The Global Food Policy Report 2022 has warned that climate change may push many Indians towards hunger by 2030 due to a decline in agricultural production and disruption in food supply chain.
The first Heat Action Plan (HAP) was designed and implemented in Ahmedabad in 2013. With India experiencing severe and prolonged heatwave conditions this year,...
Hanifa Begam, a sarpanch from the Gurrwatt area says a large number of forest trees were cut over the years. But after the road was constructed through the...
India’s Northeast, a scenic hotspot of tribal communities and biodiversity, has been witnessing floods, dry spells, heavy downpours, cyclones and other...
In Central Asia, scientists stumble on the interactions between land, atmosphere and ocean.
Among other places in Haryana, Hisar recorded a maximum temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius, Sirsa 43.6 degrees Celsius, Rohtak 43.1 degrees Celsius and...
Climate change has been a topic that people all over the world have been talking about for years. Here are a few films that showcase climate change across the...
Fiction writers turn their gaze to the state of the planet in their stories about wildfires, melting Arctic ice, cyclones and other indicators of global...
COVID-19 is a rude awakening for us and business cannot resume as usual. There is urgency in getting all parties and stakeholders to agree and arrest the rapid...
Apple industry is Kashmir’s largest employment generator, providing 400 man-days per year per hectare, employing 3.5 million people, and earning about 10% to...
The climate crisis is raising its ugly head as heatwaves, wildfires and sudden flooding wreak havoc with the loss of lives and livelihood. Climate scientists...
From the scarcity of water to the crippling challenge of deforestation, many Indian films have dealt with the subject of climate change over the years in their...
Two recently published studies ask if its a good idea to count on forests for a widespread carbon sink through the 21st century, particularly if societies...
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Super eruptions in Australian volcanos around 252-56 million years ago led to catastrophe that killed 85% of all species at the time.
An Orange Alert has been issued to caution people about a severe heatwave on Sunday. Heatwave conditions associated with an orange alert are likely to persist...
Animal rescuers, doctors and activists in Ahmedabad have been stumped by the increase in cases of dehydrated birds falling from skies as natural sources of...
A recent study found that habitats of 3,139 species would shift because of climate change, driving spillover events 4,000 times.
The warning signs are flashing for all to see. But no one is bothered. Not the people, nor the polity.
Forget escaping to Shimla or Manali in summers. The heatwave has hit Himachal Pradesh with extreme weather events and water scarcity
India has no policy for rehabilitating climate refugees even as the people living along coastal West Bengal and Odisha are exposed to greater vulnerability
Farmers are waking up to the threat of extreme heatwaves across India. Are our policymakers listening?
While the heatwave in Vidarbha has claimed 25 lives this year—the highest in seven years—the poor and homeless continue to suffer its ill-effects
The marginalised and poor communities are at a greater risk of deadly heatwaves, disastrous floods and devastating cyclones
A brutal heatwave that has exacerbated India’s power crisis is threatening to short-circuit New Delhi’s COP26 commitments