Urban Heat Islands: A Burning Reality for India’s Fast-Growing Cities
A recent study published in npj Urban Sustainability—titled “Surface Urban Heat Island Effects Intensify More Rapidly in Lower Income Countries” (Yuan et…
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Climate Change
Uttarakhand’s ‘Green Chardham Yatra’ 2025: Can Pilgrimage and Sustainability Go Hand-in-Hand?
Every year, lakhs of devotees brave the treacherous roads, unpredictable weather, and high altitudes to visit the holy shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath,…
India’s Climate Strategy: Why Marginalized Communities Must Be at the Centre of Urban Resilience
India’s cities are expanding at breakneck speed, evolving into sprawling urban hubs that drive the nation’s economic engine. Yet, this rapid urbanization…
CNG Vehicles Under Scrutiny For Delhi and Gurugram – ICCT Study
Delhi has had poor air quality for decades, and the transport sector is a major contributor," noted the report.
Integrate Cities With Nature To Fight Climate Change NOW
Concrete jungle’ is a word we’re all too familiar with nowadays and the places we inhabit fit the bill a little too…
Indian Cities Struggle to Preserve Wetlands to Fight Urban Flooding
India’s biggest challenge in front of its growth is the impact of climate change on its populace. The country has seen unprecedented…
Understanding The Social Cost of Climate-Change in India
Based on the IPCC 2018 report, it is estimated if trends in climate change and land holdings in India continue at the…
How Urban Poor Are Being Left Out of Climate Actions in India?
In urban areas in India, the urban poor usually are forced to settle in slums, squatters, and other informal settlements; often on land use that is not only at high risk but also that have a low potential for contestations (such as adjacent to railway tracks, or in low land areas).
What Nations Can Learn from Australia Bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly recently in…
What Will Turn The Tide of Climate Change: Individual Action or Policy Action?
Climate change is real, and we all feel its effects. It is heartening to see a lot of individual action and small…
