Asteroid YR4's impact probability raised from 2.6% to 3.1% for 2032, but experts unconcerned - here's why

India, Feb. 20 -- The likelihood of a 'city-killer' asteroid impacting Earth in 2032 has risen to 1 in 32, or 3.1 per cent, according to latest threat perception by National Aeronautics and Space Admi... Read More

Arctic marine mammals suffer increased mortality, decreased reproductive rate due to oceanic heat waves: Study

India, Feb. 20 -- Marine mammals in the Arctic and Subarctic regions suffer from both short-term as well as long-term impacts of marine heat waves (MHWs), a new study has warned. Increased mortality,... Read More

Glaciers lost 6.5 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, accelerating global sea-level rise: Study

India, Feb. 20 -- Glaciers lost an estimated 273 billion tonnes of ice annually from 2000 to 2023, making them the second-largest contributor to rising sea levels, according to a new study. The total... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 19, 2025)

India, Feb. 20 -- Restoration of waterbody in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 17, 2025 directed the Wetland Authority of Uttar Pradesh and the district magistrate o... Read More

AMR: 97.8% of responding countries in African region have national action plans in place

India, Feb. 20 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted that countries in the African Region are making significant strides in tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). In comparison with... Read More

Scientists warn of growing threat from sunscreen to marine life, call for urgent investigation

India, Feb. 20 -- Scientists have warned that sunscreen chemicals are accumulating in marine environments at alarming levels, posing a serious threat to marine life and coral reefs. A new review publi... Read More

People living in Australian cities are at a higher risk of dying from heatwaves than those in rural areas

India, Feb. 19 -- A study carried out in Australia revealed that urban residents face a greater risk of death during extreme temperature events. Researchers from the University of Queensland and Grif... Read More

War in Ukraine sets back decades of progress for women's rights, economic stability

India, Feb. 19 -- Three years of full-scale war in Ukraine have severely impacted women and girls, rolling back decades of progress in gender equality and economic stability, according to the United N... Read More

Second Food Systems Summit Stocktake to unlock investments for food systems transformation

India, Feb. 19 -- The upcoming Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake will aim to open up investment avenues for sustaining initiatives to tranform food systems and scaling them to help a... Read More

South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions - a new approach is needed

India, Feb. 19 -- South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. "Access" from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean an... Read More

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