisation
21 Oct 2022 11:59 PM ISTCOP27 should focus on facilitating funds from the rich world to usher in technological transformations that’ll reduce CO2 emissions in the steel...
Ripe for a green economy
5 Oct 2022 1:10 AM ISTForests are home, say women of Kodalpali, Sinduria and neighbouring villages in Odisha’s Nayagarh; they can build the economy of the future
Falling through the cracks
13 Sept 2022 8:29 PM ISTBengaluru floods should draw our attention towards the tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?
New energy conundrum
30 Aug 2022 6:53 PM ISTAs countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?
Reinventing growth
19 Aug 2022 11:24 PM ISTFuture actions of all countries must accept the reality of climate equity and use it to drive economic development
Water wisdom
29 July 2022 9:45 PM ISTThe country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice
Inured to catastrophes?
19 July 2022 9:49 PM ISTRather than number of natural disasters, we should track losses and damages