Climate Change

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Climate Change To Impact India’s Renewable Energy Potential

Solar and wind potential in India are likely to face a negative trend in the future due to climate change,…

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Which Diet Will Help Save Our Planet?

The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half the habitable land on Earth,…

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Climate Change Could Worsen 58% Of Human Infectious Diseases

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common…

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Analysis: India’s New Climate Targets No More Than Baby Steps

India has updated two of its five 2015 commitments to the world on what it will do to combat climate…

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‘Moving Everest Base Camp A Ridiculous Plan’

Climbing Mount Everest – at 8,849 metres, the world’s highest mountain – is on many people’s bucket list. Even just…

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India Backs UN Resolution On Human Right To Clean Environment

India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right to a clean, healthy and…

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Saffron & Glaciers: Kashmir’s Women Scientists Lead Climate Action

Working in different fields of science and technology, Nasheeman Ashraf, Ulfat Majeed and Mehreen Khaleel are at the forefront of…

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Climate Change: Mind Your Language

Heatwaves might seem an opportune time to talk about climate change action -- but research suggests this could prove ineffectual.…

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Climate Change Adding Layer Of Vulnerability To Fragile Himalayas: Experts

Climate change and ill-planned human interventions in the Himalayas have accentuated the vulnerability of the hills to disasters, resulting in…

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The Spectre Of Climate Change And Its Denial

In the last few days, scorching temperatures have hit Europe and surrounding countries, including the UK, now no longer part…

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Can Strategic Green Spaces Cool Cities?

Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement.…

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Wildfires Rage Across Europe As Climate Alarm Sounded

Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after…

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Urban Designers Rediscover Age-Old Tradition In India

Dholavira, a 4,670 year old city with orthogonal streets, planned urban spaces and underground water and sewage management was recognised…

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Climate Change Is Akin To White Colonisation Of The Atmosphere

'Climate change is racist'. So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist Jeremy Williams. While this title…

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Govt Ignores Own Warnings In Frail Himalayas

A week after a flash flood swept away pilgrims and their tents near the Hindu pilgrimage site of Amarnath at…

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Climate Change Drives Down Yields & Nutrition Of Indian Crops

Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land in the state of Punjab.…

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Loss & Damage & What It Means For South Asia

The effects of climate change are already being felt across the world. As temperatures continue to rise, South Asia is…

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Arctic Heating Up 4 Times Faster Than Global Warming: Study

The Arctic is heating up more than four times faster than the rate of global warming, according to a new…

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Women’s Lives Get Harder In Bundelkhand As Water Scarcity Grows

Every day during the summer months, Kamlawati Yadav wakes up at 6 am and walks half a kilometre to a…

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Climate Change Is Making Flooding Worse

Heavy rain combined with melting snow can be a destructive combination. In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches…

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How Hot Is Too Hot For The Human Body?

Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes, lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One…

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Stalled Monsoon Behind Devastating Floods In NE India, B’desh

The first half of 2022 has seen South Asia hit by both severe heatwaves and heavy flooding. The latest flashpoints…

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Can Planting Trees Mitigate Climate Change?

As the world is struggling to combat climate change, one idea – planting trees – seems to be taking hold…

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Climate Change, Poor Planning Behind Assam’s Mounting Flood Ferocity

Every year, around this time, life comes to a complete standstill in Assam, pounded by relentless rain and subsequent landslides…

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Heatwaves Threaten SA’s Women Farmers

Sitting in a semi-circle in the yard outside of a village school in Nepal, a group of farmers share their…

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