Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

Science and environment journalist. Consulting Editor @timesofindia. Contributing @sciencemagazine. Tips etc: [email protected]

[Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar @winterapples]

“IN THE LONG RUN, cooling India’s cities will mean changing the way they are built.” Re upping my 2023 piece on short and long term solutions for urban heat. India still hasn’t gone beyond short term reactions to the necessary long-term urban planning. https://t.co/4q8CRlWsz7

[Sushant Singh @SushantSin]

Superb from @ananthkrishnan - fabulous to have him back in China and reporting. He provides the Indian lens we desperately need, away from intermediation of all reportage and analysis on China through the western prism.

[Vishwa Mohan @vishwamTOI]

60% chance of deficient monsoon as IMD downgrades rain forecast | India News - The Times of India
#Monsoon2026 https://t.co/h6X0RQiomt

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Air pollution cut India’s solar power output by 9.6% in 2023, study says
✍️@1amnerd
https://t.co/n6fSGTJGEi

[Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar @winterapples]

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[Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar @winterapples]

Unusually warm nights have increased much faster than hot days in Mumbai, shows data from @CEEWIndia CRAVIS platform. While global warming is primary driver, it’s amplified by local urban heat island effect, which traps heat in cities long after the sun goes down. Link follows:

[visvak @visvak]

"We'll have to live like beggars if the land is gone."

Land is being forcibly snatched away from Dalit farmers in Andhra for a giant Google data center. The @ercinvestigates report has been blocked on Insta, thanks to dear Govt of India. Still up on YT:

https://t.co/sVB0DbZ5E0

[Vishwa Mohan @vishwamTOI]

Particulate matter pollution rose over 20% across Indo-Gangetic Plain in a decade, Himalayas no longer insulated: Study - The Times of India https://t.co/TmRFwwo1jq

[Subimal Ghosh @subimal_ghosh]

@IndiaDST kindly release the first installment of the sanctioned projects of the last call (recommended 2 years back). All our collaborators from different BRICS countries have received their fundings from their Government agencies. Only Indian PIs did not receive the funds.

[Kalpana Sharma @kalpana1947]

"How does every Muslim become a Bangladeshi?" asks Aleem Qureshi, one of the many whose house was bulldozed by the railways in Bandra, Mumbai. That's a question that resonates with what's happening all over #India2026 @mumbaimirror

[Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar @winterapples]

Why the Worst Worst-Case Climate Scenario is Going Away (too Slowly), by @Revkin
https://t.co/fBpnos7Vw7

[People's Archive of Rural India @PARInetwork]

https://t.co/ArYAIXL2l6
Salt pan workers in Gujarat’s Kachchh district suffer serious health problems escalated by a severe shortage of potable water and non-functioning health centres

Story by @VidyaKrishnan

[Milan Vaishnav @MilanV]

.@Rukmini: The monthly average salary in India increased by about 90% from 2012 to 2024 in nominal terms, meaning that it nearly doubled in just over a decade. But adjusting for inflation, the average salary actually fell 4% over the period. https://t.co/Bxbrxhzwdb

[Vidya @VidyaKrishnan]

@PARInetwork has been tracking the impact of US-Iran war on rural India. This is 6th part of this imp series

From one of the country's most sacred cremation grounds in #Varanasi

Read & subscribe to PARI if you dont already.

https://t.co/kw8xjku3R6

[Neha Sinha @nehaa_sinha]

As David Attenborough turns 100 on May 8, Indian naturalists, conservationists, writers, filmmakers, and wildlife experts reflect on his conservation and climate impact

https://t.co/8BuwxvmN7L

[Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar @winterapples]

You can follow the turtle's journey @MangroveForest, which posts regular updates.

[Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar @winterapples]

I've been following the journey of Dhaval Lakshmi, the rehabilitated turtle who was released from Dahanu with a satellite tracker and set off across the Arabian Sea. Now she's back in Indian waters.

[Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar]

Dalit and Adivasi villagers who opposed a Vedanta project were not only arrested, but the Orissa High Court also ordered them to clean police stations.

https://t.co/Oeh2edXbKL

[Kartikeya Bhatotia @bhatoti]

Our white paper on extreme heat in India just got published by @HarvardSalata and yes, the timing is rather unfortunately suitable:

https://t.co/ZD7IL9qoNf

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

India has splurged billions on metro trains. But where are the commuters? https://t.co/NmCQquTmbj