Anak Krakatau: 'Child' of Krakatoa erupts once again; thousands stranded

India, Sept. 10 -- The eruption of Anak Krakatau began late Friday night on September 4, generating continuous seismic activity, lava fountains, and booming sounds across surrounding regions. It conti... Read More

Women head one in four Gaza households as war reshapes families, UN Women says

India, Sept. 9 -- Women now head nearly one in four households in Gaza, double the pre-October 2023 rate, according to UN Women. The agency estimates that 86,290 households are headed by women, inclu... Read More

1.5degC warming breach is unavoidable. What do we do next?

India, Sept. 8 -- In 2024, the world crossed a line we swore we would never breach. For the first time, global temperatures exceeded the critical 1.5-degree Celsius mark set by the Paris Agreement. ... Read More

Make the Himalaya a 'no-go zone' for high-risk mega infrastructures: Civil society coalition

India, Sept. 7 -- A coalition of 60 civil society groups under the People for Himalaya campaign has urged that high-altitude and trans-Himalayan regions be declared no-go zones for high-risk mega infr... Read More

Permafrost melt in the Arctic could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages: Study

India, Sept. 7 -- A new study warns that melting Arctic permafrost could inflict $261 billion in infrastructure damage by mid-century, more than double earlier estimates. Using satellite imagery, dee... Read More

Gerardus Mercator's map is effectively consigned to history as UN votes to stop making Africa 'look cartographically small'

India, Sept. 5 -- Member states of the United Nations on September 4 endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size of continents, a statement by the global... Read More

Fake expiry dates on packaged food and front of pack labelling

India, Sept. 5 -- India's food safety concerns are shifting from dirty kitchens to deceptive labels, as raids reveal alleged manipulation of expiry dates on popular packaged foods like chips, noodles ... Read More

Nepal tragedy result of decades of engineering mindset that assumed rivers and mountains could be re-engineered at will: Sunita Narain

India, Sept. 2 -- At the ICSE 2026 conference in New Delhi, CSE chief Sunita Narain linked Nepal's flash flood to decades of hubristic engineering that tried to bend rivers and mountains to human will... Read More

Nearly 160,000 women and girls affected by Nepal flash floods, UN Women warns

India, Aug. 31 -- Nearly 160,000 women and girls have been affected by flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, UN Women says. Survivors face shortages of food and water, disrupted healt... Read More

Chitrakoot, in the heart of the country, flooded as Mandakini river overflows after torrential rain

India, Aug. 29 -- Torrential rain over 14 hours has caused the Mandakini river to overflow and flood the pilgrimage town of Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, breaking a 23-year record as ... Read More

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