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Cost of conflicts: For a billion people, extreme poverty has not come down in 15 years

New Delhi, June 30 -- Living in areas with lingering conflict comes with many life-long stifling punishments, even if one survives the violence, said the World Bank in a report Fragile and Conflict-Af... Read More


Debt's climate link: Global finance system keeping developing countries from prioritising growth, resilience

New Delhi, June 30 -- As the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Seville, Spain, we look at how a massive debt burden on developing countries is holding th... Read More


National Turmeric Board: Golden spice gets government support

New Delhi, June 30 -- Turmeric, an essential spice in Indian kitchens, is finally getting the support it needs. On June 29, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the headquarters of the Nati... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Srinagar records biggest rise of 5 degrees C in both maximum & minimum temperatures

New Delhi, June 30 -- Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one of the... Read More


How India moves: Pune's roads buckle under an explosion of two-wheeler traffic

New Delhi, June 30 -- As air pollution, traffic deaths and travel times climb, Pune's dream of a sustainable transport future is faltering. With vehicle registrations nearly matching its population, t... Read More


Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Worrying erosion of multilateralism, especially by developed countries, says CSE

New Delhi, June 30 -- The mid-year UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany concluded with limited progress, as long-standing divisions between developed and developing countries once again took centr... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Active monsoon to drench north, central and eastern India through early July

New Delhi, June 30 -- Active monsoon conditions are likely to continue over many parts of northwest, central and eastern India for the next six to seven days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)... Read More


Drought costs rising 3-7.5% annually: OECD Report

New Delhi, June 27 -- The cost of droughts has risen sharply. An average drought in 2035 is projected to cost at least 35 per cent more than it would today, according to a new report by the Organisati... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Leh and Dehradun record highest jump of 3 degrees C above-normal maximum temperature

New Delhi, June 27 -- Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one of the... Read More


A sustainable agricultural intensification approach enhances food security & land conservation in Senegal, finds study

New Delhi, June 27 -- An innovative sustainable agricultural intensification approach in Senegal can enhance food security and land conservation through strategic crop choices in the West African coun... Read More