Best of 2020: Climate change favours locust swarms in India
The locust swarms that destroyed farmlands in western and northern India are linked to the warming of the Indian Ocean. Such proliferation is more likely as rainfall patterns change
Author: Soumya Sarkar
Climate crisis set to treble migration in South Asia by 2050
The number of people displaced by climate change impacts is projected to rise exponentially in South Asia unless stronger action is taken to reduce distress migration
Companies taking climate action rise, 4 Indian firms on A list
Environmental transparency is making headway as there is increasing demand from big investors for corporations to disclose their impact and mitigating actions
Storms and floods new normal in pandemic year
People across South Asia and China paid a heavy price in 2020 as severe cyclones, persistent heavy rain and floods set new records amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Light vehicles rev up India’s electric mobility market
In a promising outlook for light mobility, penetration of electric 3-wheelers in India may rise up to 75% by 2030, followed by 2-wheelers at 35%
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