The Climate Ledger: Humanity’s Most Urgent Balance Sheet

By Saurjesh Chatterjee (Winner) The climate isn’t just changing—it’s being rewritten, with all the subtlety of a typewriter dropped into a swimming pool, and the pen is in our hands. For centuries, humans altered the environment bit by bit. Now, we operate on a planetary scale. Industrial emissions, once a whisper, now roar at 36 […]

When Nature Roars, Human Hears: A gentle note for a call to Action

By Abir Chakraborty (Winner) In the gentle rustle of leaves, the trickle of a mountain stream, and the distant rumble of thunderstorms, nature speaks. Yet for too long, we have ignored these whispers until they became shouts – a rising tide, a melting glacier, a scorched forest. Today, climate change is no longer a distant […]

Understanding Our Climate: A Complete Guide

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Our Responsibility: How Humans Are Harming Nature

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Earth at a Crossroads: Why the Environment Needs Our Voice

By Aeranshi Jain (Winner) “The Earth is what we all have in common.” Wendell Berry Have you ever taken the Jme to consider why your summers seem warmer, or why headlines speak of wildfires, floods, and melting ice? They’re not just random occurrences- they’re harbingers of a planet under stress. Our climate and environment are […]

Climate Change – An Unavoidable Truth

By Chakshan Malhotra (Winner) Change is inevitable on Earth. It can be both good and bad. When the environment takes a turnfrom the Ice Age, it prepares for the heat coming from the Sun, in a natural way. But, whenhuman activities meet the environment with pollution, that decreases the amount of Oxygen onEarth, and increases […]

Monsoon Variability: Why Timing, Intensity, and Spread Matter in 2025

Monsoon season shapes daily life across India and much of Asia. When the rain starts, how hard it falls, and how long it lasts can decide crop yields, water supply, prices, and safety. In 2025, monsoon variability is not just a weather story; it is a planning challenge for farms, cities, and families. Monsoon variability […]

India Climate Change Impacts: Heat, Water, and the Fight to Adapt

A flooded underpass in New Delhi with murky water covering the road, trees on both sides, and no pedestrians or vehicles visible.

A hot summer day, fans spinning, lights flickering, then a power cut. Minutes later, clouds burst and streets fill with water. Vegetables cost more at the market, and the news shows another flooded town. That is how India’s climate change impacts feel at ground level. Climate change is simple at its core. The planet is […]

Heat domes: what they are, why they’re getting worse, and how to prepare

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Heat can feel personal. A classroom too hot to focus. A football practice that goes from tough to dangerous. A power cut that turns a flat into an oven. These moments are becoming more common, and the driver has a name: the heat dome. A heat dome is a strong high-pressure system that traps hot […]