Global water crisis deepening due to climate change, rising population and urbanisation: World Bank
As global temperatures rise, water supply will become more unpredictable, droughts will increase in frequency…
Climate and Environment
Asian heatwaves made more likely due to climate change: WWA study
In South Asia, 30-day heatwaves can be expected to occur about once every 30 years…
Supreme Court questions Centre, Uttarakhand over forest fires
The Supreme Court questioned the central and the Uttarakhand government about a shortage of funds…
Not all forest fires are bad. Here’s why.
Periodic fires can promote ecosystem health by clearing out accumulated debris, stimulating seed germination, and…
Competition over land resources rising in India, top 10% own 45% of farmland : Report
Globally, soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’…
Experts link climate change to heavy rain, flooding in Kenya; more than 200 killed so far
Natural phenomena such as El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole found to have very…
The Indian economy is in danger of suffering a heatstroke
As it rolls out the world’s biggest-ever election, there’s a bigger challenge confronting India’s governance…
Voter burnout: Is India’s general election process seeing its last summer?
While the Election Commission of India has constituted a ‘task force’ to help voters deal…
Heatwave: Bengal, Odisha on red alert, even Kerala backwaters, Ooty and Bengaluru sizzle
Heatwaves have spread across the country with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounding a ‘Red…
Asia is world’s most disaster-prone region: WMO report
Asia is warming faster than the global average. The warming trend has nearly doubled since…
