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As seen in: The Morning Context, iG, The Guardian, Wiley Online Library, PLOS ONE, MDPI, The Hindu, Business Standard, Dawn, The New Indian Express, The Quint and
Covers:  Climate Change, Biodiversity, Energy Transition, Land and Forest, Urbanisation, and allied subjects
Environment journalist & researcher | grantee- @pulitzercenter, @earthjournalism, @clewnetwork | German Chancellor Fellow’23-24 @AvhStiftung

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I have over three years of experience working as a researcher and journalist focused on environment and climate change. During this time, I have covered a range of topics, including national climate and energy policies, global climate and biodiversity talks such as COP26 and COP27, working group meetings for CBD COP15, and local stories about solutions and the impact of climate change on different communities. My work has been published by several reputable outlets, including IndiaSpend, The Wi…

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Clean energy's dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India's solar power boom

Clean energy's dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India's solar power boom

As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste…

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How unplanned coal mine closures in India are affecting dependent communities, especially women

How unplanned coal mine closures in India are affecting dependent communities, especially women

Rekha Kol, 16, spends her days helping her mother with household chores and looking after her younger cousins…

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Karnataka's Pavagada solar park fails locals, India's renewable energy goals

Karnataka's Pavagada solar park fails locals, India's renewable energy goals

Around 2000 families from five villages of Pavagada in India gave their land to the Karnataka Solar Power Dev…

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Why Methane Emissions From Landfills Are Concerning

Why Methane Emissions From Landfills Are Concerning

Data on methane emissions from landfills, and policies to curb them , are inadequate, studies and experts tel…

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Loss And Damage: Could COP27 Discussions Help Those Affected By The Climate Crisis

Loss And Damage: Could COP27 Discussions Help Those Affected By The Climate Crisis

Unseasonal rain and extreme weather events affect agricultural productivity and fish stock of farmers and fis…

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How Van Panchayats, Meant To Protect Uttarakhand's Forests, Are Losing Their Relevance

How Van Panchayats, Meant To Protect Uttarakhand's Forests, Are Losing Their Relevance

Set up in colonial times, local institutions, called Van Panchayats, have played an effective role in managin…

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Sport in the age of ecological limits

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By Flavia Lopes 
| The New Indian Express
Sport is often celebrated as a unifying force, a shared language that transcends borders and identities, and many times politics too. But when examined through an environmental lens, sport reveals a far more complicated story. This contradiction is effectively exposed in a game like golf-- cloaked in the imagery of nature, tranquility, and green landscapes, yet deeply entangled with ecological stress.
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India’s biggest climate gap could be language

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By Balakrishna Pisupati, Flavia Lopes 
| The Hindu
If there is one serious gap in science communication, it is the language and jargon. In the absence of effective communication based on clearly understandable language that people can relate to and contextualise, science will always be either poorly understood or misunderstood. The meaning of loss and damage At recent United Nations climate conferences, few phrases have been repeated as often as ‘Loss and Damage’.
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Polícia Do RJ Defende Megaoperação E Pressiona O STF

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By Flavia Lopes 
| iG
A Polícia Civil do Rio de Janeiro enviou, na última segunda-feira (17), um relatório ao ministro Alexandre de Moraes, no Supremo Tribunal Federal. O objetivo do documento é justificar a megaoperação nos complexos da Penha e do Alemão no fim de outubro. E ficou claro na defesa do órgão que a ação foi necessária porque a região abrigava líderes de facção armada e apresentava risco de confronto com forças de segurança.
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