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Environment Ministry’s Cooling Action Plan Is a Good Start but Not Good Enough

Low-cost solar lamps.

Can India’s Solar Revolution Help Meet Its Paris Agreement Emission Goals?

Cultural Heritage Has a Lot to Teach Us About Climate Change

We Can Limit Human-Induced Global Warming to 1.5℃, but It Will Be Painful

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Climate Change Is Reducing the Ability of Forests to Store Carbon

An aerial view of a flooded area in Kerala, August 19, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Sivaram V

India Lost $79.5 Billion to Natural Disasters in 20 Years: UN Report

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Tamil Nadu’s Chembarambakkam Lake Foretells an Aridity in the Sands of Time