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Drill, baby, drill: What Trump could mean for the global climate agenda
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar US exit from the Paris Agreement leaves a global leadership vacuum, butoffers an opportunity for other countries...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Jan 246 min read
‘We couldn’t bear the shame of not repaying our debts, so we left’
Migrant workers across South-Asian countries tap into savings, depend on family or borrow from informal moneylenders to cope with the...
Amoolya Rajappa
Dec 30, 20247 min read
‘High targets, poor wages, compromised safety’
A worker-led survey reveals poor safety standards in India's auto sector's supply chains Hepzi Anthony Pic Credit: Safe in India MUMBAI,...
Hepzi Anthony
Dec 30, 20245 min read
How babies bear the unequal burden of poor air
A new study focused on Delhi’s migrant worker hubs calls for more investment in building awareness and campaigns to check the impact of...
Monika Banerjee
Dec 11, 20247 min read
Can COP29 deliver for vulnerable communities hit by climate change?
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Much of climate finance has gone towards mitigation, mainly measures to reduce emissions, but communities also...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Oct 25, 20245 min read
Where have all the migrants gone?
Data on migrant workers collected during the pandemic has been poorly utilised to extend welfare benefits to construction workers in...
Himanshu Upadhyaya
Oct 22, 20245 min read
Why India needs to understand Bangladesh's climate vulnerability
Countries can no longer plan climate adaptation in isolation. The India-Bangaldesh climate migration pattern shows the need for nations...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Oct 14, 20245 min read
How politics over jobs alienates migrants
Low-income migrant workers are the first victims of domicile job quotas, which experts say is a populist approach to garner votes but...
Anuja
Sep 26, 20248 min read
Does climate change sway elections? The answer might surprise you.
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar Economic problems remain top priority for most voters, but climate change has become an important issue for...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Sep 23, 20245 min read
The climate clean-up debate
Poor countries bear the unequal burden of the impact of climate change, which is at the centre of the Global North versus Global South...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Sep 4, 20246 min read
Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?
The games boost local business, create much-needed employment in host cities, but have also been criticised for adding to emissions and...
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar
Sep 4, 20246 min read
The 'climate cocktail' impacting worker health
More than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, says report Rishabh...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Jul 17, 20243 min read
The Case of Climate Refugees
Rising temperatures, sinking coastlines and increasing extreme weather events are major environmental factors that will force people to move
Rishabh Shrivastava
May 24, 20244 min read
Breaking The Migrant Stereotype, One Story At a Time
Ekata Bakshi, Anwesha Konar and Pranab Karmakar Illustration: Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi The 'Montages of Migration' series, by...
Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi
May 15, 20241 min read
Net-Zero Targets and The Case of Construction Workers
India’s construction industry employs nearly 60 million people but many lack skills to keep pace as the sector turns green Rishabh...
Rishabh Shrivastava
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Farm to Fuel: The Biofuel Breakdown
Biofuels are being seen as a green energy source to combat climate change, but what does it mean for farmers who are migrating as climate lo
Dr Parul Pal
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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