Bibek Bhattacharya

A new UN report shows how the Earth is trapping deadly heat in the oceans and the atmosphere due to rising carbon emissions.

India finally announced its latest climate roadmap leading up to 2030. What does the country's renewed ambition on moving away from fossil fuels mean for the economy?

In this edition of Mint's climate newsletter, we discuss how the Iran war is depleting the world's climate budget, Earth's energy imbalance and the extreme heat mortality rate of poor countries

When we are shopping for a great new watch, we tend to spend far too much time on how it looks and far too little on the movement that is powering it. And that needs to change

As the first crewed mission to the moon in 54 years prepares to do a lunar flyby, the official wristwatches of the Artemis II astronauts call back to the famous Omega chronograph of the Apollo 11 moon landing of 1969

In this edition of Mint's climate newsletter, we discuss how India's summer heat and monsoon rains will be affected by ‘super' El Niño conditions, and how snow cover in the Himalaya is decreasing

Wearing a wristwatch in 2026 is a badass thing to do. However, you need to make an informed decision before spending money on a new watch. Here are our things that you need to keep in mind

Climate change is melting glaciers, disrupting snowfall patterns and causing deadly cloudbursts and floods all across the Himalaya. As seasons break down and conditions become unpredictable, is Himalayan trekking and mountaineering becoming more dangerous?

In this edition of Mint's climate newsletter, we reveal why India's summer heatwaves are becoming more intense, why climate change is a global health emergency and how India's labour force suffers due to extreme heat

Bibek Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad