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• Climate change drives down yields and nutrition of Indian crops 14.07.22
  Rising temperatures and weather fluctuations may drive hunger and malnutrition in India, unless the country acts urgently
  Fateh Veer Singh Guram
• Floods disrupt monsoon weddings in Bihar 13.06.22
  In India’s most flood-prone state, grooms are hopping into boats and onto tractors to avoid having to cancel weddings. This type of adaptation comes with risk and some cultural loss
  Alok Gupta
• Walking in the shadow of Madhya Pradesh’s devastating floods 02.06.22
  A walk along the River Sindh in central India reveals lasting damage from floods in August 2021, when unprecedented rainfall and mismanaged water reservoirs led to widespread losses for the region’s farmers
  Aishani Goswami, Rahul Singh
• Climate change hits harvest of one of world’s priciest mushrooms in Himalayas 26.04.22
  Picking wild morel mushrooms brought big money to mountain villages in the Indian Himalayas. But higher spring temperatures and low rainfall may mean an end to the lucrative harvest
  Jigyasa Mishra
• India’s banks unprepared for climate breaking points 06.04.22
  New analysis has found India's large lenders and state-run energy giants are doing little to reduce their mounting climate exposure
  Lou del Bello
• Fears for farming as groundwater plummets in northern India 21.02.22
  Across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, there has been an alarming rise in the number of districts categorised as ‘overexploited’
  Kapil Kajal
• India’s policymakers get detailed data to help manage disasters 31.01.22
  As disasters worsen due to climate change, a new report reveals what to expect in every district of the country in the hope of mitigating the human costs
  Joydeep Gupta
• Rooftop solar: The missing piece of India’s renewable ambitions 27.01.22
  India aimed to roll out 40 GW of rooftop solar capacity by 2022, but has not achieved a tenth of the target. This could derail the country’s dreams to be a leader on climate action.
  Lou del Bello
• In Bihar, women face floods and increasing violence 12.01.22
  As climate change increases the incidence of flooding, women in the northeast Indian state of Bihar are becoming more vulnerable to violence and trafficking
  Shreya Raman
• Early heatwaves foreshadow uncertain future in South Asia 12.04.21
  As Pakistan, Bangladesh and India warn citizens of higher temperatures in early April, experts say urgent adaptation is essential
  Zuha Siddiqui