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Mumbai air pollution at dawn-air quality

January 18, 2020

10 things you didn’t know about India’s air quality

Everyone is talking about air pollution, but how much do you really know about it?

by Shloka Nath | 2 min read

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December 12, 2019

The environmental movement has made a few mistakes

Vance Martin on how the Western paradigm of development is hurting India, and what it will take to win the fight against climate change.

by Saahil Kejriwal, Smarinita Shetty | 6 min read

October 11, 2019

Flood management: Looking beyond defence strategies

The simultaneous implementation of diversified strategies can help make flood-prone areas more resilient.

by Abdul Hamid, Nirmalya Choudhury | 2 min read

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October 10, 2019

IDR Interviews | Dr Vandana Shiva

World-renowned scientist and biodiversity expert shares invaluable wisdom on the overlaps between indigenous and scientific knowledge, and how both can shape national and global policy.

by Saahil Kejriwal, Rachita Vora | 10 min read

September 19, 2019

Economic growth vs climate security: We can have it all

Growing economies tend to believe that effective climate policy comes at the cost of economic growth. But there are ways for countries to make development less carbon-intensive and more resilient.

by Britt Groosman, Richie Ahuja | 6 min read

Boy in school uniform wearing face mask

June 04, 2019

Air pollution: We aren’t doing enough

The government’s National Clean Air Programme is a good first step in its ‘war against pollution’. However, given the absence of a legal framework, and ambiguity around implementation, we are unlikely to be breathing safe air anytime soon.

by Zarir De Vitre | 6 min read

damage caused by cyclone fani in odisha

May 22, 2019

Cyclone Fani: Build back better

We cannot respond to Cyclone Fani in the way we've responded to other cyclones. The severe food security and shelter implications need immediate attention not just from the government but from the impacted communities themselves.

by Liby Johnson | 4 min read

A woman walking through Sundarpur Mundasahi, Andharua, Odisha, after Cyclone Fani

May 15, 2019

Rethinking our approaches to disaster relief

The government's response to Cyclone Fani reflects the techno-managerial approach we have towards disaster relief. We need to shift to an approach that takes people's needs into account instead of relying on templatised solutions.

by Liby Johnson | 5 min read

Heavy machinery on indian land_ASwaminathan

April 12, 2019

What we need is a commons manifesto

How India handles land use change will decide whether it can improve lives without warming the world.

by Amitav Ghosh, Nityanand Jayaraman, T.M. Krishna | 4 min read

4 children standing near a polluted water body

November 19, 2018

Building long-term sanitation solutions

As we mark World Toilet Day this November, we need to think about how we manage human faecal waste. This is particularly important in India—a country with the fastest growing urban population in the world.

by Madhu Krishna | 3 min read

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