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From Gurgaon to Chicago, a global wake-up call on floods
More cities are flooding under heavy rains, but drainage, zoning, and warning systems lag far behind. Vaishnavi Chandrasekar Pic credit:...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jul 286 min read


Hot February, cool May: what the first half of 2025 says about India’s shifting weather
It’s not just rising temperatures—moisture, unpredictability, and urbanisation are reshaping how India experiences heat. Vaishnavi...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jun 256 min read


Life Below Water: Will Nice deliver a Paris Agreement for the ocean?
The third UN Ocean Conference at Nice, France will push for a treaty to protect the high seas and garner new commitments for ocean...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
May 296 min read


India’s Urban Heat Plans Are Growing — But So Is Concrete
From green shades to cold wards, municipalities are experimenting with measures to cope with rising heat. But the long-term solution lies...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Apr 246 min read


Anatomy of a disaster: What the 2023 Sikkim glacial flood tells us about climate risk in the Himalayas
Plans to rebuild the Teesta III dam destroyed by a glacial lake flood are being opposed by environmentalists and local communities....

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Mar 247 min read


Gaslighting: Is India’s LPG program a model for developing countries?
Access to LPG in India has expanded to almost a 100 million families living below the poverty line on the back of a state push to improve...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Feb 217 min read


Drill, baby, drill: What Trump could mean for the global climate agenda
US exit from the Paris Agreement leaves a global leadership vacuum, butoffers an opportunity for other countries to step up to the plate....

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jan 246 min read


People in Parks: Why the UN issued a human rights code for conservation
In a first, the United Nations Environment Program issued a set of principles this month for private NGOs and funders to follow to ensure...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Dec 27, 20247 min read


The perils of plastic
Can the Global Plastics Treaty protect the environment and also address the livelihoods and health of millions of informal workers who...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Nov 21, 20245 min read


Can COP29 deliver for vulnerable communities hit by climate change?
Much of climate finance has gone towards mitigation, mainly measures to reduce emissions, but communities also need money to help them...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Does climate change sway elections? The answer might surprise you.
Economic problems remain top priority for most voters, but climate change has become an important issue for young people everywhere....

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Sep 23, 20245 min read


Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?
I n his recent Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi championed India’s capacity to host the 2036 Olympic Games. “It is...

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Aug 26, 20246 min read

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