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The oceans are getting warmer every year – here’s why you should care about it

It is a record that keeps getting broken year after year. And this could have a major impact on …

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Want to be a sustainability leader? Get away from the screen and go see it in action

Eunice Heath, global corporate director of sustainability at Dow, says leaders need to step away fr…

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Explained: Why Assam gets flooded every year

Assam is one of the most flood-prone states in India and it has almost become an annual calamity. A…

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Heatwave is gone and heavy rainfall, hailstorms in the next 5 days — IMD issues alert

Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance over some parts of Southwest Arabian Sea, Maldives and Comor…

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To help fight water scarcity, a machine that produces drinking water from air has been launched in India

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Thunderstorms, rain bring down homes and power supplies along with temperatures in North India

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms of May 22 brought relief to the heatwave ridden North Indians — a…

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Three devastating cyclones — Yaas, Tauktae, and Gulab — displaced 2.5 million Indians in 2021

Around 4.9 million Indians became homeless due to natural disasters in 2021. Cyclone Yaas, Tauktae,…

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Greenhouse gas, sea level rise and ocean heat set new records for climate change in 2021

The WMO State of the Global Climate in 2021 report confirmed that the past seven years have been th…

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Pollution cost nine million lives across the globe in 2019, India tops the list: Lancet

Of the nearly 2.4 million deaths in 2019, air pollution accounted for 16.7 lakh deaths - the highes…

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Over four lakh people affected as pre-monsoon rains trigger floods in Assam

With one more people dead in Udalguri district, the death toll rose to eight in the ongoing pre-mon…

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What happens to the human body when the temperature reaches 50 degree celsius?

Scorching heat has caused menace in the world's second-most populous nation, India. First, it incre…

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Severe cyclonic storm 'Asani' weakens, IMD issues warning for Andhra coast

The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' weakened into Cyclonic Storm overnight and lay centred off Andhra…

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Is India’s intense heat wave a sign of climate change and global warming?

This April, which left more than a billion people sweltering, was not ‘just another hot month.’ …

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Heatwave in India: What is wet bulb temperature, why is it important and how to measure it

There is an ongoing heatwave in India that has forced millions of people indoors, with air conditio…

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Maharashtra Cabinet approves first-of-its-kind gene bank project at ₹172 crore

With an aim to document native natural resources and conserve them with the help of the local commu…

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WHO calls for reduction in fossil fuel use to control severe air pollution and respiratory disorders

The findings prompted WHO to call for a reduction in fossil fuel use and other concrete measures to…

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Top 10 most polluted cities in the world – Guess the two Indian cities in the list

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world – Guess the two Indian cities in the list

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ESG reporting has evolved amid rising stakeholder expectations, says Berry Global's VP of Sustainability

Robert Flores, VP of sustainability at Berry Global, said the company's 2021 ESG report, published …

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing an environmental crisis, and experts say it could take years to fully realize the impact

The invasion could bring short-term environmental emergencies but also weaken environmental governa…

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3-14 percent of terrestrial species are likely to face high risk of extinction due to global warming

3-14 percent of terrestrial species are likely to face high risk of extinction due to global warming

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Three-quarters of the world's population wants single-use plastics banned, according to new study

The new poll by Reuters and IPSOS comes as countries meet in Nairobi later this month to start nego…

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COVID-19 vaccines administered globally have produced tonnes of medical waste​, almost equivalent to the weight of 800 blue whales

The World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report, which came out on Tuesday, revealed that …

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The cost of each of the major climate disasters in 2021

The cost of each of the major climate disasters in 2021