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Scaling up climate and health measures could prevent 1.56 million deaths annually: WHO
Climate Change

Scaling up climate and health measures could prevent 1.56 million deaths annually: WHO

Kiran Pandey
3 min read
New analysis finds that six interventions could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 16.67 billion tonnes a year and deliver trillions of dollars in economic benefits, with fossil fuel pricing offering the ...
Climate change is undermining our health and the burden falls heaviest on women
Climate Change

Climate change is undermining our health and the burden falls heaviest on women

Veronica Le Nevez
3 min read
Global warming is amplifying health inequities, with Pacific women shouldering the brunt of food insecurity and caregiving burdens
Stubble burning is a seasonal contributor to Delhi's air pollution
Air

From stubble to power: How India can tap the potential of its surplus biomass residue

Shubham Jain
4 min read
Co-firing crop residue with coal could curb air pollution, create rural jobs and strengthen energy security. But unreliable supply chains threaten to undermine its promise
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Scaling up climate and health measures could prevent 1.56 million deaths annually: WHO
Climate Change

Scaling up climate and health measures could prevent 1.56 million deaths annually: WHO

By
Kiran Pandey
3 min read
Flooding along the Bhotekoshi River inundated low-lying areas and riverbank settlements in Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, on August 28, 2026. The UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage has provisionally approved $21.6 million for Nepal, including $20 million in recovery assistance and $1.6 million for administrative and oversight costs.
Climate Change

$305 billion needed, $28 billion delivered: Developing countries face massive climate adaptation funding gap

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain in five southern regions, snowfall in Himalayas and showers in Delhi-NCR
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain in five southern regions, snowfall in Himalayas and showers in Delhi-NCR

By
Dayanidhi
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 4, 2026)
Air

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 4, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Grape vineyards in Maharashtra impacted by drought.
Climate Change

India Climate 2026: India faced extreme weather on 92% of days in first nine months of 2026

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
COP30 fossil fuel roadmap calls for national transition plans as India rejects COP31 electrification pledge
Climate Change

COP30 fossil fuel roadmap calls for national transition plans as India rejects COP31 electrification pledge

By
Puja Das
5 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 3, 2026)
Governance

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 3, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Camera trap image of Gaur from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Gaur spotted at 3,542 metres, tiger at 3,966 metres as study reveals new high-altitude wildlife records in Sikkim

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Rescue teams evacuate people from flood-hit areas in Odisha’s Ganjam district following Cyclone Arnab.
Climate Change

India Climate 2026: Five years of daily disasters leave over 16,000 dead from extreme weather

By
Richard Mahapatra
4 min read
Observed and forecast track of the remnants of Cyclone Murasu as of 5.30 am on November 4, 2026.
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Cyclone Murasu weakens, but heavy rain and flash flood warnings persist in Andhra Pradesh

By
Dayanidhi
2 min read
On October 22, forest officials in Odisha recovered the carcass of a 1.12-metre-long female crocodile from the Hansua river near Badakota village
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Five crocodile deaths in 27 days raise alarm over illegal fishing in Bhitarkanika

By
Ashis Senapati
3 min read
Paddy crops damaged by cyclone Arnab-induced flooding in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Murasu spares Odisha, but Arnab’s floods leave farmers struggling to recover

By
Ashis Senapati
2 min read
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