Tannu Jain works with HT's Page 1 team. She writes on the environment and climate change, with a focus on implications at the local and global levels. She is also the author of Cause and Effect, a weekly column for HT Premium.
Articles by Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | Climate litigation drives action and justice
Court decisions recognise that environmental damage deprives citizens of their capacity to live fully. Environmental harm interferes with enjoying rights
Published on Aug 11, 2023 10:09 AM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and effect l Winter is here, but it's not enough
The Antarctic is seeing a winter that only comes about once every 7.5 mn years. The sea ice cover is the lowest it's ever been. Here's why this matters greatly
Published on Aug 03, 2023 09:19 AM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | Scientist’s job isn’t negotiating but giving evidence to govt
The IPCC has begun work on its seventh assessment report in Nairobi, Kenya. In an interview with HT, Aditi Mukherji explains the process.
Published on Jul 27, 2023 10:21 AM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The fundamental difference between heatwaves of Europe, US
Both hemispheres have seen a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and flash floods. Though climate-crisis induced, these extreme weather events have different causes
Published on Jul 20, 2023 07:55 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and effect | Beyond the headlines about Delhi's floods
Extreme weather events led to the immense amount of rain received by India's capital and is an indication of the impact of climate change.
Published on Jul 14, 2023 09:53 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The unjust climate crisis burden on Africa
Africa is reeling from the climate crisis, despite contributing 3.8% of the world’s emissions
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 06:53 PM IST
Tannu Jain
On July 3, world registers hottest day ever recorded
The new high was about 0.8°C hotter than the average for the time of the year between 1979-2000, the data showed
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 12:29 AM IST
Tannu Jain, New Delhi
Cause and Effect | Fast fashion is cheap on the pocket, costly on the planet
According to UN estimates, a pair of jeans requires a kilogramme of cotton. Producing this kilo of cotton requires 10,000 litres of water
Published on Jul 01, 2023 03:20 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The hidden threat of heat-related deaths
With over 100 deaths in India, extreme heat's impact becomes evident. The heat wave's hidden dangers demand immediate action to mitigate heat stress.
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 05:42 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The undeniable increase in Earth's energy imbalance
Why do temperatures continue to surge across the globe? Why does energy imbalance continue to drive climate change? A look at heat and its impact on climate
Published on Jun 16, 2023 04:04 PM IST
Tannu Jain
CAUSE AND EFFECT | Marine heatwaves pose a threat we need to prepare for. Now.
As global average air temperatures rise, so does the probability of marine heatwaves with oceans absorbing nearly 90% of the excess heat
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 06:45 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | El Nino may make a bad situation worse
El Nino has the potential to tip the scales of an already warm planet over the edge, which may lead to devastating natural calamities
Updated on May 27, 2023 06:56 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change
The threat posed by methane has largely remained under the radar even as the world amplifies efforts to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions
Updated on May 21, 2023 08:59 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | Carbon, carbon everywhere
The recent amendment to the Energy Conservation Act lays the ground for an Indian Carbon market. But tech to capture and store carbon isn't going to save us
Updated on May 02, 2023 06:26 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The slowdown of global ocean currents
Ocean currents are slowing due to melting ice, with dire consequences for the planet. Here is what we know
Published on Apr 21, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | Fast-sinking coastal cities in Asia: A ticking time bomb
A new study has revealed that some of the fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world are located in Asia.
Published on Apr 15, 2023 01:17 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The skyrocketing cost of air travel on carbon emissions
The contribution of the aviation sector — from private jets to national chartered flights — to global emissions makes it a key target of climate activists.
Published on Apr 05, 2023 12:01 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | As the earth warms, the rising threat of infectious diseases
Jarring numbers on this threat were revealed in a review of decades of scientific papers on all known pathogens to map risks aggravated by climate-related hazards
Published on Mar 29, 2023 09:00 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | Is the world on the brink of multiple tipping points?
Tipping points are conditions or thresholds beyond which changes in the climate system become self-perpetuating and can lead to abrupt and irreversible impacts.
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 07:53 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Cause and Effect | The retreating of Antarctica's glaciers
The Antarctic Ice Sheet has long been a key indicator of the climate crisis and a driver of sea-level rise. Here is what new research on the glaciers melting tells us:
Published on Mar 15, 2023 05:02 PM IST
Tannu Jain
For Nasa, the future is now
From receiving the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, to readying for launch and then scrubbing the first uncrewed Artemis mission around the Moon and back, sending Nasa technology to the surface of Moon on three missions with commercial partners, and crashing into an asteroid in the first test of planetary defence, 2022 has shaped up to be a busy year for the American space agency
Published on Oct 07, 2022 11:43 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Rogue rocket hits moon, impact creates ‘unexpected’ double crater on surface
Photos taken by Isro‘s Chandrayaan-2, which taken a month after the crash and released publicly last week (July 8) showed two craters, one 18-metre wide crater partially overlapping with another 16-metre wide crater to its west.
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 10:22 AM IST
Tannu Jain, New Delhi
50 yrs of Stockholm summit: Tracking sustainability discussions and actions
Massive deforestation due to extreme weather events, oil spills, countries struggling with water and crop contamination, a food and power crisis as the fallout of a war have dominated news headlines so far this year. But similar stories were common in 1972, when some 122 countries met for the UN Conference on Human Environment, in Stockholm, Sweden, between June 5 and 16.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 08:34 PM IST
Tannu Jain
1st International Booker for Hindi novel by Indian
The book, Geetanjali Shree’s fifth and translated into English as Tomb of Sand, was awarded the prize on Thursday, making her the first Indian author to win the International Booker, which started in 2005 for a book translated into English from a foreign language.
Updated on May 28, 2022 05:31 AM IST
Tannu Jain, New Delhi
When Aryabhata flagged off India’s journey into space
But, unknown at the time, those moments would go on to form the foundation on which a country builds formidable spacefaring capabilities.
Updated on Apr 16, 2022 12:24 AM IST
Tannu Jain
Climate crisis takes toll on two key glaciers
The South Col glacier, the researchers said, is a sentinel for the accelerating ice loss in the Himalayas, where glaciers feed rivers that flow into the most populated regions in Asia, serving the fresh water need of billions of people.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 05:51 AM IST
Tannu Jain, New Delhi
Starlink satellite’s near-collision with Chinese station puts focus on space jam
China informed the UNGA earlier this month that its manned space station had to adjust its orbit in order to avoid collision with satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Published on Dec 28, 2021 11:24 PM IST
Tannu Jain, New Delhi
Hospitals may become hot spots as cases among health care staff rise: Report
A Lancet study on March 21 reported that figures from China’s National Health Commission show that more than 3,300 healthcare workers had been infected as of early March.
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 05:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Tannu Jain