Interviews

Swapnamita C Vaideswaran
Natural Disasters

‘We cannot develop the mountains like plains’

Dakshiani Palicha
7 min read
The Himalayas are being developed beyond their capacity, even as the landscape experiences climate-induced geohazards, says Swapnamita C Vaideswaran of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
I believe Belem will be the first COP of implementation. But we also want it to be a COP of adaptation and of turnaround: André Aranha Corrêa do Lago
Climate Change

I believe Belem will be the first COP of implementation. But we also want it to be a COP of adaptation and of turnaround: André Aranha Corrêa do Lago

Jayanta Basu
10 min read
The essence of the COP is not only to approve decisions but also to implement the approved decisions, says COP30 president
There is no end to preparing for extreme weather events in the Himalayas: Sonam Lotus
Natural Disasters

There is no end to preparing for extreme weather events in the Himalayas: Sonam Lotus

Rajat Ghai
2 min read
As extreme weather batters the hills this monsoon, Down To Earth speaks to well-known meteorologist from Ladakh, Sonam Lotus
‘Western disturbances lingering in India till monsoon due to climate change, causing extreme rainfall in Himalayas ’
Illustration: Yogendra Anand / CSE
‘The government has invited these Himalayan disasters’
Supriya Sahu is additional chief secretary of environment, climate change & forests, Tamil Nadu government.
‘Almost every middle-income country is being targeted by Big Food and its scientific agents’
'Biggest problem with India's rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guaranteed by local installer'
Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana
Radheshyam Bishnoi
New proposal to add exemptions for a banned hazardous chemical under Stockholm Convention is questioning its credibility: Giulia Carlini
‘Project benefits conservation’
‘Incentivise diagnosis of silicosis’
Getting the BBNJ Agreement ratified at the United Nations Ocean Conference will be an ambitious task: Nichola Clark
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