Greater Gender Inclusion and Attention to Contextual Effects of Climate Change Is the Way Forward!

Women’s close association with sustainable livelihoods, especially among the underprivileged sections of society, is well known. Climate change will (unarguably) affect the ability of vulnerable communities to provide for their everyday needs and existence. Women in ecologically critical locations are acutely aware of the threat that climate change poses to livelihood …

Climate Change – the Story of This Century

Can you do any media report today without factoring in climate change? Unlikely. Are you covering a fashion show? Talk to the designers and they will tell you about the problems of getting good cloth; first because cotton and silk productions have been hit by climate change and second because …

Unleashing Inclusive Entrepreneurship at Scale

Across Indian society, entrepreneurial instincts and inclinations of a rapidly growing population are becoming increasingly visible and are exerting a rising influence on the economy. This transition, more akin to a phenomenon, is driven by demand for new products and services and is not limited to ‘start-ups’ or new micro, …

Khayega Toh Badhega India! Kya Tapti Dhoop Mein Jalega India?

The 2017-18 Economic Survey had cautioned that climate change might reduce India’s annual agriculture income in the range of 15% to 18% and up to 20%-25% for unirrigated areas. Even now we can see the effects of climate change aggravating our problems as an agro-producer nation. As per a 2022 World …

Climate Change and its Implications on Technology Development

There has been a confusion with the words ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’. People tend to use them at their convenience. Put simply, global warming refers to the rise in surface temperature and climate change is the side effect of global warming. It is well accepted that human activities have …

Needed … a Science–Policy–Community Interface for Better Integration of Nature within Human Settlements

A rejuvenated pond in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh (implemented with support from HCL Foundation) The UN decade on Ecosystem Restoration or the Decade for Nature started quite sombrely with the COVID-19 pandemic engulfing the world. Even as the world struggled with multiple lockdowns losing lives and livelihoods, we saw what …