Arunabha Ghosh

Our parched cities need to make every drop count, recycle water

June 15,2026 06:20:53 AM

Institutional reforms are needed to enable urban local bodies to set up special-purpose instruments to manage reuse projects and convert them into a business opportunity.

Our water challenge is stark. Here are four ways to reimagine the solutionSubscriber Only

March 21,2026 06:51:29 AM

Water is both a problem to be managed and a resource to be optimised. If we strengthen its governance, it can become a catalyst for economic transformation across every sector

Cars, construction or stubble burning, what really pollutes Delhi’s air? We need better data to fight pollutionSubscriber Only

December 13,2025 13:14:50 PM

Without this, we risk investing scarce resources in sectors that have a small contribution to air quality while ignoring major ones

The green transition India needsSubscriber Only

November 14,2024 04:10:17 AM

India's energy transformation needs decentralised renewable systems, operational cost models, climate-resilient investments, global supply chain integration, digital solutions, circular economy practices, and better consumer financing.

Best of Both Sides: To combat pollution, policymakers and public alike need to see economic benefitsSubscriber Only

November 10,2023 07:07:49 AM

We all agree that air pollution is a problem and know many of the solutions. Changemakers will emerge not just from the technical consensus on the ‘how’ but a social consensus on the ‘why’

Future COPs must focus almost exclusively on ensuring delivery and holding laggards accountableSubscriber Only

November 25,2022 07:49:36 AM

Arunabha Ghosh and Shikha Bhasin write: India can speak — and act — on behalf of the Global South to ensure that the new L&D financing facility delivers. India must also continue to press for higher volumes of international adaptation funds

India has shown what climate leadership looks likeSubscriber Only

November 05,2021 00:45:22 AM

Arunabha Ghosh writes: It has silenced critics who suggested it had no bold vision for the planet, by setting out its vision and backed it with action, without falsifying its intentions.

As climate deadline looms, a look at what science says, what politics delivers, and what the economy demandsSubscriber Only

August 11,2021 04:00:06 AM

Arunabha Ghosh writes: Of late, several large emitters have promised net-zero emission targets. But that does little to retard their “carbon grab”

India must reach out to Biden administration and propose a bilateral deal that focuses on climate actionSubscriber Only

November 21,2020 03:14:52 AM

India’s public communication on climate change needs sharper focus and raised decibels. Its diplomatic outreach needs deft alliance-building, starting with a climate handshake between Biden and Modi.

Here’s looking at you, IndiaSubscriber Only

June 03,2017 01:32:37 AM

As US withdraws from the Paris pact, it’s time the world recognised the real climate leaders

Climate cleavagesSubscriber Only

April 04,2009 22:48:40 PM

This week the G-20 leaders met in London to discuss the global financial crisis,which is set to dominate the international agenda for some time.