2021 sixth warmest year since 1880

The January-December 2021 average global surface temperature was the sixth highest since global records began in 1880

State of India’s Environment 2021: In Figures (E-book)

This annual e-book in Figures analyses complex issues pertaining to the country’s environment and development. In today's world where …

Forest Survey Report 2021: Forest fire counts up 2.7 times

Forest fires in Uttarakhand in November 2020-June 2021 were 28.3 times more compared to November 2019-June 2020  

India’s forest cover increased during 2019-2021. Is it really as good as it sounds?

Moderately dense forests declined between 2021 and 2019. In 2021-2011, the country lost 4.3% of area under moderately dense forests

COVID-19 is now in 706 of 733 districts of India

The virus has so far not been detected in 14 districts in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, and 10 districts of Telangana

भविष्य की महामारियों के लिए तैयार नहीं है कोई भी देश, कोविड-19 ने खोली पोल

महामारी ने स्वास्थ्य के क्षेत्र के सामने अनगिनत चुनौति�…

2021 saw over twice as many COVID-19 cases as 2020, December worst month on record

2021 saw 1.8 times more COVID-19 deaths than 2020 

COVID-19 third wave: The world is still dangerously unprepared

World enters an endless loop of disease outbreaks and remains dangerously unprepared for such crises even in third year of the COVID-19 pandemic

‘Third COVID-19 wave imminent’: How prepared is India?

Medical oxygen capacity ramped up, oxygen beds increased, says Union government 

शीत-लहरों ने 2020 में गर्म हवाओं की तुलना में 76 गुना ज्यादा जानें लीं

2017 से 2020 के बीच  शीत-लहरों वाले दिनों में लगभग 2.7 गुना वृद्…

चौथा भाग : ओमिक्रॉन की दस्तक और संकट में अफ्रीका 

सख्त लॉकडाउन उपाय गरीबों को नुकसान पहुंचाते हुए अर्थव्�…

Cold waves claimed 76 times as many lives in India as heat waves in 2020

There has been a nearly 2.7 times increase in the number of cold wave days from 2017-2020

तीसरा भाग : ओमिक्रॉन बनाम डेल्टा, जानिए कौन सा वेरिएंट है कितना खतरनाक

4 अप्रैल, 2021 को डेल्टा को वेरिएंट ऑफ इंटरेस्ट कहा गया और 11 म…

दूसरा भाग : ताजा हो रही 2020 की भयावह याद, दोगुनी गति से फैल रहा ओमिक्रॉन वेरिएंट

ब्रिटेन में ऑक्सफोर्ड मार्टिन स्कूल प्रोग्राम फॉर पैन�…

पहला भाग : ओमिक्रॉन की दस्तक है एक लंबी महामारी का संदेशा, लेकिन क्यों ?

कोविड-19 का लगातार तीसरा वर्ष शुरू हो चुका है, दुनियाभर मे�…

World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021

Countries across all income levels are lacking on finance, logistics and planning when it comes to future pandemics

Omicron: South Africa health minister declares 4th wave of COVID-19

Joe Phaahla said there was a much steeper upward curve than had been seen in the last three waves

Nairobi Declaration set to fast track disaster risk reduction work

Sendai Framework aims to substantially reduce disaster risk and losses in lives and livelihoods 

COVID-19: Is Omicron travelling faster than Delta? An analysis

Omicron was detected in 16 countries across 4 continents in 5 days  

New coronavirus variant: Reconsider entry ban to UK, urges South Africa government 

The South African government will take up the matter with UK soon

At least 12 million avoidable deaths linked to improper diets in 2018

Premature deaths attributed to inappropriate diet increased 15% in 2010-2018; premature deaths attributed to dietary risks increased 22%

India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report

India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition  

Winter monsoon: 2021 had fewest sub-divisions with normal rainfall in five years

The anomaly can be attributed to climate change, say experts

Rising ammonia levels in West Africa linked to biomass burning

The trend was centered over Nigeria and the Southern coast 

Number of tobacco users continues to decrease globally: WHO

However, several countries are still not adequately implementing policies to help tobacco users to quit, the WHO said