The 100,000 Sacred Groves of India – and why they may be the world’s most efficient nature reserves.
No fences, no rangers, no budget. India’s sacred groves have been running the world’s most efficient nature reserves for centuries.
The curious case of Biodigesters: One of India’s most underrated climate tools
Gobar to Gas: How India’s oldest waste is becoming its newest energy source – and why biodigesters may be the most underrated climate tool available.
India is warming faster than the global average – what it means for every state
India is warming faster than the global average. Here is what that means for every state.
India’s wind energy story: 56 gigawatts of progress, and a much harder decade ahead
India just had its best year ever in wind energy. 6 GW added in a single financial year. Third-largest wind market in the world. 56 GW of total installed capacity.
The numbers are genuinely impressive. So is the gap between where India is and where it needs to be.
The Grandmother Effect: How One Climate-Aware Person Can Influence the Behaviour of Five Others
I used to think climate education was about reaching as many people as possible. Then I met Savitribai in Pune, and she showed me I had the whole thing backwards. It isn’t about how many people you reach. It is about who you reach first.
India’s farmers forecasted the monsoon long before satellites existed. One of them told me exactly how.
I spent a day with a 74-year-old farmer near Barmer who predicted the 2022 monsoon better than the regional IMD forecast. No instruments. No app. Just a tree, some ants, and four generations of accumulated observation. It changed how I think about climate knowledge entirely.