India needs more urban forests for multiple benefits
Although there is no lack of good examples that can be adopted, a lack of political will and outdated laws hamper the creation of urban forests in Indian cities
Tag: urbanisation
Social distancing a cruel joke in Himalayan cities
Packed inside homes on narrow lanes, people in Himalayan cities facing the coronavirus pandemic find it impossible to maintain physical distance from each other
A drizzle and waterlogging, that’s monsoon Delhi
India’s capital will continue to get flooded every monsoon till there’s coordinated action between the multiple authorities
Cities flooded as climate change leads to short bursts of intense rain
The travails of city dwellers in India due to flooding and waterlogging will only increase unless town planners account for climate change effects while designing storm water drains
In a typically Indian paradox, large parts of the country remain water-stressed for a greater part of the year, but reel under devastating floods or severe waterlogging after heavy downpours…Read More
Chennai takes baby steps to restore water bodies
Jolted out of complacency after the devastating 2015 floods in Chennai, city authorities have begun to restore water bodies in the coastal metropolis. But experts and activists say that there’s a long way to go
Whenever P. Hemamalini goes to her house in West Mambalam in Chennai, she goes past a Lake View Road. But she says there’s neither a view nor a lake along the road…Read More
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- Floods disrupt monsoon weddings in Bihar 13.06.22In India’s most flood-prone state, grooms are hopping into boats and onto tractors to avoid having to cancel weddings. This type of adaptation comes with risk and some cultural lossAlok Gupta
- Walking in the shadow of Madhya Pradesh’s devastating floods 02.06.22A walk along the River Sindh in central India reveals lasting damage from floods in August 2021, when unprecedented rainfall and mismanaged water reservoirs led to widespread losses for the region’s farmersAishani Goswami, Rahul Singh
- Climate change hits harvest of one of world’s priciest mushrooms in Himalayas 26.04.22Picking wild morel mushrooms brought big money to mountain villages in the Indian Himalayas. But higher spring temperatures and low rainfall may mean an end to the lucrative harvestJigyasa Mishra
- India’s banks unprepared for climate breaking points 06.04.22New analysis has found India's large lenders and state-run energy giants are doing little to reduce their mounting climate exposureLou del Bello
- Fears for farming as groundwater plummets in northern India 21.02.22Across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, there has been an alarming rise in the number of districts categorised as ‘overexploited’Kapil Kajal
- India’s policymakers get detailed data to help manage disasters 31.01.22As disasters worsen due to climate change, a new report reveals what to expect in every district of the country in the hope of mitigating the human costsJoydeep Gupta
- Rooftop solar: The missing piece of India’s renewable ambitions 27.01.22India aimed to roll out 40 GW of rooftop solar capacity by 2022, but has not achieved a tenth of the target. This could derail the country’s dreams to be a leader on climate action.Lou del Bello
- In Bihar, women face floods and increasing violence 12.01.22As climate change increases the incidence of flooding, women in the northeast Indian state of Bihar are becoming more vulnerable to violence and traffickingShreya Raman
- Early heatwaves foreshadow uncertain future in South Asia 12.04.21As Pakistan, Bangladesh and India warn citizens of higher temperatures in early April, experts say urgent adaptation is essentialZuha Siddiqui