Climate Change

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Plastiglomerates (Plastic-Rock Hybrids) Found On The Andaman Islands

A study found the formation of plastic-rock hybrids in the intertidal zone of remote beaches of Aves Island in the…

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India’s Palm Oil Drive Faces A Reality Check

Palm oil has become essential to India’s food security in the past three decades, replacing other edible oils such as…

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Building A New Restoration Economy In India

In recent years, the planet has confronted a series of growing environmental challenges. At the UN, in 2022, the struggles…

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Uttarakhand’s Marginalised Farmers Struggle To Adapt To Climate Change

Neema Devi sits with her sister-in-law, Prema Devi, threshing wheat by hand in the village of Dhudholi, in the Indian…

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How Droughts Can Leave People With Nowhere To Go

By 2050 around 145 million people in the Global South could be forced to relocate within their own countries due…

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Drastic Changes In Himalayas Deserve Political Attention

The key sentence in the most comprehensive report to date on the Hindu Kush Himalayan “cryosphere”, or icy areas, is…

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As Temperatures Rise, The Solar Sector Feels The Heat

The frequency and duration of heatwaves have been increasing in India due to global warming. This year too, the month…

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How Climate Change Is Making Trees Bigger, But Also Weaker

As global temperatures rise, trees in colder areas are benefiting from an extended growing season. A longer growing season results…

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UG Students To Study Climate Change, Threats To Environment

Students pursuing graduation will now have to study subjects like environmental education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently instructed…

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Climate Change Is Taking A Toll On Darjeeling’s Tea Gardens

A crisis is unfolding quietly, behind the serenity of Darjeeling's world-famous tea gardens. Climate change is affecting the production of…

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Erratic, Unpredictable Weather: The New Normal For India Now?

This year, a large proportion of Indians living in the central, western and south western parts of the country heaved…

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Cyclone Biparjoy Underscores Climate Threats Facing India, Pak

As disaster management authorities in both Gujarat in India and Sindh in Pakistan evacuate coastal residents, issue alerts, and earmark…

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“Justice” Takes Centrestage In The Latest Earth Commission Report

The latest Earth Commission Report attached a “justice” framework to its earlier discourse of “safe” planetary boundaries, which are the…

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Reporting The Weather Amid A Climate Crisis

With an El Nino weather cycle set to amplify temperature extremes, TV meteorologists have a vital role in communicating the…

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Sinking Himalayas: Why Geologists In Sikkim Fear Joshimath-Like Disasters

After the natural disaster in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, geologists and activists working on environmental protection in Sikkim are a worried lot. Like…

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Reduce Noise To Safeguard Marine Species: UN Report

Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife, including migratory species protected under the Convention on the…

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What Is Organic Food And How To Identify It

You might have seen organic food products at your local grocery store. But what is the process that goes into…

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Climate Change’s Dangerous New Fires

Heatwaves have been going through some extraordinary changes in recent history. Since midway through the 20th century, their intensity, frequency…

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India’s Heat Action Plans Ignore The Vulnerable

Researchers have stated that climate change made the heatwave that hit Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Laos in April 2023 at…

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Experts Warn Of Harsher Heatwaves In India

A recent UN report has suggested that the next five years could be the hottest on record as global temperatures…

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Women’s Resistance & Rebellion: What Greek Mythology Teaches Us

After some hard-fought victories, women’s rights are threatened again in many parts of the world. In the United States, the…

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How Climate Change Worsens Avalanches In The Himalayas

In recent months, numerous reports of dangerous avalanches in the Himalayas have made the headlines. These sudden releases of snow,…

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Book Review: A Deep Dive Into The Imbalances Of Climate Justice In India

The book, Climate Justice in India, a collection of insightful and well-researched articles by a dozen of the finest scholars…

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In 50 Years, Over 1.3 Lakh Indian Lives Lost In Extreme Weather Disasters

Source: PT, DW Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused 573 disasters in India between 1970 and 2021 that claimed…

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2.5 Mn Internal Displacements In India In 2022 Due To Natural Disasters

Source: PTI Natural disasters, heavy floods and cyclones triggered around 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, according to…

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