Analysis & Data

How babies bear the unequal burden of poor air

Monika Banerjee

Dec 117 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...

Can COP29 deliver for vulnerable communities hit by climate change?

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Oct 255 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...

Himanshu Upadhyaya

Oct 225 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...

Why India needs to understand Bangladesh's climate vulnerability

Rishabh Shrivastava

Oct 145 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...

How politics over jobs alienates migrants

Anuja

Sep 278 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...

Does climate change sway elections? The answer might surprise you.

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Sep 235 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...

Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?

Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Aug 266 min read

Dream or curse: Can the Olympics be good for local communities?

I n his recent Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi championed India’s capacity to host the 2036 Olympic Games. “It is...

Rishabh Shrivastava

Aug 236 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, Nidhi Jamwal, Naveen Kumar Manoharan

Aug 51 min read

The Worry About Warming Waters

Millions of people in India live near the coastline, many depend on the fisheries sector for a living, and they will be the worst hit as...

The 'climate cocktail' impacting worker health

Rishabh Shrivastava

Jul 193 min read

The 'climate cocktail' impacting worker health

More than 70 percent of the global workforce, is likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, says report Rishabh...

Rishabh Shrivastava

May 244 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

Breaking The Migrant Stereotype, One Story At a Time

Bhargabi Ghosh and Harshika Tripathi

May 151 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...

‘Dignity First’ Is The Resolve Of A Migrant Worker Turned Boss

Harshika Tripathi

May 151 min read

‘Dignity First’ Is The Resolve Of A Migrant Worker Turned Boss

Arunopol Seal, Vikesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar and Anwesha Konar Video credit: Harshika Tripathi Rajesh Ravidas migrated from Jharkhand to...

ft. Bhasker Tripathi

Apr 121 min read

Biofuel breakdown 2: A story of protest

Bhasker Tripathi, journalist, talks about his reporting on farmers in a Indian village protesting against a biofuel plant

Net-zero Targets And The Case of Construction Workers

Rishabh Shrivastava

Apr 124 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...

Dr Parul Pal

Jan 254 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

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