520 million people in South Asia could face dangerous heat for at least one month a year by 2070, says World Bank report

India, Aug. 12 -- A World Bank report warns that by 2070, about 520 million people in South Asia could endure at least a month of dangerous heat annually, with 1.1 billion facing at least one day of t... Read More

As told to Parliament (August 11, 2026): There were over 43,000 cancer cases in Punjab in 2025

India, Aug. 11 -- The estimated number of incident cancer cases in Punjab was 41,337 in 2023, 42,288 in 2024 and 43,196 in 2025, Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Health and... Read More

As told to Parliament (August 7, 2026): Around 6.38 lakh ha affected by desertification and land degradation across India

India, Aug. 10 -- The Centre has not undertaken any assessment on agricultural land affected by degradation and its impact on crop productivity. However, according to the Desertification and Land Degr... Read More

Reducing inequality is essential for future pandemic preparedness, says study

India, Aug. 10 -- Economic inequality is a stronger predictor of how countries respond to pandemics than traditional measures of preparedness such as laboratory capacity and emergency response systems... Read More

As told to Parliament (August 6, 2026): Asiatic lions in India have increased 32% since 2020

India, Aug. 6 -- The 16th Lion population estimation (May 2025) recorded an increase in the Asiatic Lion population to 891 individuals, with a growth of 32 per cent since 2020, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Mi... Read More

Climate change is shifting childhood malaria hotspots across Africa, finds study

India, Aug. 5 -- A new study led by researchers at Yale University School of Public Health reveals that climate change is reshaping the geography of childhood malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, increa... Read More

Strengthening peatland emissions monitoring: New FAO report updates factors, points out data gaps

India, Aug. 4 -- A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on July 31, 2026 provides a stronger scientific foundation for improving the accuracy, trans... Read More

UK sees highest heatwave exposure of children in three decades

India, July 31 -- The United Kingdom recorded its highest level of child exposure to extreme heatwaves since 1995, with an estimated 10.7 million children, representing 75 per cent of the country's ch... Read More

AI can lift sub-Saharan Africa's GDP by 4% if key barriers addressed: IMF

India, July 30 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could increase Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 4 per cent over the next decade, according to a report released by the International Moneta... Read More

HIV funding falls by $1.5 billion, putting 2030 AIDS goal at risk: UNAIDS

India, July 29 -- Deep cuts in global HIV funding are putting decades of progress against the epidemic at risk, warned a new report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS... Read More

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