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The resounding victory for the governing party in India’s elections means that it is likely to continue championing the policies it embarked on in 2014, some of them with serious environmental consequences

With examples from South Asia, this book makes a strong case for participation of all in the governance of climate adaptation projects

Government’s ambitious renewable energy target can be met with policy certainty, financial support and increased consumer awareness

Overexploitation and mismanagement have placed intolerable stress on the Cauvery river in southern India, but no remedy is in sight yet

As renewables continue to be the cheapest source of electricity in India, many states are framing policies to further boost the use of clean energy

India has shown much improvement in saving lives from extreme storms like Cyclone Fani, but enormous challenges remain on the rehabilitation and rebuilding fronts

India’s political leadership is failing to explicitly make the connection between security, development and climate change in this election campaign, even though many issues hinge on it

The first global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services has held humans largely responsible for a looming mass extinction of species

As the already hot Indian summer gets hotter due to climate change, there is need for urgent action to combat debilitating heat stress and to build climate-resilient infrastructure

In a long-term research project, Indian scientists have begun tracking the behaviour of Kaziranga National Park in the Brahmaputra river basin as a carbon sink and source