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You are losing eight years of your life by breathing Delhi’s toxic air
Air

You are losing eight years of your life by breathing Delhi’s toxic air

Shagun
4 min read
An average resident of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India could live five years longer if particulate concentrations met WHO guidelines
Protected areas must be harmonised with the socio-economic realities of nearby communities, says study
Governance

Protected areas must be harmonised with the socio-economic realities of nearby communities, says study

Madhumita Paul
3 min read
Villagers interviewed for the study said conservation practices increase community vulnerability to climate change by focusing on needs of wildlife, tourism
Kargil is battling climate change
Climate Change

Kargil is battling climate change

Aditya Mishra
4 min read
The Suru Valley recorded flooding and unseasonal heavy snow in a span of 14 days this month
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You are losing eight years of your life by breathing Delhi’s toxic air
Air
You are losing eight years of your life by breathing Delhi’s toxic air
By
Shagun
4 min read
Protected areas must be harmonised with the socio-economic realities of nearby communities, says study
Governance
Protected areas must be harmonised with the socio-economic realities of nearby communities, says study
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
33 years after the Rio Earth Summit, what have we learnt?
Climate Change
33 years after the Rio Earth Summit, what have we learnt?
By
Upamanyu Das
5 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: Guwahati, Patna, Agartala, Lucknow record highest day-time temperature
Climate Change
Daily Heat Tracker: Guwahati, Patna, Agartala, Lucknow record highest day-time temperature
By
Shagun
1 min read
In an Eswatini village sanctuary, residents talk of the divide between traditional healing & modern conservation
Africa
In an Eswatini village sanctuary, residents talk of the divide between traditional healing & modern conservation
By
Phathizwe M Zulu
4 min read
To burn or to sell? Africa is divided over its growing mountain of rhino horns
Africa
To burn or to sell? Africa is divided over its growing mountain of rhino horns
By
Cyril Zenda
5 min read
NGT directs Jammu & Kashmir to take action against officers who allowed felling of over 1,000 trees
Forests
NGT directs Jammu & Kashmir to take action against officers who allowed felling of over 1,000 trees
By
Raja Muzaffar Bhat
3 min read
Local communities should be involved in curbing pollution in coal-bearing areas, health impact assessments also necessary: Report
Energy
Local communities should be involved in curbing pollution in coal-bearing areas, health impact assessments also necessary: Report
By
Vivek Mishra
5 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: Heavy rains cool several regions, but temperatures stay above normal in some cities
Climate Change
Daily Heat Tracker: Heavy rains cool several regions, but temperatures stay above normal in some cities
By
Shagun
1 min read
Health ministers of Africa adopt new regional framework to fight oral diseases
Africa
Health ministers of Africa adopt new regional framework to fight oral diseases
By
Kiran Pandey
3 min read
Open defecation in low-income countries four times higher than global average: UN report
Water
Open defecation in low-income countries four times higher than global average: UN report
By
Madhumita Paul
3 min read
COP30
Climate Change
Climate finance faultline looms over COP30: Developed countries’ obligations to dominate Belém talks
By
Puja Das
4 min read
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