Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai

Journalist @IndiaSpend | Environment and climate change | Byline: Al Jazeera, Mongabay, ThePrint, WaPo l Ex: The Hindu, Mumbai Mirror, Mid Day | Red Ink Awardee

Articles

Rising humidity is dangerous and it’s making India’s hot summers worse

1 month ago | scroll.in | Tanvi Deshpande

On April 30, Mumbai was not having an unusually hot day at 33.9 degrees celsius if we only go by the mercury. But with 69% humidity, the impact felt on the human body was as good as 46 degrees. And this wasn’t even the hottest day of the season. In comparison, the “felt temperature” in Rajasthan’s Barmer with the maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees celsius but 9% humidity (April 30, 5.30 pm) was a lower 43.6 degrees celsius.
The human body uses sweat for thermoregulation, but with high humidity, the sweat cannot evaporate, increasing heat stress

1 month ago | indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai: On April 30, Mumbai was not having an unusually hot day at 33.9 degrees Celsius if we only go by the mercury. But with 69% humidity, the impact felt on the human body was as good as 46 degrees. And this wasn’t even the hottest day of the season. In comparison, the ‘felt temperature’ in Rajasthan’s Barmer with the maximum temperature of 46.8°C but 9% humidity (April 30, 5.30 p.m) was a lower 43.6°C.
How ‘vanishing’ spring season is disrupting life

1 month ago | scroll.in | Tanvi Deshpande

Spring season in India is marked by not only colourful blooms but also the festivals that come with it. The season of transition between winter and summer has an important place in Indian literature, poetry, music, traditions, diet and general culture. But for a few years now, there are growing concerns about the spring season “disappearing” because of a spike in temperatures. As winter winds up by February, March and April are considered the months of spring in India.
How Warmer Spring Impacts Harvest, Health

1 month ago | indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai: Spring season in India is marked by not only colourful blooms but also the festivals that come with it. The season of transition between winter and summer has an important place in Indian literature, poetry, music, traditions, diet and general culture. But for a few years now, there are growing concerns about the spring season ‘disappearing’ because of a spike in temperatures. As winter winds up by February, March and April are considered the months of spring in India.
The Shrinking Forests In India’s Green Frontier

Mar 7, 2025 | indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande Loading.. |Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai:When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. -- Maya AngelouWhen you think of a state in Northeast India, does an image of a dense forest come to mind? The states of this pristine region have more than 75% of their geographical area under forest cover (barring Sikkim and Assam), with the most being in Arunachal Pradesh at 92.8%.
What Is At Stake After COP29

Dec 27, 2024 | indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai: Many parts of India are in the grip of an intense cold wave, with temperatures in Kashmir hitting minus 8 degrees Celsius in the second half of December. Climate change is expected to make every season more intense, and extreme weather often brings in its wake floods, storms, cyclones, heatwaves, landslides and more. These extreme weather events don’t just lead to immediate devastation but also have far reaching consequences on health, agriculture, air quality, food security, livelihoods.
What India Expects From The Developed World’s Climate Plans

Nov 18, 2024 | indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande Loading.. |Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai: Three of the 196 countries signatory to the Paris Agreement have submitted their 2035 vision to curb climate change ahead of the February 2025 deadline.
India’s need to step up solar, wind capacity addition

Nov 10, 2024 | newslaundry.com | Tanvi Deshpande |India Spend |Ravi Nair |Hridayesh Joshi

If India is to contribute to limiting global warming under 1.5°C, at the current pace of rollout, it is falling short of the 2030 target capacity by 140 GW of solar power and 70 GW of wind. Another year and another climate conference is upon us, this one in Azerbaijan. It will start off on a positive note for India which recently hit the 200 GW mark in its non-fossil fuels installed capacity, or how much power it can produce from energy sources such as solar and wind.
India Must Fast-Track Renewable Energy Growth

Nov 8, 2024 | weekly.indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande |Prem Panicker

THE 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP29) begins on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan—and all indications are that it could be contentious for sure, and if the concrete decisions follow from the discussions, then also groundbreaking. Tanvi Deshpande has been covering the last several editions of COP for IndiaSpend. In an earlier piece in the run-up to COP29, Tanvi reported on why a new climate change finance goal has become the bone of contention between developed and developing nations.
India’s Need To Step Up Solar, Wind Capacity Addition

Nov 7, 2024 | indiaspend.com | Tanvi Deshpande Loading.. |Tanvi Deshpande

Mumbai: Another year and another climate conference is upon us, this one in Azerbaijan. It will start off on a positive note for India which recently hit the 200 GW mark in its non-fossil fuels installed capacity, or how much power it can produce from energy sources such as solar and wind. But the world is still far behind in its attempt to halt the juggernaut of global warming, and India can do better.