Simrin Sirur

New Delhi

Staff writer @MongabayIndia. Avoids hot takes. Have a confidential news tip? [email protected] or DM for Signal. Previously with @ThePrintIndia

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Articles

Research into climate adaptation in India is woefully inadequate, says review

2 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

Climate adaptation is highly understudied in India, with the term often being mentioned without capturing details or impacts. A review of hundreds of papers on adaptation, published from 2017-2023, found that only 28 analysed adaptation measures adequately. Of these, most focused on agriculture, followed by water, coastal, urban and forestry sectors.
India’s coastline is longer than previously thought

2 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

India’s coastline length has been revised from 7,516.60 kilometres to 11,084.50 kilometres. The increase is mainly due to a change in calculation methodology and scale. The revised coastline could pose challenges for coastal regulation and understanding vulnerability across the coast.
Forests are mosquito hotspots but deforestation can increase malaria mortality

3 weeks ago | scroll.in | Simrin Sirur

In 1990, India reported approximately 33 million cases of malaria. By 2019, that number plummeted to 5.5 million due to a host of government interventions designed to reduce malaria incidence. Deaths from malaria saw a similar decline. New research finds that forests may have played a marginal role in avoiding additional malaria deaths, even though forests are generally considered malaria hotspots.
बाढ़ सुरक्षा संरचनाओं के बावजूद, बाढ़ की स्थिति और गंभीर क्यों हो रही है?

3 weeks ago | hindi.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

2007 से अब तक राष्ट्रीय योजनाओं के जरिए बाढ़ सुरक्षा उपायों पर 13,000 करोड़ रुपये से अधिक खर्च किए गए हैं। बाढ़ सुरक्षा संरचनाएं लोगों में सुरक्षा की झूठी भावना पैदा करती हैं, जिससे बाढ़ प्रभावित इलाकों में मानवीय गतिविधियां बढ़ रही हैं। गंगा और ब्रह्मपुत्र बेसिन की तुलना करते हुए, ब्रह्मपुत्र में बाढ़ से बचाव के ढांचों के कारण अधिक जोखिम नजर आया। बाढ़ नियंत्रण हमेशा से ही भारतीय सरकार के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण मिशन रहा है। 2007 से अब तक राष्ट्रीय योजनाओं के जरिए बाढ़ सुरक्षा उपायों पर 13,000...
Including military in climate action incentivises cooperation over conflict, says water expert [Interview]

3 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

A new book by Ashok Swain, Professor and Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, draws links between climate change and conflict. Framing climate change as a national security issue can lead to more resource allocation for climate action, he argues. Climate change is making it harder for countries to commit to transboundary river agreements, the book says.
Forests can both help and hinder malaria transmission, mortality

1 month ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

A study has linked deforestation with malaria mortality in India, finding that losing one square kilometre of forest may result in 0.16 additional deaths per 100,000 people. However, malaria endemicity and mortality are high in areas with more forest cover, since forests provide suitable habitats for mosquitos. The extent to which deforestation impacts malaria incidence and mortality is region-specific and still being understood in India.
India drafts emissions targets for industry

1 month ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

The Indian government has drafted mandatory emissions intensity targets for high-emitting industries to meet, failing which a fine will be levied by the Central Pollution Control Board. However, the power sector responsible for 39.2% of carbon emissions, is excluded from the list of obligated industries. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is also administering a national voluntary carbon market, and has approved eight different methods to offset carbon for use.
सरकारी विभागों में तालमेल का अभाव से बेअसर होते भीषण गर्मी से निपटने के उपाय

1 month ago | hindi.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

एक नई रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक भीषण गर्मी के दुष्प्रभावों को कम करने के उपाय बार-बार पड़ने वाली बहुत तेज गर्मी की लंबी अवधि के अनुरूप नहीं हैं। यह अध्ययन गर्मी की समस्या से जूझ रहे शहरों में भविष्य में इससे निपटने के उपायों पर किया गया। इसमें पाया गया कि गर्मी के दुष्प्रभावों को कम करने के लिए लंबी अवधि के उपाय तब बेअसर रहे, जब उनके लिए अलग-अलग विभागों के बीच बेहतर तालमेल की जरूरत थी। अलग-अलग विभागों के अधिकारियों के साथ ही जिला और नगरपालिका के प्रशासनिक प्रमुखों के साथ बातचीत से पता चला कि गर्मी से...
Trading emissions to help cut air pollution more effectively

1 month ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur

Industrial plants participating in an air pollution emissions trading scheme reduced particulate emissions by 20-30%. Apart from reducing emissions, the air pollution market also resulted in fewer costs for plants. Replicating this model in other states could be challenging due to the poor state capacity of pollution boards. See All Key Ideas The industrial city of Surat succeeded in reducing its air pollution loads — by experimenting with the rules.
Shade coffee agroforests and pockets of remnant natural forest form a dense and continuous tree cano

1 month ago | scroll.in | Simrin Sirur

The growing appetite for specialty coffee in India has also driven the demand for it to be more sustainably sourced. New research from the Western Ghats proposes coffee agrofarms could be sites not only for in-situ biodiversity conservation – meaning growing a variety of species on their farms – but also be sources of seeds and seedlings for forest restoration in nearby areas.