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Hazards in the high mountains: Koshi Basin Part 1

Landslides, earthquakes, melting glaciers and deadly floods make life precarious on the Nepal-Tibet border

In Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk district, close to the Tibet border, fast flowing water emerges beneath a huge pile of debris left by the landslide that devastated the village of Jure nearly two years ago. Once the busiest highway between Nepal and China, the road was disrupted for months after the…Read More

Kolkata’s heat islands show increased intensity

A rapid loss of green cover, more vehicles on the roads and massive pressure of urbanisation are contributing to the negative change in microclimate in most cities in India

From leafy residential neighbourhoods to the heart of Kolkata’s business district, India’s eastern metropolis is showing unmistakable signs of urban heat islands…Read More

Brexit may not hit bilateral climate action

As four decades of unity come to an end, the United Kingdom exiting the European Union may not alter its energy and environmental cooperation with India and China

On the morning of Friday June24, the UK awoke to a position in the world that had changed irrevocably. Overnight, the result of the referendum called by Prime Minister David Cameron…Read More

India takes next step to realise solar dream

A move to set up 33 solar parks will help India achieve its target of 20 GW installed capacity from these big projects, which is one-fifth of the country’s ambitious target of 100 GW of solar power capacity by 2022

Ever since India’s National Solar Mission was launched in 2010, the sector has been going from strength to strength…Read More

Climate blight is harming the mango

Erratic rainfall and unexpected humidity, a fallout of increasingly unpredictable weather due to climate change, is hurting the cultivation and harvest of India’s favourite fruit

There’s no one better than Vivek Bhide for information and lore about the famed Alphonso mango of Ratnagiri. Known for the excellent quality of his Alphonso mangoes…Read more