The Himalayas are changing in ways that are becoming harder to ignore. As glaciers retreat and permafrost warms, avalanches, landslides and other hazards are becoming more...
India insures only about 5% of its disaster-related losses, leaving most of the financial burden with households, businesses and governments. Globally, natural catastrophes caused around 100...
MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning tool that can generate plausible extreme-weather scenarios beyond historical records, offering planners a new way to prepare for unprecedented floods,...
Nepal contributes only about 0.1% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, yet its communities face growing risks from glacier loss, floods and landslides. The latest glacier-related disaster shows...
India's solarisation drive is giving farmers more reliable and affordable electricity for irrigation. But as solar pumps expand, a new concern is emerging: could easier access...
India’s climate conversation is shifting from awareness to action. Climate communication researcher Jagadish Thaker explains why growing concern about climate change must translate into agency, skills,...
Research shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities play a significant role in protecting forests, biodiversity and carbon-rich ecosystems. Evidence suggests that secure land rights, traditional...
Assam’s recurrent floods are creating a growing economic burden, from ₹200 crore in estimated annual losses to 4.27 lakh hectares of land lost to erosion since...
India’s heritage sites are facing growing environmental risks as air pollution, rising temperatures, changing rainfall and coastal exposure accelerate the deterioration of historic structures. From pollution-linked...
Cancer treatment has benefited from plant-derived compounds, including medicines used against leukaemia, lymphoma, breast and ovarian cancers. But deforestation could destroy plants that may contain compounds...
