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Lentil report

In UN's books

Plants have a new date with flowering

Soils are breathing faster

The list of potential carbon emitters keeps growing

India, Bangladesh to save Sunderbans

Sea level rise submerges disputed island in the Bay of Bengal

Warming up to kill

Deaths, diseases to increase with rising temperatures: WHO

Biosafety issues get a push

Experts to study socio-economic aspects of GMO release

Fatal disconnect

Baby food contaminated with endocrine disruptor bisphenol A

2023 is on track to be warmest year on record, 2024 could see further increase in temperatures: Study

Human-induced climate change, El Nino influence likely

Beyond oil

Energy security will not come with more drilling. The faster we realise this, the better

High and dry

India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market

India's strategies for rice congress

Global economy’s weakest half-decade performance in 30 years likely by end of 2024, warns World Bank

Calls for $2.4 trillion increase in investment by developing countries for course correction

COP28: New GGA text lacks teeth and money

The text was without strong language on means of implementation, especially adaptation finance gap and target and no resolution of the inclusion …

COP28: Discussions over fossil fuel phaseout heat up on the Third Draft of Global Stocktake text

A new text will be considered after informal consultancies with the Head of Delegations is complete

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent experienced warmer year in 2022, warming most rapid in Northern Africa

Natural disasters in Africa caused close to $8.5 billion in economic damages in 2022

El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research

Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country

Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs

If corals stay bleached, they can become energetically compromised and ultimately die

Wealthy nations less likely to fulfil climate adaptation finance goal: Report 

Support for gender-responsiveness was found to be lacking 

Why did methane emissions spike in 2020? Study offers answers

More than half of methane growth can be attributed to lower hydroxyl sink

Climate impact on health: India’s heat-related deaths went up by 55%, finds Lancet data

Countries, companies continue to make choices threatening health of the people

Iodine drives substantial ground-level ozone loss in Arctic, climate change altering natural processes: Study

Such high concentrations of Iodine was not seen in Arctic before, say scientists