Simrin Sirur is a Staff Writer at various esteemed publications including ThePrint, The Hans India, and Scroll Media. She focuses on themes related to climate change and the environment, with particular emphasis on energy and mining, real estate development, and climate policy. Simrin's work has been featured in notable outlets such as Mongabay, Environmental Health News, and Eco-Business.
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The LPG crisis is forcing the poor to turn to firewood and other polluting sources to feed themselves.
By Simrin Sirur In the streets of Bhalaswa, a neighbourhood in north-west Delhi, Rama is known as “cylinder wali madam”. For years, she has facilitated LPG connections for low-income residents, persuading them to put away their wood and coal-fired stoves and helping them secure subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a government scheme […]
By: Simrin Sirur
When the worst recorded wildfires ripped through Canada in 2023, scientists didn't expect to see its effects take shape in far corners of the world. Yet, the magnitude of the disaster was so large that it may have interfered with atmospheric circulation systems thousands of kilometers away – in India.
By: Simrin Sirur, Hagen Desa
The demand for real estate is being driven by migrants from big metros looking to buy expensive second homes.
By: Simrin Sirur
Summer months are getting hotter, exposing informal labourers to increased health and occupational risks.
Almost two years after a massive landslide ripped through her home, Bushara Mujeeb still feels at sea. Between the grief of losing two dozen family members in the disaster and the struggle of supporting those of them who survived, she knows that things will never quite be the same again. But there is something to look forward to.
By: Simrin Sirur
Forest fires in the Himalayas typically occur between November and June, during the drier months. However, out-of-season and higher elevation fires have sparked
A study found that though human activity is a major cause, forests are very sensitive to temperature fluctuations.
Species like the rufous-tailed lark, tawny pipit, rock bush quail and long-tailed shrike saw steep declines.
On July 27, the Union Environment Ministry issued the seventh draft notification delineating the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) falling within the Western Ghats. The ESA restricts activity within the Western Ghats to preserve its biodiversity and geological integrity in the face of rising human activity. But even as experts argue the urgent need to finally notify the ESA, states have been unable to reach a consensus about which areas the notification should cover.
