Oscars, Climate Change and the News

Oscars, climate change and the news. Cartoon available royalty free on my Cartoonstock gallery here. 

Dung Beetle Stand-up

A Dung Beetle tries stand-up comedy in my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Miss Kerala Fish

This beauty pageant winner from the Western Ghats is an endangered species, thanks to the aquarium trade, invasive species and habitat loss. Meet the Miss Kerala Fish in my column with The Hindu Weekend.

Desire and the Flower Mantis

Desire and the Flower Mantis. Comic from my column with Roundglas Sustain.

Hindalco Bauxite and Mali Parbat

On Hindalco's mining operations in Mali Parbat, Odisha, from my column with The Hindu. Stories like these seldom catch public attention, so I must urge you to read Sriranjini Raman's coverage of the issue on The Bastion here. 

Elephant Seal Sexual Dimorphism

On the extreme sexual dimorphism among elephant seals from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

WMO Environmental Warnings and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The World Meteorological Organization has been warning Russia about looming environmental crises. What has Putin's response to those warnings been? Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Migratory Birds protest Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The return of migratory birds to Siberia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Meet my favourite Indian kingfisher, the Stork-billed Kingfisher! Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain. 

Climate Change and Prostitution

This Women's Day, here's a glance at how climate change is being increasingly linked with rising sex trafficking and prostitution in developing countries that are most prone to climate disasters. Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Vaquita Extinction Countdown

The Vaquita's journey has been fraught with unforeseen complexities. US embargos on the Mexican fishing industry have inadvertently been encouraging the spurt of illegal Totoaba fishing (for Chinese markets) further endangering the Vaquita. Mexico's incapability to fund and implement alternatives for fishing communities has now brought the population of the Vaquita down to a dismal ten. This tug of war is only likely to choke the Vaquita further. Has the countdown to the extinction of the world's smallest porpoise begun? Comic from my column with The Hindu. 

Environmental Impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The environmental cost of Russia's war on Ukraine. Cartoon available royalty free on my Cartoonstock gallery here.