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Climate change continues to be most severely felt by the poorest people in any population, particularly those living in poorly-resourced, isolated and extreme environments

Coastal communities in Tamil Nadu are finding alternative livelihoods in aquaculture to counter challenges of rising sea levels, increasing salinity and coastal erosion

Government schemes have helped the entry of cleaner cooking fuel in rural homes, but ensuring sustained use over traditional biomass substitutes is still a challenge

Not much will happen despite efforts to clean up the air in India's cities and villages till we acknowledge the deep-seated issues and set aggressive reduction targets for a variety of sources

Electricity for farm work is now solar-powered by the state power distribution company. The success of this initiative can be a model for other states

These rivers sustain life in the mountains and supply critically-needed water to the bigger rivers in the Ganga basin

Destructive human activity, rising temperatures in the Arabian Sea and ocean acidification is pushing the coral ecosystem in Lakshadweep to the verge of breakdown

Rapid erosion, turbulent seas and rising ocean temperatures brought on by climate change pose serious threats to the coral atolls of Lakshadweep archipelago

Nearly half of the villages in the deltaic fragile islands of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve area are highly vulnerable to storm surges induced by climate change, new research shows

Sticking to protecting the rights of people within borders, while the problems due to climate change erode the well-being of people across national boundaries, is not a winning strategy for anyone