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Before India prices its grasslands

India, Sept. 7 -- As global climate talks push market-based land restoration, India is rethinking its grasslands once dismissed as "wastelands". Scientists now recognise them as vital ecosystems, yet... Read More


Sea-level rise is a threat to fundamental human rights, says UN report

India, Sept. 7 -- A new UN special report warns that accelerating sea-level rise is becoming a profound human-rights crisis, threatening housing, water, food, health, education and cultural identity f... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain likely across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Eastern-Northeastern states; hot & humid conditions expected in Southern India

India, Sept. 7 -- Summary Heavy rain alert: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and northeastern states face heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and possible waterlogging over the next 24 hours. Low-pressur... 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


Two recent fatal tiger attacks in Gudalur highlight the broken landscape of the Nilgiris

India, Sept. 6 -- Two fatal tiger attacks in the O' Valley near Gudalur have exposed the difficult intersection of wildlife corridors, plantations and densely populated settlements in Tamil Nadu's Nil... Read More


Conflict and climate disasters fuelled 6.2 million displacements across Eastern Africa in 2025: Report

India, Sept. 6 -- Eastern Africa recorded 6,227,072 internal displacements across nine countries in 2025, with conflict accounting for the majority while climate-related disasters, particularly floods... Read More


Why a new study on Everest's human footprint feels personal to me

India, Sept. 6 -- On a partly sunlit day in May 2024, when I eventually reached the Khumbu Glacier after six days of trekking, I was struck by the number of people staying there. The trek was part of ... Read More


Has the Iran war been a setback for greener steelmaking?

India, Sept. 6 -- Five months since the start of the Iran war, countries around the Persian Gulf are still coping with the direct effects of an ongoing conflict, as are economies around the world. Gl... 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