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Maladaptation has been discussed as part of negotiations on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) at COP29.

‘Maladaptation’ fears might end up blocking climate funds for poor nations

Overly strict definitions of failed climate adaptation can potentially prevent vital projects in developing countries from getting financial support.
Rishika Pardikar
In 2011, ICAR started the National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture.

Research on climate change is 40 per cent of ICAR’s budget: S.K. Chaudhari

ICAR’s Deputy Director General of Natural Resources Management says farmers are prepared to adopt new technologies to ensure climate resilience. 
Rishika Pardikar
A sit-in protest during COP21, UN Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 9, 2015.

New climate model puts equity at the forefront

Researchers propose new framework for climate action that considers development levels, energy thresholds, and fair carbon budget allocation.
Rishika Pardikar
Tree ferns at the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.

AECOM report reveals questionable aims in Rs.72,000 crore Great Nicobar island development plan

Report commissioned by NITI Aayog reveals a bias that may compromise tribal rights and ecological preservation.
Rishika Pardikar
B.K. Dikshit, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, says the forest department and State government’s disagreement means conflict. 

‘Forest department said nearly 1 lakh trees would be cut if license for mining were given for Sandur forests’: B.K. Dikshit

Karnataka’s top forest official explains why the department opposes mining in Sandur’s rich forests.
Rishika Pardikar
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holds the party’s manifesto as he addresses supporters during an election campaign meeting on the outskirts of Hyderabad on April 6, 2024.

What do election manifestos of the Congress, CPI(M) and BJP have to say on environmental issues?

A brief analysis of the manifestos of the three parties reveals stark differences in their approaches to tackling pressing ecological challenges.
Rishika Pardikar
A woman from a tribal community in Kalahandi district of Odisha collects mahua flowers

Is the MoEFCC encroaching into the domain of Tribal Affairs Ministry?

A joint advisory by both ministries has triggered concerns, signalling the Environment Ministry’s intrusion on matters earmarked for the Tribal Affair
Rishika Pardikar
Women of the Nonia, Bind, and Beldar communities raise slogans during the “Belan Rally” demanding Scheduled Tribe status to be granted to them, at Milar School ground, in Patna.

Chairperson’s post at the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes vacant for eight months

As the crucial body tasked with safeguarding tribal rights remains headless, critical assessments of Forest Rights Act implementation gather dust.
Rishika Pardikar
A view of the Lohit river in Arunachal Pradesh.

How a hydropower project threatens the wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh

With its renewed clearances, the project raises red flags as the eco-sensitive region is home to at least two species of critically endangered birds.
Rishika Pardikar
A rail road passing through the Western Ghats in Karnataka.

Wildlife Institute’s biodiversity study for rail project in Western Ghats raises conflict of interest concerns

Terms of the assessment are set by RVNL, the project developer.
Rishika Pardikar
The WWF-Uttarakhand Forest Department study reveals that the tiger presence and dispersal across the Western Terai region are more extensive than previously thought.

How tigers in Uttarakhand’s Thano range are under threat from an airport project

A WWF-Uttarakhand Forest Department study found new evidence of a breeding, thriving population of tigers at the Shivalik Elephant Reserve.
Rishika Pardikar
Treated water comes out of a canal at the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley project.

Karnataka’s KC Valley project: A sustainable solution for water crisis?

The Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley project tackles water crisis by recharging groundwater with treated wastewater in drought-prone areas.
Rishika Pardikar
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