Left behind: Energy poverty hampers development in sub-Saharan Africa

Forty countries have now more people without access to clean cooking fuel; 20 have more people living in the dark

More than half of internal displacements are now triggered by disasters

Five countries, Pakistan, Philippines, China, India and Nigeria, bear a heavier burden

India experienced an extreme weather event on 314 of 365 days last year

The events from January 1 to December 31, 2022, claimed 3,026 lives, affected 1.96 million hectares of crop area, 423,249 houses and killed over 69,899 animals

The COVID-19 pandemic turns 3-years-old

As the pandemic enters its fourth year, it is turning endemic

Everything you need to know about COP27

The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.

Picture of neglect: Tipping elements hold the future of our planet; here is how

Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already degraded irreversibly. Other crucial climate systems like the Amazon might be lost forever if the world does not restrict its emissions fast

Stormy September: Several tropical storms turn into typhoons, hurricanes

Super typhoon Noru is battering Philippines, while Floridians in US are gearing up for hurricane Ian

New poster released to highlight threat to orchids from illegal trade

The poster was released ahead of Save the Himalayas Day 2022 and depicted 11 species protected under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

New boundaries: How village limits are demarcated for community forest rights

Forest Rights Act recognises community forest resource rights over an area that is traditionally used by the local communities. This is how the traditional boundaries are set: 

Hysterectomies are rising across India; and that is not good

Undergoing hysterectomy at younger ages can have adverse health impacts including osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases  

Win-win strategy: These countries’ conservation practices have helped their economy too

Countries across the world have identified and adopted measures to conserve wild species that can help develop sustainable livelihood opportunities

Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s waters in a state of flux

In the past three decades, the top 2,000 metres of the oceans have warmed up due to global warming

Air pollution eats into your life. This chart tells you how much

Forty-three of the most pollution-affected districts in India are in the Indo-Gangetic Plain; Leh is the least-affected of the 687 districts analysed in the study by the University of Chicago

Stockholm+50: Little to cheer

The Stockholm Conference of 1972 had put environmental issues on the global agenda for the first time. Today, over 176 countries have environmental framework laws; 150 countries have enshrined environmental protection or the right to a healthy environment in their constitutions; and 164 …

Summer fire activities thrice than winter months in 2021

Punjab, Haryana recorded close to 23,000 cases of farm fires from March 1-May 11, 2022

World Health Day 2022: Here’s looking at health, food & India

Stress signs for water

Three of the world’s top five groundwater-extracting countries are in Asia, with India leading the list. At least 10 states in the country have districts that overexploit groundwater

Last month was the seventh-warmest February ever: NOAA

Legal wildlife trade

Globally, legal wildlife trade has increased more than five-fold in value in the last 14 years and was estimated to be worth US $107 billion in 2019. This is 5-12 times the value of illegal wildlife trade

Why environmental crimes are rising in India

There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are disposing of cases at a rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to pile-ups and delays