Nidhi Jamwal

4 days ago | india.mongabay.com | Nidhi Jamwal

Hauz-i-Shamsi, an ancient waterbody in Mehrauli in Delhi, has been revived using nature-based solutions. Urban lakes create their microclimate and can help combat the urban heat island effect if integrated into the heat action plans of cities. According to the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s First Census of Water Bodies in 2021, Delhi has 893 water bodies, of which nearly one-fourth are encroached.

1 week ago | shorturl.at | Nidhi Jamwal

Three days back, on May 28, a mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside, and within minutes obliterated Blatten village. Ironically, this happened just a day before the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation kicked off in Dushanbe in Republic of Tajikistan. The Swiss village has become a haunting reminder of what melting glaciers can do to the human population.

1 week ago | downtoearth.org.in | Nidhi Jamwal

Monsoon is on a record-breaking spree this year. On May 26, it arrived in Mumbai way ahead of its anticipated arrival on June 11. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this is the earliest recorded arrival of the southwest monsoon in the country’s financial capital. With the arrival of the monsoon, the metropolis was pounded with heavy rainfall for two consecutive days, which led to breaking yet another record.

1 week ago | shorturl.at | Nidhi Jamwal

Two important studies on the impact of climate change in India were released last week. Both paint a grim picture and raise serious concerns around the health and wellbeing of the citizens of the country. How Extreme Heat is Impacting India: Assessing District-Level Heat Risk was released on May 20, 2025. Using 35 indicators spanning hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, the study maps heat risk across 734 districts of India.

3 weeks ago | kashmirtimes.com | Nidhi Jamwal

Nature is full of mysteries and arribada is one of the more spectacular ones. Arribada (a Spanish word meaning arrival) is when hundreds of thousands of olive ridley turtles come ashore to nest simultaneously. The sea turtles travel  thousands of kilometres to lay their eggs ashore on long stretches of sandy beaches.