Young Indian farmers are turning to an ancient crop to fight water stress and climate change

Millets have been around for thousands of years – and are back in fashion.

Sandeep Dixit, Researcher, TIGR2ESS Programme, University of Cambridge • conversation
May 11, 2022 • ~6 min

India heatwave: why the region should prepare for even more extreme heat in the near future

The current heatwave isn’t even a huge outlier compared to normal temperatures.

Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, Research Associate in Climate Science, University of Bristol • conversation
May 4, 2022 • ~5 min

In the history lab, delving into the South Asian experience at MIT

Students in 21H.S04 explore stories of students and faculty from South Asia via oral histories and the Institute Archives/Distinctive Collections.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
April 19, 2022 • ~8 min

An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it

Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential.

Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, UCL • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~5 min

CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally

CORBEVAX is anticipated to significantly expand vaccine access to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Maureen Ferran, Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 • ~9 min

A “big push” to lift people out of poverty

MIT field experiment from India finds a one-time economic boost helps the very poor fare better for at least a decade.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 22, 2021 • ~7 min

Floods are going to get worse: we need to start preparing for them now

Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.

Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL • conversation
Dec. 6, 2021 • ~8 min

Coal: why China and India aren't the climate villains of COP26

Rich countries like the UK have almost left coal power behind, but it’s not as easy for developing countries.

Martin Taylor, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Energy and Environment, University of Hull • conversation
Nov. 17, 2021 • ~5 min

Indians Celebrate Festival of Lights amid COVID Fears
VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~3 min

6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some already

Clean energy innovation, giving up coal, cutting methane and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 • ~10 min

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