Ecology

Lives and livelihoods of thousands of poor families are precariously connected to one of India’s biggest landfills. 

After the record-breaking rains that led to extreme floods in May and June 2022, Assam is reeling under drought. In this article, we analyse various human-induced and geological factors contributing to this calamity. While the government is pushing for more connectivity through roads and railways coupled with flood control through dams and embankments over the fragile ecology, these measures may have turned against the people and ecology of the region.

Assam in Northeast India has become more vulnerable than ever as millions have been displaced by floods due to excess pre-monsoon rains followed by a rain deficit. Aiding this vulnerability is a large infrastructure push in these regions primarily by the Central Government. In this article, we report the 2022 floods as the disaster unfolded in the state.

Scientific institutions like IPCC must communicate with the masses for effective climate action.  

India has entered a new age of hot extremes that will get worse if we fail to limit global warming.

The world cannot afford another arms race that will divert resources from poverty, pandemic and climate crisis to defence.