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April 30, 2024
India boils as heat soars!
As temperatures soar, what should India do to adapt to changing conditions to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change?
Heat waves sweep across India (Image: Maxpixel, CC0 Public Domain)
April 25, 2024
The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions
Understanding the impact of heat on our world
Rising temperatures, rising risks (Image: Kim Kestler, publicdomainpictures.net)
March 30, 2024
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)
December 8, 2023
GenAI could accelerate global warming and climate change
Climate change is the focus at COP28: Technology must be included in the dialogue
An artist's illustration of artificial intelligence (Image: Google Deepmind, Pexels)
November 13, 2023
What factors hinder the uptake of climate-smart agricultural practices among women?
Policy and implementation gaps in reaching women farmers with climate-smart agriculture practices
There is a need to enhance extension services to women (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
November 5, 2023
Weather-related natural disasters likely to impact sustainability initiatives
Honeywell’s environmental sustainability index, a quarterly index reveals a growing number of organisations globally are boosting annual sustainability investments by at least 50%, and are optimistic about achieving short- and long-term objectives
Environmental Sustainability Index gauges movement in corporate sentiment and investment on the sustainability front. (Image: Needpix)
Study of Earth’s stratosphere reduces uncertainty in future climate change
New research effectively rules out the most extreme climate change scenarios
University of East Anglia
Posted on 28 Jun, 2023 07:19 PM

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for life on Earth.

Man-made climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing us today, but uncertainty in the exact magnitude of global change hampers effective policy responses. 
Clouds in the stratosphere (Image: Kaushik Panchal, Wikimedia Commons)
Mahua flowers empower tribal women from Odisha
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 18 Jun, 2023 07:12 PM

Mahua flowers empower tribal women from Odisha to earn their living 
Dried mahua flowers (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)
Decoding ‘just transition’ in India: The conceptual underpinnings
Just transition, as a development planning and implementation strategy, has certain non-negotiable attributes.
Sarthak Shukla
Posted on 05 Jun, 2023 10:17 PM

Planet Earth and humanity are experiencing turbulent times as climate change and induced socio-economic impacts are threatening ecology, society and the economy.
In the climate sphere, the approach of just transition aims at addressing injustices (Image: Kenueone, Pixabay)
Government plans to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for decarbonisation
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 May, 2023 08:35 AM

Carbon market on the anvil in line with emissions trajectory
Ministry of Power & Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change plans an Indian Carbon Market to mobilize investments for transition to low-carbon pathways (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)
Melting glaciers thaw growth of Ladakh’s ice hockey
Threat of global warming puts practising at natural ice ponds at risk
Deachen Spaldon
Posted on 10 May, 2023 01:00 PM

At an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level, Ladakh is an ideal place for the region’s favourite winter sport – ice hockey. The sport was started in eastern Ladakh around 50 years ago by the Indian Army as a downtime game for army men.
Parkachik Glacier (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons)
The changing face of monsoon
Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the Indian monsoon
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 May, 2023 12:15 PM

The farmers of Mukhtsar, Punjab, are keeping a close eye on the sky like millions of other small farmers whose livelihoods depend on the yearly monsoon.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)
Utilising agroforestry as a nature-based solution to achieve sustainable development goals
Carbon market can play a role in rewarding environmental stewardship
Yasmeen Telwala
Posted on 26 Apr, 2023 12:25 PM

Agroforestry enhances farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change and delivers multiple ecological, social, and economic benefits.
The motivated young farmer proudly showed his 80 guava trees that he planted for the first time in the village and made a profit of INR 6,000. He is the second generation. His-father made the first attempt at agroforestry in 2010. He is motivated to adopt innovative practices and does not want to migrate to a larger city. (Image: Yasmeen Telwala)
WMO annual report emphasises how quickly climate change is progressing
The WMO State of the Global Climate report 2022 focuses on key climate indicators – greenhouse gases, temperatures, sea level rise, ocean heat and acidification, sea ice and glaciers.
World Meteorological Organization
Posted on 24 Apr, 2023 11:09 AM

According to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) yearly report, climate change continued to advance in 2022 from the tops of mountains to the bottom of the ocean. Communities on every continent were impacted by droughts, floods, and heatwaves, which cost many billions of dollars.
Ocean heat content reached a new observed record high in 2022 (Image: Maxpixel)
Cities urgently need to step up climate action
Bangalore hosts conference to help cities mainstream climate actions
C40 Cities Network
Posted on 22 Apr, 2023 10:26 AM

More than 50% of the world's population lives in cities, which also account for 70% of all CO2 emissions. They are also disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Cities continue to face daunting capacity constraints as they pursue urgently needed climate action (Image: Nimit Nagpal, Wikipedia Commons)
Recording the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS
CSTEP develops a framework for quantifying the climate co-benefits of MGNREGS works
Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy
Posted on 16 Apr, 2023 05:12 PM

Usharmukti, a massive river rejuvenation programme launched by the Government of West Bengal, is implemented primarily through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), in collaboration with grassroot civil society organ
Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)
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