Two Governments and Chhattisgarh

Congress versus Hasdeo versus BJP versus Hasdeo. Cartoon for The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

Chevella Banyans of Hyderabad

In a rare victory for trees, Hyderabad's environment activists have bought breathing time for the 100 years old banyans of Chevella which were on the brink of being axed for the widening of a highway. The National Green Tribunal has now sought an environment impact assessment from the National Highway Authority of India before touching the banyans. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu.

Project Tiger and Project Elephant

Conservation news that doesn't make headlines: Project Tiger and Project Elephant have recently been merged. Cartoon for my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

Elephant Trunk Muscles

150000 muscles in their trunks, and yet one muscle short! Happy World Elephant Day!

Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

MoEFCC Parvesh and EIA

The MoEFCC has come up with an ingenious solution to counter all the negative press it has been receiving : stop access to environment impact assessments on its website, Parivesh! Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

Aravalli Safari Park

Already a biodiversity hotspot, the Aravallis will soon lose 10000 acres to a safari park. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Futala Lake in Nagpur

Futala Lake, among my hometown Nagpur's most famous landmarks, was once the wintering ground for migratory waterbirds and waders. Today it is marked by a concrete embankment, a musical fountain, and deforestation along its peripheries. Activists and environmentalists from the city have been campaigning against this transformation. 

Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Ganga Cruises and the Gangetic Dolphin

Dredging and noise pollution associated with the newly launched luxury cruises in the Ganga are expected to make the already critical situation for Gangetic Dolphins a lot worse. Endangered and threatened by pollution and habitat loss, the Gangetic Dolphin is India's National Aquatic Animal.

Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Sholas and the Sholakili

The Sholas, montane grassland-forests of the Western Ghats are an endangered ecosystem. The Sholakili tells you why. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

Developing Nations at COP27

Developing nations at COP27. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Live Cartoons at COP27

Green Humour is live (virtually) at COP27, Sharm-al-Shaikh, Egypt! I am attending COP virtually from India, and creating live cartoons for various sessions through the duration of the event, commissioned by the Global Resilience Partnership. Here's the first set of cartoons created for a session conducted by the World Art Forum, highlighting the role of art in tackling climate change. Watch this space for more cartoons updates from the event.

The second set of cartoons created for a session conducted by the IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development), which had speakers from the governments of Gabon, Gambia, Seychelles and Egypt.

Cartoons from day 3 of COP27 from a session on loss and damage funding for climate resilience, conducted by the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC), World Resources Institute, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Insuresilience.

Cartoons from day 4 of COP27, created for a session on heat resilience conducted by the Atlantic Council and Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Centre, which had speakers from the governments of Mexico, Sierra Leone and Greece.

Cartoons from day 5 of Cop 27, from a session on fishing communities and climate resilience, conducted by RARE and the Global Island Partnership, with speakers and representatives from the Philippines, Micronesia, Palau and Indonesia. The session gave me the rare chance of focussing on the positive side of things, with successful case studies of climate resilience resulting from marine conservation!

Cartoons from day 6 of COP27 from a session on accountability in climate finance and emphasizing local-led adaptation, conducted by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), World Resources Institute (WRI), and Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI).

Cartoons from a COP27 session on climate vulnerability of culture and heritage in Africa, with speakers from Tanzania, Nigeria, Benin and Uganda, moderated by Dr. Salma Sabour of the Climate Vulnerability Index Africa project.

Cartoons from a COP27 session on the role of cultural communication in reshaping climate policy, conducted by some stellar speakers, moderated by Julie's Bicycle.

Cartoons from a COP27 session on the role of grey-green infrastructure in climate change mitigation and resilience, conducted by ICSI (International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure) and Conservation International.

Cartoons from a COP27 session on voices of informal settlements in climate action, conducted by Slum Dwellers International.

Thanks to Annette Hertwig of the Global Resilience Partnership for the opportunity!

The Cheetah in India Seeks Advice

New to India, the Cheetah seeks advice from a grassland veteran, the Striped Hyena. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Taxonomy of Indian Conservationists

Taxonomy of Indian Conservationists: a two-part comic series that appears in my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. Any resemblance to actual people is purely coincidental.

How many of these have you met?

(Thanks to Janaki Lenin for the prompt that resulted in this comic!)

The Cheetah Comes to India

Amid much pomp and show, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, African Cheetahs from Namibia will be flown in a specially decorated aircraft to India today, to be reintroduced to Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, which was initially prepared to establish a second population of Asiatic Lions. Read all my cartoons on the issue here.