climate crisis

Climate and energy experts say that India is lagging behind in meeting its non-fossil energy targets of 175 gigawatts by 2022 and 500 GW by 2030, as many states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, are lagging behind.

Diseases in the digestive system, the respiratory system, cardiovascular diseases, as well as skin infections will increase due to climate change. All of them are related to heat waves, drought

Timber trafficking is an increasingly common practice in Kashmir Valley, which threatens the region's forests. Nearly 1 lakh cubic feet of wood is smuggled out of the Kashmir valley every year could turn Kashmir into Ladakh in the next 40-50 years.

Flooding has wreaked havoc across the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya. A wooden bridge connecting Jijika with Megua was washed away by the flood. The Garo Hills region of Meghalaya has been severely affected by unprecedented flooding and landslides.

The Third Pole, which is centred on the Tibetan Plateau, stores most of the world's frozen water after Antarctica and the Arctic. As a reliable water supply for nearly 2 billion people, it is known as the "Asian Water Tower."

China completed the commissioning of the largest, most expensive, most powerful and most controversial dam in the world, the Three Gorges Dam

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, on the occasion of the 'Stockholm+50' environmental conference, that climate change poses "serious risks" to mental health and well-being.

In April 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the establishment of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) to help countries increase resilience to external shocks and ensure sustainable growth.

Natural gas, contrary to what its name suggests, is not really nature's friend. It is even quite the opposite: it is fossil energy whose extraction, production, transport and consumption are particularly harmful to the climate.

The extreme heatwave that has gripped much of India and Pakistan has become 30 times more likely due to climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by climate scientists.