India has committed to transit substantially from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This is an opportunity to ensure that the legacy problems of fossil fuels do not affect renewable energy and the transition is just environmentally and socially. MORE ...
A touch of green
Of green and not-so-green thoughts
Friday 26 March 2021
Monday 1 March 2021
City Scripts on covering climate change
On February 27, I spoke with environment journalists on covering climate change. This was at the City Scripts online conference organised by the Indian Institute of Human Settlements, Bengaluru. SEE THE VIDEO ...
Saturday 27 February 2021
OL Nation: The Nilgiris, Todas and sustainable environmental action
It was a privilege to be invited by the Old Lawrencians Association (OLA) to participate and moderate in a discussion on the environment of the Nilgiris. SEE THE VIDEO ...
Friday 5 February 2021
What will be the environmental impact of the government's infrastructure push?
The government has launched an infrastructure push with the Union Budget. What will be its environmental impact considering that the government is also diluting environmental regulations. MORE ...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Indian environmental history for young adults
A new book explains Indian environmental history to young adults. MORE ...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Editor's review of 2020
The year 2020 was a difficult one, with the COVID-19 casting its shadow over everything else. MORE ...
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Environmental issues behind the farmers' protests
There are strong environmental issues such as climate change behind the ongoing farmers' protests. MORE ...