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Climate change
Health Minister Reviews Preparedness for Management of Heat Related Illnesses
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised the importance of creating a central database with inputs from states to share field level data on heatwaves, including on...
Climate change
How Women in Ahmedabad Slums Are Beating Back Climate’s Deadly Heatwave
Women in Ahmedabad slums work from home at tailoring, embroidery, kite-making, snack-making, or running grocery shops, micro-retailing vegetables and flowers, with little respite from...
Climate change
Records Smashed – New WMO Climate Report Confirms 2023 Hottest Year on Record
The cost of inaction is staggering, the report warns. Between 2025 and 2100, it may reach US$1,266 trillion, representing the difference in losses between a...
Asia Pacific
Unpacking 2023, the Warmest Year on Record
The 1.5-degree warming has led to widespread heatwaves, droughts, floods, stronger cyclones and a plethora of slow-onset disasters including glacier melting, coral breaching, land...
Climate change
Extreme Weather Events Killing More People Than Ever Before, Says CSE Report
Maharashtra suffered the most deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021 – says a state-wise analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment...
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A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space
The world is facing a crisis of the “rule of law” in disarmament. Key treaties have failed to achieve...
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Status of Higher Education in India – What does Government Data Say?
Although in absolute terms the budget allocations have grown after the introduction of the New Education Policy in 2020,...
A Disasters Law for Nepal
Used effectively, disaster law and policy can support more integrated, inclusive and equitable approaches to building resilience.
By Laxmi Khanal
Over...
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A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space
The world is facing a crisis of the “rule...
Status of Higher Education in India – What does Government Data Say?
Although in absolute terms the budget allocations have grown...
