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Farmers in Madhya Pradesh scale up efforts to fight climate change

Farmers in 23 villages in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh are quite aware of the risks that the changing climate is likely to bring; and in response have started adopting simple yet effective local solutions that stood them in good stead last winter

The first two months of 2014 witnessed unseasonal rains and devastating hailstorms in semi-arid regions of central India. Such weather extremes and unexpected events have increasingly…Read more

Erratic monsoon? No problem, say these subsistence farmers

While India is trying to deal with an erratic monsoon that is still sub-normal, some farmers in Odisha show how to adapt to it

Bangari Sisa, 40, cannot remember seeing so few monsoon clouds in early July over her village Gulel, which nestles amidst the high hills of Koraput district in India’s eastern state Odisha. “As a child I’ve touched clouds,” she says laughing, “they’d glide low and shower every so often this time of…Read more

A map and compass for climate talks

India needs both a principled approach and a strategic vision to take its negotiating position forward

An interesting recent public duel over India’s past approach to climate negotiations and tactics illustrates both the dissonance of Indian climate policy and the opportunities lost for a creative strategy. Former Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh wrote in The Hindu…Read more

India cannot keep relying on monsoon

As India braces for the fallout of a sub-par monsoon, experts stress that Asia’s third largest economy needs innovative thinking to reduce its unhealthy dependence on the annual rain

Despite its globally-acknowledged prowess in the science and technology sectors, India breaks into a sweat each time the southwest monsoon – the subcontinent’s tenuous lifeline which showers its benediction between June and…Read more

Low carbon strategy report shows there is no free lunch for India

The report on low carbon strategies for inclusive growth shows there is no free lunch for India, according to an economics professor and IPCC author. The report, which is well over three years late, is a good first step, but there is a need to go beyond its simplistic analysis

In January 2010 India’s Planning Commission constituted a 26-person expert group headed by Kirit Parikh to prepare a report for low…Read more