Author: Bhasker Tripathi

How to make clean air plans work in Indian cities

by Bhasker Tripathi | Aug 28, 2020

Implementation of the clean air plans for India’s cities can work if there are legal mandates, clear targets and accountability, coordination and sufficient funding

Reboot Indian economy in clean mode after Covid-19 crisis

by Bhasker Tripathi | May 6, 2020

India can turn the crisis precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity by resetting its energy spending to favour renewable power in all spheres of economic activity

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Electric cars to remain in slow lane in India

By Shally Seth Mohile

Weak consumer appetite, lack of charging infrastructure and a high payback period is holding back adoption of electric cars for personal use in India

Best of 2020: Climate risk plans needed for investors in India

By Sapna Gopal

Financial institutions in India will have to integrate climate risk considerations in their investment decisions and portfolio management to mitigate impacts

Best of 2020: Light vehicles rev up India’s electric mobility market

By Soumya Sarkar

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%

Best of 2020: India to lead renewable energy surge

By Soumya Sarkar

Renewable power is surging despite the Covid-19 crisis and is on track to become the largest source of electricity by 2025, ending the dominance of coal

Best of 2020: Child activists lead the fight against climate change

By Anjali Notandas

Concerned about the dangers of climate change and environmental degradation, children in India have taken to activism, demanding their rights to a better future

Best of 2020: Climate change is making India less liveable

By Joydeep Gupta

The government’s first comprehensive study of climate change impacts and forecasts paints a grim scenario if greenhouse gas emissions are not controlled right now

Best of 2020: Cyclones rise as Indian Ocean heats up

By Soumya Sarkar

The rapid warming of the Indian Ocean due to climate change is leading to more cyclones pummelling South Asia, as storms gather more quickly and become more intense

Best of 2020: Climate change favours locust swarms in India

By Soumya Sarkar

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

Best of 2020: Covid-19 pandemic: lessons for climate crisis

By Nambi Appadurai

We have to invest in resilience-building measures, especially in health infrastructure, and weather and disease forecast systems, addressing training and adaptive capacity needs

Best of 2020: Children and climate crisis in a Covid-19 world

By Poornima Prabhakaran

We must address the intertwined nature of threat multipliers like climate change and pandemics to the physical and mental health of our children