Rishika Pardikar

@rishpardikar

Environment and climate reporter covering science, law & policy | @Article14live, @the_hindu, drilled.media, @thenewsminute, @AGU_Eos

Bengaluru, India Joined August 2015

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar May 21

EXCLUSIVE: Indian politicians have denied severity of air pollution crisis for decades. Internal documents reveal how the denial has shaped — and constrained — policymaking. Story of the long overdue update of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
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drilled.media Denial and Misinformation: How Politics Weakens India's Air Pollution Response - Drilled Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis in the country for decades. Documents related to an update of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) show how the...

Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar 4h

Perfecting the usage of coconut breaking and grating tools is another Diwali win. No Manglorean cooking is possible without

Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar 22h

Happy Deepawali

Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar 1d

"The term [overshoot] emerged in the climate modelling literature and countries are now seamlessly importing it into political discussions to ensure that the 1.5-degree target remains perpetually alive, at least on paper if not in reality."

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www.thehindu.com At COP31, the ‘overshoot’ narrative cannot replace climate action No COP decision has referred to the quantitative value of the total or remaining carbon budget nor has discussed which countries have spent it the most. If COP31 is to deliver real impetus to climate...

Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar 4d

Good article to understand why some scientists say the link between climate change and El Niño is tenuous. By @RSarava metamodel.blog/posts/big-bad-…