15 Mn People Live Under The Threat Of Glacial Floods: Study
Source: AP As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15…
Climate Change
Originality Is Capacity To Bring Freshness To Old Narratives: Gurnah
Literature can tell familiar or unknown histories, but the narrative should be built in ways…
Confronting Himalayan Water Woes Before It Is Too Late
Last week, Ladakh-based maverick climate activist Sonam Wangchuk went on a 5-day fast to raise…
Earth Likely To Cross 1.5-Degree Warming In Next Decade: AI Study
(Source: PTI) The world will cross the global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius within…
Sprawling Kolkata Faced With A Tall Order For A Sustainable Future
In many ways, Kolkata is a victim of its own success. Such has been the…
Shielding The Hijol From Climate Impacts
The water-loving evergreen tree, hijol, adapted to floodplains, has been traditionally managed over millennia as family…
NDRF To Station Permanent Teams In Hills For Rescue Operations
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is mulling permanently stationing specialised mountaineering teams in the…
How Solar-Powered Refrigerators Slow Down Climate Change
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside…
Compensation For Crop Loss: Landless, Tenant Farmers Miss Out
Ram Sagar, 64, a farmer who lives in Turkauli village of Sitapur district in Uttar…
Opinion: India’s Climate Plan Can’t Work Sans Protecting Forests
In August 2022, India announced two enhanced climate pledges within an updated Nationally Determined Contribution…
Vicious Cycle: Forest Fires And Flash Floods In The Himalayas
Wildfires and flash floods are two of the most visible symptoms of climate change across…
2022 The 5th Warmest Year On Record: NASA
(Source: PTI) Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest…
How Faith Can Inspire Environmental Action
It has become clear that meaningful progress on climate change is not going to be…
India’s Southern States Will Lose Half Of Their Mangroves By 2070: Study
(Source: IANS) By 2070, Indian mangroves will reduce and shift by around 50 per cent,…
Mad World: 2023 Global Flashpoints To Watch In Era Of ‘Polycrisis’
When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions….
Joshimath, A Disaster Of Ignored Warnings
Residents of the ancient pilgrim town of Joshimath were forced to flee their homes in…
Climate Change Is Leaving African Elephants Desperate For Water
(Source: PTI) African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to…
Rivers Are Still People In South Asia In Spite Of Court Showdown
Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea…
Best Of ’22: Water In A Climate-Changed Region
Climate change is destabilising the freshwater supply on which all life depends. Multiple disasters in…
Loss And Ingenuity Amid Climate Change
Asian countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2022, the damage…
Floods Hit Every Continent In ’22: What Can Be Done To Limit Damage?
Communities are being pushed into a reckoning onset by climate change — adapt their way…
Tobacco: Vaping And Smoking Drive Harm To The Environment
Vaping for a day and tossing it away is all the rage. Electronic cigarette sales…
Antarctica’s Emperor Penguins May Be Extinct By 2100
Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and the populations of up to…
The Impact Of Climate Change On Culture
From the foothills of the Himalayas to the islands of the Jamuna River, cultural traditions…
Interview: Studying Tree Canopies In India
When life inside a rainforest is so enchanting, what would life on its roof be…