Aruna Chandrasekhar
Writer, Researcher, Comic, Singer.
Photojournalism, research and comms, with a focus on corporate accountability, climate change, conflict, environmental and indigenous issues.
PROJECTS
BuzzFeed
Hope At The End Of The World's Most Heartbreaking Climate Summit
It’s not easy to get 169 countries – many of whom hate each other’s guts – to agree to cut back on the grease that keeps the wheels running.
thewire.in
No Support for Climate Change Victims as Fiji Sides With Historical Polluters
By not giving decisive actions that prioritised vulnerable people a permanent place on the agenda, along with the expertise and the means to do so, the Fijian Presidency has failed in its mandate.
thewire.in
Stalemate on Pre-2020 Climate Actions Breaks as Draft Agreement Emerges
The text, a sort of gentlemen’s agreement at the moment, will now have to be approved by the COP and countries’ ministers. If they do, it will be adopted at a COP plenary on Friday.
thewire.in
Can America Live up to Washington’s Paris Promises Without It?
‘America’s Pledge’ is inspiring because it comes at a time when negotiations are not moving fast enough to keep up with climate science and citizens are realising that they’re on their own.
thewire.in
US, EU Object to Including Pre-2020 Climate Action on COP23 Agenda
The US and the EU, among other developed nations, have said that they are not going to allow scrutiny of whether they are on track to meet their climate-change mitigation targets.
thewire.in
COP23 Readies for Tense Talks as 2° Goal Becomes Even Tougher
Day one of the UN climate summit outlined fault lines in climate change negotiations even as a global weather report warned that the world was on track to be warmer by 3.2º C by 2100.
thewire.in
A Successful Protest Against a Chhattisgarh Mine Highlights the Failure of India’s Coal Auctions
This unusual protest, unfolding in the heart of the Mand Raigarh coalfields that hold 3.675 billion tonnes of coal, is a template for all that has and could go wrong with India’s coal regime.
thewire.in
Beyond Fireworks in Delhi and on Twitter, India’s Stance on Air Pollution Deaths Is Hazardously Hazy
The Indian government’s response to international reports on air pollution deaths continues to be unclear and it refuses to lay enough of its own data on the table.
The Caravan
The Anatomy Of A Fake Surrender
A Movement Against Bauxite Mining In Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills And The State’s Efforts To Circumvent It.
scroll.in
How the Ganga and GST are hijacking India's clean energy fund
The National Clean Energy and Environment Fund is being used to finance the government’s pet projects even as mining-hit Adivasi communities are neglected.
scroll.in
India is moving away from coal, but what is it doing about ...
Before digging up fresh mines, India would do well to focus on the rights of mining-affected communities. India has asked for equity in global climate talks, arguing that the developed nations must bear a greater share of the cost of clean energy because they have contributed to more pollution through fossil fuels.
The principle of equity holds true within countries and not just between countries.
newslaundry.com
When Human Rights Broke The Internet in India | Newslaundry
The definitive he-said-she-said of India's Third Universal Periodic Review, where its human rights track record went up for international scrutiny.
thewire.in
Norway's Wealth Fund Blacklists Vedanta, Other Indian Firms Over ...
Why the World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund is Leaving Indian Companies in the Cold and What That Tells Us About Make in India.
amnesty.org.in
"When Land Is Lost, Do We Eat Coal?"
Coal Mining and Violations of Adivasi Rights in India.
A research report for Amnesty International.
The Guardian
Coal India accused of bulldozing human rights amid production boom
Coal India accused of bulldozing human rights amid ...