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Vanishing woods: Trees in French forests are dying prematurely, indicating climate-driven forest decline
Forests

Vanishing woods: Trees in French forests are dying prematurely, indicating climate-driven forest decline

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Even ideal growing conditions, such as warm, wet springs, can increase the risk of trees dying, finds study
El Niño impact? Monsoon rainfall deficit slows kharif sowing across India, leaving planting 20% behind last year
Agriculture

El Niño impact? Monsoon rainfall deficit slows kharif sowing across India, leaving planting 20% behind last year

Shagun
3 min read
111 districts flagged as high risk after prolonged rainfall deficits delayed sowing across major crop-growing regions
After weak June, monsoon revival brings extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides
Natural Disasters

After weak June, monsoon revival brings extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides

Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
Western disturbances during active monsoon conditions can lead to heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over northwest India
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Vanishing woods: Trees in French forests are dying prematurely, indicating climate-driven forest decline
Forests

Vanishing woods: Trees in French forests are dying prematurely, indicating climate-driven forest decline

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
El Niño impact? Monsoon rainfall deficit slows kharif sowing across India, leaving planting 20% behind last year
Agriculture

El Niño impact? Monsoon rainfall deficit slows kharif sowing across India, leaving planting 20% behind last year

By
Shagun
3 min read
After weak June, monsoon revival brings extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides
Natural Disasters

After weak June, monsoon revival brings extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides

By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
India’s battery storage requirement to surge 888-fold by 2035-36, but financing remains the biggest hurdle
Energy

India’s battery storage requirement to surge 888-fold by 2035-36, but financing remains the biggest hurdle

By
Puja Das
5 min read
Local tribal residents stage a symbolic pyre protest against the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project in Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, invoking the slogan, "Nyay do, ya maar do" ("Give us justice, or kill us"), to demand justice over the project's impacts.
Environment

Ken-Betwa link leaves tribal families fighting for fair compensation

By
Dhruval Parekh
2 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 7, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 7, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
5 min read
Rainfall, temperature and vegetation greenness are key drivers of malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa, finds study
Africa

Rainfall, temperature, vegetation key drivers of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: Study

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Monsoon intensifies across India; IMD issues red, orange and yellow alerts for several states
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Monsoon intensifies across India; IMD issues red, orange and yellow alerts for several states

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Kalladi landslide near Wayanad a disaster waiting to happen: Experts
Natural Disasters

Kalladi landslide in Wayanad a disaster waiting to happen: Experts

By
K A Shaji
6 min read
Asian hydropower output fell in June 2026, raising reliance on coal and LNG
Energy

Asian hydropower output fell in June 2026, raising reliance on coal and LNG

By
Puja Das
4 min read
The outlook says productivity gains will drive future farm income growth, while direct agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise 6.5% over the decade.
Agriculture

Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

By
Shagun
3 min read
Enhanced flash flood Risks in Hindu Kush Himalaya due to erratic monsoon and high temperatures: ICIMOD
Climate Change

Enhanced flash flood Risks in Hindu Kush Himalaya due to erratic monsoon and high temperatures: ICIMOD

By
Akshit Sangomla
2 min read
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