Rachna Verma is an India-based environmental journalist with over five years of experience reporting on climate change, agriculture, land rights, gender, and public health. She began her career at The Hindustan Times and has since contributed to leading national outlets like The Statesman and international platforms such as Mongabay and Internews. Her work focuses on sustainable agriculture, environmental degradation, and the socio-economic impacts of climate change. She is the recipient of many international and national fellowships. She was a fellow of IUCN, the Earth Journalism Network, and the National Coalition of Natural Farming. She is currently expanding her reporting into renewable energy and solutions journalism, strengthening her role as a leading voice in India’s environmental journalism landscape.
The conversion of fertile farmland in Punjab, dubbed India's "breadbasket", into solar energy projects offers farmers a stable income, but is raising critical concerns about the long-term impact on the country's food security and the!-->… Read More...