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Gujarat Tops India With 1,560 Forest Land Diversion Approvals in Five YearsAsia $170 Billion Disaster Bill Sparks Urgent Call to Shift From Recovery to Resilient InfrastructureFloods Send Far More Plastic to the Ocean Than Previously EstimatedFlood Alerts Remain in Yorkshire After Weeks of Relentless RainBhuj Earthquake: The Disaster That Redefined India’s Seismic Safety
Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

February 17, 2026
Eastern Himalayan Hydropower at Risk of Becoming ‘Climate Maladaptation’ Experts Warn After Teesta Disaster

Eastern Himalayan Hydropower at Risk of Becoming ‘Climate Maladaptation’ Experts Warn After Teesta Disaster

February 17, 2026
High Rainfall, Low Retention: Why a Village in Maharashtra Western Ghats Is Racing to Save Every Drop

High Rainfall, Low Retention: Why a Village in Maharashtra Western Ghats Is Racing to Save Every Drop

February 17, 2026
Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

Editor DeskFebruary 17, 20260
Eastern Himalayan Hydropower at Risk of Becoming ‘Climate Maladaptation’ Experts Warn After Teesta Disaster

Eastern Himalayan Hydropower at Risk of Becoming ‘Climate Maladaptation’ Experts Warn After Teesta Disaster

February 17, 2026
High Rainfall, Low Retention: Why a Village in Maharashtra Western Ghats Is Racing to Save Every Drop

High Rainfall, Low Retention: Why a Village in Maharashtra Western Ghats Is Racing to Save Every Drop

February 17, 2026
Oceans Absorb More Carbon Than Forests, Scientists Say but Both Remain Vital in Climate Fight

Oceans Absorb More Carbon Than Forests, Scientists Say but Both Remain Vital in Climate Fight

February 17, 2026

DISASTERS

Gujarat Tops India With 1,560 Forest Land Diversion Approvals in Five Years

Gujarat Tops India With 1,560 Forest Land Diversion Approvals in Five Years

Editor DeskFebruary 14, 20260
    Gujarat has recorded the highest number of approvals for diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes in the country over the past five ...
Asia $170 Billion Disaster Bill Sparks Urgent Call to Shift From Recovery to Resilient Infrastructure

Asia $170 Billion Disaster Bill Sparks Urgent Call to Shift From Recovery to Resilient Infrastructure

February 13, 2026
Floods Send Far More Plastic to the Ocean Than Previously Estimated

Floods Send Far More Plastic to the Ocean Than Previously Estimated

February 13, 2026
Flood Alerts Remain in Yorkshire After Weeks of Relentless Rain

Flood Alerts Remain in Yorkshire After Weeks of Relentless Rain

February 12, 2026
Bhuj Earthquake: The Disaster That Redefined India’s Seismic Safety

Bhuj Earthquake: The Disaster That Redefined India’s Seismic Safety

February 4, 2026

ENVIRONMENT

Dry Weather to Prevail Across India on Saturday Heatwave Conditions Likely Along West Coast

Dry Weather to Prevail Across India on Saturday Heatwave Conditions Likely Along West Coast

February 14, 2026
Asia $170 Billion Disaster Bill Sparks Urgent Call to Shift From Recovery to Resilient Infrastructure

Asia $170 Billion Disaster Bill Sparks Urgent Call to Shift From Recovery to Resilient Infrastructure

February 13, 2026
Southeast Asia Urged to Unlock Adaptation Finance as Climate Losses Mount Across Asia

Southeast Asia Urged to Unlock Adaptation Finance as Climate Losses Mount Across Asia

February 12, 2026
400 Year Old Shark: How a Cold-Water Giant Lives Longer Than Any Other Vertebrate

400 Year Old Shark: How a Cold-Water Giant Lives Longer Than Any Other Vertebrate

February 10, 2026
Ghana Draws a Red Line: Forests Declared More Valuable Than Gold After Mining Law Repeal

Ghana Draws a Red Line: Forests Declared More Valuable Than Gold After Mining Law Repeal

