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1 month ago | 
financialexpress.com | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
By Souryabrata Mohapatra, Amit Mitra & Sanjib Pohit, Respectively assistant professor, School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur, and research associate & professor, National Council of Applied Economic ResearchIn a country where over 70% of urban wastewater is untreated and flows into rivers, lakes, and coastal zones, India’s wastewater challenge is not merely ecological but existential.
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1 month ago | 
epaper.metroindia.net | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
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1 month ago | 
freepressjournal.in | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
In a country where nearly 600 million people face high to extreme water stress and where per capita water availability has dropped sharply from 5,177 m³ in 1951 to about 1,400 m³ today, water security has rightly taken centre stage in policy discussions.
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2 months ago | 
sundayguardianlive.com | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
India’s water crisis is no longer a spectre of the future; it is a daily reality. As the summer of 2025 looms, farmers from Punjab to Tamil Nadu brace themselves for parched fields while urban residents grow anxious about taps running dry. Beneath the cracked earth and empty rivers lies an even more alarming threat: the relentless depletion of groundwater—the lifeline of Indian agriculture and rural drinking water supply.
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2 months ago | 
epaperpbdodisha.in | Souryabrata Mohapatra |SANJIB POHIT
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2 months ago | 
firstindia.co.in | Amit Mitra |Souryabrata Mohapatra
Despite the visible reality of climate c h a n g e , many professional “climate deniers” persist in spreading misinformation. Let’s contrast several common myths with the scientific reality. One pervasive myth claims that global warming is a hoax and there is no climate change. Yet, the surface of the Earth, including the atmosphere, oceans, and land, is warming rapidly, accompanied by numerous changes in the climate.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
ehitavada.com | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
telanganatoday.com | Souryabrata Mohapatra |SANJIB POHIT
Published Date - 18 March 2025, 07:27 PM
By Souryabrata Mohapatra, Sanjib PohitIndia is standing at the edge of a water crisis. While the government has allocated Rs 99,503 crore to the Ministry of Jal Shakti for 2025-26, the real concern is whether this money will translate into tangible improvements in water security. The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019 to provide tap water to all rural households by 2024, has failed to meet its target.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
India continues to perform a balancing act—between economic growth and sustainability, between clean energy and fossil fuel reliance, and between climate adaptation and financial pragmatism. This came through in the budget announcements made last month. Despite stated ambition, policy gaps persist in climate resilience, water security, and long-term green finance. So, where does India fall short?
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
dailyexcelsior.com | Souryabrata Mohapatra |Amit Mitra
Amit Mitra, Souryabrata MohapatraAs COP29 concludes in Baku, the world stands at a critical juncture in addressing the escalating climate crisis. Activist Greta Thunberg’s sharp critique-branding the summit’s draft text as “a complete disaster”-highlights the frustration over unmet promises and insufficient ambition. The Global South’s urgent demand for $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 has been countered by a mere $250 billion proposal, exposing a glaring gap between rhetoric and action.
