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The rolling hills of Shillong, also known as the ‘Scotland of the East’

Tankers in the Abode of Clouds: Shillong’s Growing Water Crisis

01 Aug 2025

8 min read

Snowless winters & spiraling climate: India's 2025 weather emergency (image: UnpetitproleX; Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Heatwaves, landslides, rising seas: How India’s climate is spiraling in real time

20 Jul 2025

6 min read

Mumbai’s Sau Meenatai Thackeray Flower Market loaded with fresh stock of flowers

Before the Flowers Bloom: Climate Stress and Shifting Livelihoods in Maharashtra’s Flower Economy

18 Jul 2025

8 min read

The growing water poverty at the household level in India

When the heat rises, water runs out: How climate shocks are deepening water poverty in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

12 Jul 2025

4 min read

Creeper covers can be a great way to prevent the home from turning into a furnace

How do you fight a heatwave when your home is a furnace?

28 Jun 2025

5 min read

Floods are changing in India, and we need to be prepared

Are India’s floods getting smaller or stronger? Surprising trends in river behaviour explained

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

28 Jun 2025

5 min read

How climate change will intensify heat across India by 2030 (Image: Reuters)

Unpacking the double whammy of heat and rain extremes

10 Jun 2025

5 min read

Mobilising youth for water conservation and climate action (Image Source: ACWADAM)

How Maharashtra mobilises youth for water conservation and climate action

Rajeshwari S Bhosale

03 Jun 2025

6 min read

Damaged by cyclone (Image: Yezdani Rahman)

When summer brings cyclones: Lessons the subcontinent can’t ignore

26 May 2025

5 min read

A woman street vendor selling drinks on hot streets in India

Rising heatwaves and falling incomes challenge the survival of informal workers in urban India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

13 May 2025

6 min read

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense in India. How do we cope with them?

Weathering heatwaves in India 2025: Health, water and policy challenges amidst climate change

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

08 May 2025

9 min read

A multifaceted approach to urban heatwaves (Image: Sri Kolari)

Inside Delhi’s urban heat island: How AI and community action are combating the crisis

07 May 2025

5 min read

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