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The new normal: 2025 data reveals a fundamental shift in global drought

India, April 22 -- By the end of 2025, roughly 30 per cent of the global land surface was gripped by drought - a near-tripling from the 10 per cent recorded in the 1990s, a new analysis published this... Read More


A fuel crisis unfolds: Migrants leave Surat as rising costs and gas shortages disrupt daily life, with Ujjwala 2.0 falling short

India, April 22 -- LPG shortages linked to global conflict are forcing migrant workers to leave Surat Many families unable to cook as cylinder supply collapses and prices surge Workers report eating... Read More


Women's participation in sub-Saharan Africa's agrifood systems presents a $53 billion economic opportunity: FAO

India, April 22 -- Women play a central role in agrifood systems across sub-Saharan Africa, and their contributions present a major economic opportunity. According to a recent report by the Food and A... Read More


When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

India, April 22 -- On April 21, 2026, as preparations gathered pace for Thrissur Pooram, a fireworks unit at Mundathikode in Thrissur district exploded into a series of devastating blasts that killed ... Read More


Global loss and damage fund may dry up by 2027 unless developed nations start immediate contributions, warn 200 organisations

India, April 22 -- More than 200 organisations from across the world recently wrote an open letter to the board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), warning that without more contribu... Read More


Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

India, April 22 -- Climate change is altering the timing of hatching in bees and wasps, causing earlier emergence after winter Warmer temperatures can leave insects out of sync with food sources such... Read More


Colombian environmental defender wins Goldman Prize for helping halt hydraulic fracturing along the country's largest river Magdalena

India, April 22 -- A young Colombian who risked her life to mobilise her community against fracking projects, ultimately preventing the introduction of commercial fracking in the country is one of the... Read More


The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

India, April 22 -- A historic oil shock triggered by Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed fossil fuels as costly and unreliable. It has also accelerated a global pivot to renewables and... Read More


World Earth Day 2026: Telangana's Chenchu adivasis resist forcible relocation from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

India, April 22 -- Telangana's Chenchu adivasis intensified resistance to forced relocation from Amrabad Tiger Reserve. Dependent on wild foods and forest produce, they reject cash and land packages,... Read More


Satellite data shows Secunderabad and Mumbai among world's biggest methane-emitting landfill sites in 2025

India, April 22 -- India hosts two of the world's 25 largest methane-emitting landfill sites, in Secunderabad and Mumbai, a new satellite-based analysis has found The report links the sites to what i... Read More