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Undercounted and overlooked: The hidden toll of heat waves on health
June 18, 2025 2:08 pm
Underestimating the actual impact of heat leads to a dangerous public perception that, as Indians, we have the tolerance to bear it. If vulnerable populations do not perceive heat as a serious threat to life, they will not prioritise protective actions and timely healthcare
Global oceans are darkening, disrupting life beneath the surface: Study
June 14, 2025 9:10 am
Study by Plymouth researchers shows 21 per cent of the ocean has dimmed in two decades, endangering life dependent on natural light.
Climate Change Performance Index: Top and bottom 10 countries in 2025 — where does India rank?
May 29, 2025 2:12 pm
Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) Ranking 2025: This year, the top three spots remain unfilled, with Denmark holding firm at 4th. Surprisingly, developed nations like China, the U.S., Japan, and the UAE rank much lower.
The growing cost of climate change
May 22, 2024 10:23 pm
Studies point to need for building resilience against such catastrophes
Let us clearly define climate finance, says India at COP28 meet
December 09, 2023 8:30 am
“The lack of definition (of climate finance) leads to a lack of trust and transparency on a matter that should be as clear as crystal,” India’s Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at a minister-level meeting at COP28 climate conference.
India’s G20 presidency and the green transition
February 16, 2023 6:59 am
A global climate finance agency under G20 could drive climate action
Earth warming at faster rate than in last 2,000 years: Study
July 25, 2019 5:41 pm
The research, published in the journals Nature and Nature Geoscience, shows that there is no evidence that there were uniformly warm and cold periods across the globe over the last 2,000 years.
At climate talks, Indian line ignores its own official’s objection to equal norms
December 18, 2018 7:24 am
In his intervention, India’s lead negotiator, Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is a joint secretary in the Environment Ministry, said that the objection to the provisions was on the grounds that it did not reflect the principle of equity.
Climate change can undermine 50 years of progress in health, says report
June 24, 2015 3:07 am
The report shows that the direct health impacts of climate change come from the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, especially heat waves, floods, droughts and storms.
Awards for solutions from India
December 12, 2014 11:01 am
The initiative collects and recycles over 1,000 kg of waste paper every month.
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