Cities

Rajendra Pachauri was the global face in the combat against climate change, until he was accused of sexual misconduct

But takes a regressive step in this year’s budget with a huge allocation for coal

Electric auto rickshaws repurposed to hold a kitchen are providing an innovative and eco-friendly way for women in Kerala to earn a livelihood

There is a major push in India and China to drive adoption of electric two-wheelers, with India providing financial incentives for 86 different models of electric scooters and motorcycles

Community led watershed management in climate-vulnerable Mizoram can ensure water security in the eastern Himalayan province during the lean season

It’ll take a global system change if this wish of former UK energy minister Claire O’Neill, who will head the next United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, were to come true

Authorities need to move now to expand straw gasification and combat the next airpocalypse that is worsened by farm residue burning every spring and autumn

The annual summit failed to make headway as there was a breakdown in discussions over finance, carbon markets or how to deal with loss and damage caused by climate change

Many high greenhouse gas emitting countries, including India and China, have reduced emissions intensity, but governments need to take stronger action to restrain global warming

An increasing number of women in the climate-hit region Marathwada in Maharashtra are feeding their families and making money through diversified organic agriculture