February 9, 2026
Ancient Fossils Reveal Early Animals May Have Used Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate

Ancient Fossils Reveal Early Animals May Have Used Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate

February 9, 2026

CLIMATE ACTIONS

Ghana Draws a Red Line: Forests Declared More Valuable Than Gold After Mining Law Repeal

Ghana Draws a Red Line: Forests Declared More Valuable Than Gold After Mining Law Repeal

February 9, 2026
India Tiger Success Faces a New Challenge as States Reconsider Forest Carrying Capacity

India Tiger Success Faces a New Challenge as States Reconsider Forest Carrying Capacity

February 9, 2026
Niagara Falls Nearly Freeze as Minus-55°C Arctic Blast Grips North America

Niagara Falls Nearly Freeze as Minus-55°C Arctic Blast Grips North America

February 6, 2026
Engineered Algae Emerge as Powerful Tool to Remove Microplastics from Water

Engineered Algae Emerge as Powerful Tool to Remove Microplastics from Water

February 4, 2026
Lower GST on Recyclables Can Accelerate Green Economy, CSE Tells Finance Ministry Ahead of Budget 2026

Lower GST on Recyclables Can Accelerate Green Economy, CSE Tells Finance Ministry Ahead of Budget 2026

January 30, 2026
America Forests Are Storing More Carbon Than They Have in Decades, New Analysis Shows

America Forests Are Storing More Carbon Than They Have in Decades, New Analysis Shows

January 24, 2026
How Hoverflies Quietly Keep Ecosystems Alive

How Hoverflies Quietly Keep Ecosystems Alive

January 24, 2026
Tamil Nadu Study Shows Integrated Rice Farming Can Cut Emissions and Boost Yields

Tamil Nadu Study Shows Integrated Rice Farming Can Cut Emissions and Boost Yields

December 16, 2025

SPACE

Powerful Solar Flares Trigger Global Radio Blackouts, Signal Intensifying Sun Activity

Powerful Solar Flares Trigger Global Radio Blackouts, Signal Intensifying Sun Activity

May 15, 2025
The sun erupted with two massive solar flares early Wednesday, including the strongest of 2025 so fa...
AI Powered Satellite System Reveals Stark Green Space Inequality in Karachi

AI Powered Satellite System Reveals Stark Green Space Inequality in Karachi

February 26, 2025
A research team led by NYU Associate Professor Rumi Chunara has developed an advanced artificial int...
How Satellites AI Supercomputers Are Changing the Battle Against Wildfires

How Satellites AI Supercomputers Are Changing the Battle Against Wildfires

February 24, 2025
As wildfires raged through Los Angeles in January 2025, cutting-edge technology played a crucial rol...

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Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

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Eastern Himalayan Hydropower at Risk of Becoming ‘Climate Maladaptation’ Experts Warn After Teesta Disaster

Eastern Himalayan Hydropower at Risk of Becoming ‘Climate Maladaptation’ Experts Warn After Teesta Disaster

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High Rainfall, Low Retention: Why a Village in Maharashtra Western Ghats Is Racing to Save Every Drop

High Rainfall, Low Retention: Why a Village in Maharashtra Western Ghats Is Racing to Save Every Drop

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Oceans Absorb More Carbon Than Forests, Scientists Say but Both Remain Vital in Climate Fight

Oceans Absorb More Carbon Than Forests, Scientists Say but Both Remain Vital in Climate Fight

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High in the Himalayas, Predators Are Rewriting the Rules of Survival to Coexist in a Human-Altered Landscape

High in the Himalayas, Predators Are Rewriting the Rules of Survival to Coexist in a Human-Altered Landscape

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Desert Winds Could Help Predict Monsoon Breaks, Offering Crucial Early Warning for Farmers: Study

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Oceans Absorb More Carbon Than Forests, Scientists Say but Both Remain Vital in Climate Fight

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High in the Himalayas, Predators Are Rewriting the Rules of Survival to Coexist in a Human-Altered Landscape

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Record Rainfall and Rising Vulnerability Trigger Deadly Landslide Crisis Across South Asia

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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Global Plastic Pollution Crisis, Scientists Warn

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Ice on the Move: Surging Glaciers Raise New Climate Alarms

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Anti-Smog Guns & AI Cameras in Delhi’s 2025 Air Pollution Mitigation Plan

Anti-Smog Guns & AI Cameras in Delhi’s 2025 Air Pollution Mitigation Plan

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Which Hurricane Models Can You Trust in 2025?

