Rishika Pardikar

🚨Exclusive: Modi govt shut down almost 200 district weather advisory units providing crucial services to farmers after @NITIAayog misrepresented their role & sought privatisation of services. Based on internal finance ministry documents #RTI article-14.com/post/farm-weat…

The predictability of monsoonal rainfall, and weather in general, is no less crucial for farmers than the rainfall itself. This is why weather advisory services provided to farmers free-of-cost were crucial. But the Modi govt terminated such services based on bad advise #ElNiño

@IamMGoudar Good to hear and see!

#Karnatana #Monsoon Finally, rain has arrived in my hometown, Koppal! 🌧️❤️ The first spell in nearly one and a half months, and what a welcome it is. The heavens have finally opened up, pouring down generously and bringing smiles, hope, and relief to everyone. Nothing compares to the joy of watching your hometown come alive with rain. 🌿☔ #KoppalRains #MonsoonMagic

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@Majuli_Chapori @MarianneDavid24 Looks like what we call ambode or masala vade in Kannada. It is a popular evening snack in south India as well. Made with chikpeas

@MarianneDavid24 Wow! What dish is this?

Good morning from Jaffna 🔥

‘I’m proud to announce the release of my new film “Complicit: Bankrolling the Occupation”, my final work for Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. It dissects Western complicity in the Zionist settlement project inside the West Bank, and shows how western donors evade charity law to provide aid to illegal Zionist settlements.’ youtube.com/watch?v=otagSl…

Previously unreported records show how global auto giants Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz & Maruti Suzuki succeeded in secretly lobbying and persuading the Modi Government to rewrite India's environmental regulations. My investigation for @Article14live article-14.com/post/how-globa…

VOICE 2026 Fellowship @careiiserpune is now open for applications! A fully-funded, residential program @IISERPune designed exclusively for reporters and content creators from Tier 2, Tier 3 cities & rural India on climate-health communication. Apply👇 🔗 careproject.net

One caveat: the models have never been verified in this territory. They have real skill at this lead time for ordinary events, but no ensemble has ever forecast a 3.5C El Niño because one has never happened. We are both figuratively and literally in uncharted waters.

With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C).

"Practical" PhDs to spur innovation: China now allows doctorates via a practical achievement (a product/technique/project) from 50 elite engineering post-grad colleges which offer product-based or thesis-based graduation options nature.com/articles/d4158…

Comment Can climate models get the future monsoon right if they miss the Arabian Sea’s surface temperature? Even though global climate models are the best tools available for projecting future climate, their simulations must be interpreted carefully, write Sankar Prasad Lahiri and Vimlesh Pant downtoearth.org.in/climate-change…

Who imagined Hyatt Hotel owners had such influence in Assam.

The proposed #Sijimali bauxite mine in #Odisha threatens one of eastern #India's ecologically rich #forest landscapes, critical #wildlife habitats, perennial streams & the rights and livelihoods of #Adivasi communities. #PrakritiSrivastava & I write to the @MohanMOdisha , @CMO_Odisha @SecyChief DG & Special Secretary (Forests) @moefcc 1/11 A thread. 🧵

Chinese geologists have raised concerns over the safety of the Brahmaputra mega dam in Tibet, warning that an active seismic fault beneath the project could affect its structural stability. thehindu.com/news/internati…

A fable that begins when four Palestinian journalists at a Jordanian newspaper set out to chronicle the memories of an old Palestinian man about the Nakba. Good read. Fast-paced, satirical and meaningful

Over the last decade, the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) has cleared 96% of the infra projects it has heard, data from minutes of meetings, assessed, shows. Experts say proper due diligence not being carried; hurried clearances becoming the norm

A 2022 piece that critiques the Environment Performance Index. More people, and especially journalists, need to invest time in understanding issues rather than just repeat what is said in random reports and indices indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

This is deeply unfortunate & brazenly petty. CSDS has done some of the finest studies & most incredible data work on Indian elections over the decades — a rich repository that continues to serve anybody working even remotely in this area. Instead of encouraging such meaningful & lasting work, we end up killing such institutions. @LoknitiCSDS

A new conflict is tearing through Manipur's hills — this time pitting Nagas against Kuki-Zos. The BJP govt's response to this? Silence and militarisation — while a proposal for a separate territory carved out of Manipur sits quietly on the table. @Robinson_Waheng & I spent over a month reporting from Manipur, Nagaland, Delhi and Assam to understand this new phase of the conflict. 1/16 🧵 reporters-collective.in/trc/head-peace… @reporters_co

Every time I map hazard incidents in India, it is clear to me, we have a problem with: "What we build, Where we build, and How we build" On the incident of landslide in Wayanad, the rainfall was definitely heavy in the region but it is not enough to trigger landslides. It should be noted that it is not just the soil that was dumped got eroded, but also that the headwall of the tunnel had collapsed and hence it is a failure of design, construction management and practice. I don't think this is a problem with an individual or one company. This is widespread across India right now. We need to revisit our design standards, hazard zoning, construction practices and monitoring related laws and systems specifically for hazard prone areas, capacity building for these practices, and assure adherence.