Chuffed to have two #poems in Sky Island Journal journal #FallIssue. Thanks much to editors Jeff and Jason for giving these bits such a warm home. The poems here: skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issue-…

Bhiwadi, the industrial town in the tail-end of #NCR, has always wrestled with #AirPollution. As a firm step towards combating the issue, its #industries are dropping #coal for cleaner fuels. My story on the #EnergyTransition and its challenges Mint livemint.com/news/in-bhiwad…

Done and rusted #morningwalk #Calicut

AS Byatt, author and critic, dies aged 87 theguardian.com/books/2023/nov…

With #COP28 set to open in #Dubai in a few hours, a primer on what are likely to be the key #negotiation areas. My #Longstory in Mint. #GlobalStocktake #LossAndDamage fund, #EnergyTransition #climatefinance livemint.com/news/world/cop…

The Conference of Parties is historically an annual gathering of countries that take slow steps towards combating the effects of climate change. What went down at COP28? Anima Pookkunniyil explains in depth: livemint.com/news/world/cop…

thehindu.com/news/national/… Mr. Nariman championed secular values, free speech and independent judiciary. He chastened, but laced his criticism with wry, often self-deprecatory, humour

Debt forced Rafik SK and Noorjahan to migrate from West Bengal to Kerala. Their daughters, Rokshat and Najiya, overcame language barriers and classroom bias to get an education. Anima Pookkunniyil reports on children of migrant workers in Kerala schools themigrationstory.com/the-learning-c…

Success stories, children of #migrant workers leveraging access to education to break the cycle of poverty, serve as an impetus to create more inclusive classrooms in #Kerala. My story in The Migration Story themigrationstory.com/the-learning-c…

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Agrovoltaics is an integrated system aims at maximizing land productivity by harnessing solar power while simultaneously growing crops under photovoltaic solar panels. Anima Pookkunniyil writes a detailed story on this practice: livemint.com/industry/agric…

Writers and poets from unfashionable towns and the seemingly stagnant countryside have created monuments of literature. I review "Provincials," by Sumana Roy wsj.com/arts-culture/b… via WSJ Books Section

In The New Yorker Humor, from 2016: “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Bess Kalb. The cause of death was botulism from a homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam that was prepared by one of her housemates.” nyer.cm/7jz9A7x

Today, the COP29 Presidency held its official launch event at the COP29 office in Baku – revealing for the first time its logo to the world. #COP29AZE #COP29Azerbaijan

#ElectionsWithTheHindu | Ammunni, an 87-year old voter from Payyanakkal, gets a helping hand from her best friend Ayishabi at a polling station in Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency, Kerala.

Watch | In this video, Krishnadas Rajagopal, Sreeparna Chakrabarty, and Aroon Deep discuss the Supreme Court’s recent judgement and the technical nuances surrounding the VVPAT system. trib.al/beB8Y3H

#SanjivKhanna, the next Chief Justice of India is taking charge at a time when the judiciary is waging a daily battle with burgeoning pendency and unceasing inflow of high-stakes cases. Krishnadas Rajagopal writes. trib.al/hV1m0Op

Shorn of negotiator parlance, #Cop29 coalesces into the Jerry Maguire one-liner: Show me the money. The wide-open negotiating field called for exalted ambition and commitment. Both proved to be in short supply as the NCQG is set at USD 300 billion a year. livemint.com/news/india/cop…

Madhav Gadgil has spent decades protecting people and the planet through research and community engagement. The Indian ecologist is among the 6 recipients of the UN Environment Programme Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. youtube.com/watch?v=LSemc8…

How do you report stories about migrants, show the world their personal journeys, challenges and celebrations without coming across as too intrusive? In our second roundtable, journalists Anima Pookkunniyil Amoolya Rajappa Aishwarya Mohanty and Nidhi Jamwal weigh in on the subject. Listen