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US exit from several climate bodies can mean both relief, challenges for India: Here's why

January 09, 2026 12:21 pm

By disassociating completely from the international climate regime, the US might be jeopardising its own long-term interests. Here's how

US leaves India-headquartered International Solar Alliance after Trump order: What to know

January 08, 2026 2:03 pm

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is the only India-headquartered organisation among the 60-plus institutions that the United States has now exited.

Yearender | Climate: A shift in the climate narrative as Paris pact comes under scrutiny

January 02, 2026 12:37 pm

With the Paris Agreement completing 10 years in November 2025, countries have questioned many of its principles. The US has exited the pact, and other countries are looking to pursue their own pathways to combat climate .

Global South taking the brunt of climate disasters: How extreme weather events impacted the world in 2025

December 28, 2025 12:04 pm

While the United States witnessed the most expensive climate disaster of this year, Asia accounted for four of the six costliest extreme weather events of 2025, according to a new report

2025 is ‘year of blooming octopus’ in England: Behind rising numbers of world’s most intelligent invertebrates

December 23, 2025 12:15 pm

Octopuses possess great problem-solving skills (such as opening jars and untying knots), and are champions of camouflaging. However, their growing numbers could impact the marine ecosystem.

Crown under threat: How unseasonal rainfall is affecting India’s mangoes, the king of fruits

December 17, 2025 3:43 pm

Mangoes are a crucial part of India’s agricultural economy, as the country is the largest producer of the fruit in the world. However, the country's mango productivity has remained stagnant between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024

3 factors that made Cyclones Ditwah & Senyar so deadly

December 14, 2025 12:48 pm

A new study has said that although the affected countries experience annual floods during the monsoon season, this year, the proportions of the flood reached unprecedented levels.

Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source: Why does it matter?

November 30, 2025 1:42 pm

The development means that the world’s three major rainforest regions — South American Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa — are now adding carbon into the atmosphere, exacerbating global warming

Hayli Gubbi volcano, volcanic eruption in Ethiopia

Hayli Gubbi volcanic eruption in Ethiopia: Everything you need to know

November 25, 2025 12:12 pm

Ethiopia volcano eruption, Hayli gubbi eruption: The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeastern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday, by all accounts for the first time in about 12,000 years. There was no lava or magma flow, but large amounts of gas and plume were ejected in an explosive eruption