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Let’s not bury our heads in sand
Climate Change

Let’s not bury our heads in sand

Sunita Narain
4 min read
The youth are angry and out on streets because we have failed them. They are caught between rising temperatures, uncertainty over jobs because of artificial intelligence and an economic model that see ...
Cyclone Arnab stalls near Andhra Pradesh coast, raising fears of extreme rainfall and flooding
Climate Change

Cyclone Arnab stalls near Andhra Pradesh coast, raising fears of extreme rainfall and flooding

Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
Landfall could continue into the morning of October 28 as the storm brings winds gusting up to 140km/h; IMD warns of flash floods across coastal Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring regions
A woman displaced by fighting in El Fasher holds her six-month-old daughter, who was recently treated for malnutrition, in Tawila, where they sought refuge.
Governance

At least 25 women and girls killed every day in armed conflicts worldwide, UN says

Nandita Banerji
2 min read
New report finds women and girls accounted for a quarter of civilian conflict deaths in 2025, double their proportion in 2021
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Cyclone Arnab stalls near Andhra Pradesh coast, raising fears of extreme rainfall and flooding
Climate Change

Cyclone Arnab stalls near Andhra Pradesh coast, raising fears of extreme rainfall and flooding

By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
A woman displaced by fighting in El Fasher holds her six-month-old daughter, who was recently treated for malnutrition, in Tawila, where they sought refuge.
Governance

At least 25 women and girls killed every day in armed conflicts worldwide, UN says

By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
Income, not geography, drives global health coverage gaps: Study
Health

Income, not geography, drives global health coverage gaps: Study

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 27, 2026)
Waste

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 27, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Officials inspect a cyclone shelter in Ganjam district, Odisha
Natural Disasters

47,830 people evacuated as cyclone Arnab triggers heavy rain in Odisha

By
Ashis Senapati
3 min read
Cyclone Arnab approaching landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast, as shown by the ECMWF weather model.
Climate Change

Double trouble in Bay of Bengal after cyclone Arnab? Another storm could head towards Odisha

By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
South Africa’s lion petting industry: we spent three years investigating and here’s what we found
Wildlife & Biodiversity

South Africa’s lion petting industry: we spent three years investigating and here’s what we found

By
Stephanie-Emmy Klarmann
4 min read
Gujarat, Rajasthan declare drought in 18 districts as rainfall deficit hits farmers
Climate Change

Gujarat, Rajasthan declare drought in 18 districts as rainfall deficit hits farmers

By
Shagun
2 min read
Social worker P Prabhakaran at Kovalam-Nemmeli wetland near Karikattu Kuppam village in Tamil Nadu
Water

Reservoir of discontent: Chennai’s Mamallan project puts Kovalam-Nemmeli wetland at risk

By
Anil Ashwani Sharma
2 min read
Cyclone Arnab is forecast to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam on Wednesday
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Arnab: Andhra Pradesh on high alert with red and orange warnings ahead of landfall

By
Bhaskar Basava
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 26, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 26, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Cyclone Arnab intensifies into severe storm, heavy rain alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Cyclone Arnab intensifies into severe storm, heavy rain alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
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