Author: Rijit Sengupta

Protecting just 30% of earth's land and sea could result in financial benefits of nearly USD 235 billion every year by 2050, even without accounting for ecosystem services

Kolkata’s iconic horse-drawn carriages are struggling to stay in business, especially after Cyclone Amphan battered the city and tourists disappeared due to the pandemic

Various Indian provinces are stepping up on climate initiatives to deal with extreme weather events that are occurring more frequently across the country

India has to take a more proactive role in global negotiations for stronger conservation of high seas that are under threat from climate change

The makers of Wade, an award-winning short animation film, imagine a climate dystopia where a rising sea floods their home city of Kolkata

Project costs are set to rise as state-owned firms stop buying Chinese solar equipment and developers face higher import tariffs amid inadequate domestic capacity

In northern India, including Delhi, life expectancy shrivels by around nine years from breathing filthy air, a situation that can be reversed only through drastic policy changes and action

Studies on earth’s upper atmosphere over Antarctica provide a new opportunity to monitor how well human interventions to reduce emissions are working

India has to strictly regulate the disposal of toxic fly ash from coal-fired power plants to minimise environmental and health risks to local communities

As more people start using air-conditioners and fridges in a hotter planet, energy efficient cooling devices are needed to keep greenhouse gas emissions in check