India had a deficit monsoon in 13 of the last 18 years
The country had its last surplus monsoon in 2013
19% of world’s people without access to clean water live in India
Yet state governments are not serious enough
100% Indians exposed to PM 2.5 pollutants beyond limits
Long-term exposure to the pollutant has been associated with lung cancer
Gabon announces $500 million debt-for-nature swap deal for marine conservation
This is the world’s second-largest deal signed under blue bond to refinance the country’s debt and conserve marine resources
Green minerals race: Ghana approves policy to reap maximum benefits from mining projects
Seen as part of continental strategy driven by resource nationalism, move may affect Ewoyaa lithium project
SOE in Figures 2023: Gujarat bracing for Cyclone Biporjoy had reduced budget for natural calamities by 71% in 2022-23
Gujarat is among 20 states / UTs that slashed budget for natural calamities in 2022-23
Ivory Coast declares first Ebola outbreak in 26 years; 3rd African country to do so in 2021
Great concern that outbreak declared in capital city Abidjan, a metropolis of more than 4 million people: WHO
Is India's public health infrastructure ready to tackle the second COVID-19 wave? Here's what data says
Government hospitals in Maharashtra added just 672 ICU beds between April 2020 and January 2021
Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia
Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…
Used vehicles on Africa’s roads: UN report flags environment concerns
At least 60% vehicles on Africa’s roads are used and imported; regulations weak in as many as 44 countries
2020: नौ महीने में 50 बार प्रदर्शन कर चुके हैं किसान
इस बार किसान सरकार द्वारा पारित तीन कृषि विधेयकों से नाराज है, लेकिन सरकार से नाराजगी का सिलसिला काफी पहले से जारी है
Just a year left, India has met less than 2% of its e-vehicles target
The aim was 15-16 million e-vehicles by 2020; As of May 2019, country had only 0.28 million
धूलभरी आंधी
2018 में भारत के 16 राज्यों में 50 धूलभरी आंधी की घटनाएं हुई हैं, जिसके कारण 500 से अधिक मौतें हुईं। जानमाल को बड़ा ...
Countries not on track to reach 100% renewable energy systems
No G20 nation up to speed to reach 100 per cent renewables either in the power sector or economy-wide
‘Third COVID-19 wave imminent’: How prepared is India?
Medical oxygen capacity ramped up, oxygen beds increased, says Union government
India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly
Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report
Extreme weather events led to 8 deaths, destroyed almost 390,000 hectares of cropped area in Jan-Feb 2023
Haryana saw most damage to cropped area; Karnataka saw extreme cold events after a gap of over four decades
Here is what Assam can do to prevent floods
It can strengthen embankments, dredge rivers, address river erosion and take wise policy decisions
Globally, India recorded the highest loss in terrestrial water storage
For the past 20 years, India has experienced terrestrial water storage (TWS) loss of at least 3 cm per year. In some regions, the loss has been …
Passing the buck: No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states, Centre says
At least 619 deaths were reported due to shortage of medical oxygen in May 2021 according to website Datameet
World Health Day: If you are born today in India, your health prospects look grim
Lack of nutrition, stunting, wasting, pollution and climate change will shorten life expectancies of future generations of Indian children
Land acquisitions threat to food diversity, security in Africa: Study
Unethical foreign investments preferred export-bound crop over local staple crops; diet diversity decreased between 2005 and 2015
How ready is India for climate change? Not much, says this report
All south Asian countries fared poorly in the 2020 World Risk Index on strengthening their abilities to prepare and adapt to extreme events
180 देशों के एनवायरनमेंट परफॉरमेंस इंडेक्स 2020 में भारत को मिला 168वां स्थान
येल और कोलंबिया यूनिवर्सिटी द्वारा जारी 180 देशों के एनवायरनमेंट परफॉरमेंस इंडेक्स 2020 में भारत को 168वां स्थान दिया गया है| जोकि स्पष्ट तौर ...
237 million people in 6 Asian countries at risk due to coastal flooding by 2050: Study
In India, six times more people are at risk from coastal flooding than the earlier estimates based on satellite data from NASA