Which Hurricane Models Can You Trust in 2025?

May 28, 2025
AI Weather Models Struggle with ‘Gray Swan’ Events, UChicago Study Finds

AI Weather Models Struggle with ‘Gray Swan’ Events, UChicago Study Finds

May 26, 2025
AI Breakthrough Brings Faster, Localized Thunderstorm Forecasts

AI Breakthrough Brings Faster, Localized Thunderstorm Forecasts

May 22, 2025
EU–India Launch €41 Million Green-Tech Drive: Focus on Ocean Health and Hydrogen Innovation

EU–India Launch €41 Million Green-Tech Drive: Focus on Ocean Health and Hydrogen Innovation

May 17, 2025

THOUGHTS & TALKS

Karnataka Governor Urges Collective Action on Sustainability at Bengaluru Summit

Karnataka Governor Urges Collective Action on Sustainability at Bengaluru Summit

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EU–India Launch €41 Million Green-Tech Drive: Focus on Ocean Health and Hydrogen Innovation

EU–India Launch €41 Million Green-Tech Drive: Focus on Ocean Health and Hydrogen Innovation

May 17, 2025
Will Climate Finance Taxonomy Help India Unlock $2.5 Trillion in Green Investment?

Will Climate Finance Taxonomy Help India Unlock $2.5 Trillion in Green Investment?

May 13, 2025
India’s Cooling Paradox: Toxic Air Slows Warming but Fuels a Public Health Crisis

India’s Cooling Paradox: Toxic Air Slows Warming but Fuels a Public Health Crisis

May 3, 2025
Heat, Hunger & Harm: How the Climate Crisis Deepens Gender Inequality and Violence

Heat, Hunger & Harm: How the Climate Crisis Deepens Gender Inequality and Violence

May 1, 2025

IDEA & INNOVATIONS

Southeast Asia Urged to Unlock Adaptation Finance as Climate Losses Mount Across Asia

Southeast Asia Urged to Unlock Adaptation Finance as Climate Losses Mount Across Asia

Editor DeskFebruary 12, 20260
Budget 2026–27 earmarks Rs 20,000 crore to scale up carbon capture in India’s heavy industries

Budget 2026–27 earmarks Rs 20,000 crore to scale up carbon capture in India’s heavy industries

February 3, 2026
Drone Technology Helps Scientists Detect Early Drought Stress in Trees, Offering New Hope for Forest Protection

Drone Technology Helps Scientists Detect Early Drought Stress in Trees, Offering New Hope for Forest Protection

January 24, 2026
Scientists Develop Fish-inspired Filter Removes 99% Microplastic from Wastewater

Scientists Develop Fish-inspired Filter Removes 99% Microplastic from Wastewater

December 16, 2025
COP30 Unlocks Trillions for Grids and Storage, Tackling the Clean Energy ‘Bottleneck’

COP30 Unlocks Trillions for Grids and Storage, Tackling the Clean Energy ‘Bottleneck’

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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENTS

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Organic Pioneer: Farmer Earns Lakhs from India First Sindoor Farm

Editor DeskSeptember 3, 20250
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University of Miami AI Tool Boosts Accuracy of Hurricane Forecasting

University of Miami AI Tool Boosts Accuracy of Hurricane Forecasting

Editor DeskAugust 26, 20250
    An artificial intelligence system developed at the University of Miami is giving...
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AI Set to Revolutionize Flood Forecasting After Hurricane Success

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Texas A&M Researchers Pioneer New Method to Predict Submarine Landslides Threatening Offshore Infrastructure

Texas A&M Researchers Pioneer New Method to Predict Submarine Landslides Threatening Offshore Infrastructure

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