Climate and Weather

More than 80% cent Indians live in climate-vulnerable districts, according to a recently released report ‘

Developing countries are already enduring the worst of climate change.

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Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes, ponds cover only 0.8 percent of the Earth’s surface, but are incredibly biodiverse. They harbour around ~15,000 fish species, corresponding to approximately half of the global known fish.

Human activities such as water abstraction, diversion, damming, and pollution are posing a threat to the survival of fish.

Desertification is accelerating in several northeastern Indian states

The sixth assessment report by the United Nation's Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change released this week has issued dire warnings that have major implications for India.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met virtually to consider the contribution of Working Group 1 (WG1) to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), for two weeks from 26th July to 6th August, 2021.

As cities around the world face a growing climate crisis, McKinsey Sustainability and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group has released a new report called

Odisha’s Puri first city in the country to provide safe drinking water while

Rising global sea levels as a consequence of climate change is likely to permanently inundate many small islands in future.