Year of extremes: India hit by disasters on 331 of 334 days in 2025, up from 295 in 2024 and 292 in 2022

India, Dec. 18 -- India recorded extreme weather events on 331 of 334 days between January and November 2025 - up from 295 days in 2024 and 292 in 2022 At least 4,419 deaths were reported in 2025, co... Read More

It is 'Ram Ram, MGNREGA' as controversial VB-G RAM G Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha

India, Dec. 18 -- After chaos, ruckus and just eight hours of parliamentary debate, the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Viksit Bharat - Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM ... Read More

Small farms, big climate gains: ICAR study shows how agroforestry can be a powerful climate tool

India, Dec. 18 -- Agroforestry on small family farms can play a powerful role in climate mitigation while strengthening rural livelihoods, showed a nine-year study from eastern India by Indian Council... Read More

Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025's words of the year

India, Dec. 18 -- Dictionaries' 2025 words of the year are dominated by terms shaped by artificial intelligence and online culture From "vibe coding" to "AI slop", the chosen words reflect anxieties ... Read More

What was it like being at COP30 in Belem? Reflections from a first-time observer

India, Dec. 18 -- I travelled halfway across the world, from India, to attend the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in the Amazonian... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 17, 2025)

India, Dec. 18 -- Daha river desiltation Bihar's Water Resources Department is responsible for the desiltation and cleaning of the Daha river. The authority has taken comprehensive and concrete steps... Read More

Weak western disturbances and shifting jet stream drive warm, dry winter in North India

India, Dec. 18 -- North-west India has experienced a largely dry post-monsoon season in 2025. Maximum and minimum temperatures have remained above normal for weeks. Meteorologists link the anomalies... Read More

Hayli Gubbi volcano had little to no impact on South Asia's severe air pollution: ICIMOD analysis

India, Dec. 18 -- The recent major eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia did not increase the dangerous levels of air pollution plaguing South Asia, an analysis by the International Centre f... Read More

Bihar's renewable energy policy signals a shift beyond electrification

India, Dec. 17 -- Bihar's Renewable Energy Policy 2025 targets 340 MW of off-grid capacity by 2030 The policy prioritises decentralised solar for livelihoods, including cold storage, dryers and EV ch... Read More

A shivering elephant calf in Kalahandi is a powerful metaphor for India's urgent conservation challenge

India, Dec. 17 -- It was the coldest morning of the year in Kalahandi, Odisha. Mist clung to the paddy fields like a shroud, and frost crunched under the feet of a farmer walking toward his harvest. T... Read More

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