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The Hindu
29-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Climate change and climate justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition
In Climate Change and Climate Justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition, The Hindu investigates India's multifaceted response to climate change. This exclusive e-book delves into India's unique position as the fourth largest economy in the world and one of the top polluters, its strategies for meeting rising energy demands while maintaining climate goals, its efforts to protect citizens from extreme weather, and its efforts in preserving vital glaciers and river systems. It also examines India's role in international climate negotiations. This e-book is a must-read for anyone interested in climate action, sustainable development, and India's pivotal role in shaping a greener future. What's inside: 1. India and climate change: why you should care, by Jacob Koshy 2. Meeting soaring energy demand without losing sight of climate goals, by Ashmita Gupta 3. Climate change, the integrity of India's land, and how we need to prepare, by C.P. Rajendran 4. India's struggle to protect lives as heat waves outpace preparedness, by Rohini Subrahmanyam 5. Wading through the complexity of India's surface water resources, by Veena Srinivasan 6. Fighting what climate change is doing to animals merits a change of India's own, by Nikhil Sreekandan 7. Trees can help fight climate change — but what about their problems?, by Monika Mondal 8. Early warning systems: getting there, but not there yet, by T.V. Padma 9. India's place in the meandering life of the 'Loss and Damage' fund, by Priyali Prakash 10. A brief history of India in international climate negotiations, by Krithika Ravishankar and Kaveri Ashok 11. Cryosphere crisis: glaciers, water scarcity, and a race to adapt in the Himalayas, by Neelima Vallangi Please find the links & content of the e-book on Climate Change here - To download a sample of the e-book : To buy the e-book from Amazon: To download the PDF version for the book, subscribe here:
The Hindu
14-07-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Part 1: William Lambton and the Trigonometrical Survey The Rearview podcast
Mount Everest has been an enigma for centuries. While an object of worship historically, it presented itself as a tantalising puzzle to the measurement-obsessed surveyors of the East India Company. However, this puzzle presented itself in the way it did, only because of an ambitious enterprise that sought to answer a much more fundamental question: What is the exact shape of the earth? In the first of a two-episode deep dive, we look into the exploits of William Lambton, who pioneered India's first 'Big Data' exercise called Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. The Rearview is a podcast where the hosts guide you on a scenic route through the history of science. Filled with fascinating anecdotes, deep archival dives, and a closer look at the quirky minds behind groundbreaking ideas. Hosts: Jacob Koshy and Sobhana K Nair Edited and produced by Jude Francis Weston
The Hindu
02-06-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Jayant Narlikar Vs Big Bang
'Our whole universe was in a hot dense state and then 14 billion years ago expansion started it .' This episode is about a scientist and one of the giants of cosmology who would have disagreed with the BareNakedLadies theme song to the Big Bang Theory. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who passed earlier this month, was, as a scientist, best known for advancing alternate interpretations to the mainstream consensus that the Universe began as Big Bang. But there is much more to him - institution builder, science writer, astrology-debunker and passionate advocate of everyone honing a scientific temper. The Rearview is a podcast where the hosts guide you on a scenic route through the history of science. Filled with fascinating anecdotes, deep archival dives, and a closer look at the quirky minds behind groundbreaking ideas. Hosts: Jacob Koshy and Sobhana K Nair Edited and produced by Jude Francis Weston Listen to more Rearview podcast episodes:
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
Watch: Technology, Science, and Policy: can they together save a warming planet?
The Hindu's deputy science editor Jacob Koshy discusses climate change with IISc professor Sambuddha Misra, Arunabha Ghosh, Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Suruchi Bhadwal, Director, Climate Change and Air Quality, TERI. 'Climate change and economics have to be tied into one discussion,' said Dr. Ghosh. While what India commits to absolute reduction of greenhouse gases in the future is a matter of speculation, Dr. Ghosh said that we should counter climate change because three-quarters of the country's districts are hotspots for climate change, and 80% of Indians are already living in areas that are highly vulnerable hydro-meteorological disasters. While discussing about geoengineering techniques, geoengineering can have side-effects, which is why long-term pilot-scale studies are important, the Mr. Misra said. Read more: Role of multilateral regime remains relevant in fight against climate change: experts
