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Southern Peninsular India Experiences Sixth Driest October in 123 Years

In an unusual meteorological event, southern peninsular India faced its sixth driest October in 123 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This region, encompassing states like...

November 1, 2023

Biogas Adoption can Reduce LNG Imports

India’s energy landscape is on the brink of a transformation. A recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) outlines a promising strategy to...

October 27, 2023

2023 State of the Climate Report

This year has witnessed an alarming increase in the number of days with global mean temperatures exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the ‘2023 State of the Climate...

October 27, 2023

Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023

A recent report published by the United Nations University — Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has raised a red flag regarding India’s dwindling groundwater levels. The...

October 27, 2023

Northwestern, Central, and South-Central India Set to Become Heat Wave Hotspots

A new government study conducted by the Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research, under the Department of Science and Technology, reveals that northwestern, central, and south-central...

October 26, 2023

Study: Accelerated Ice Melt in West Antarctica Unstoppable

A new study suggests that regardless of efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the accelerated melting of ice in west Antarctica is set to continue throughout this century. This...

October 25, 2023

Microalgae Use Light-Responsive Protein to Thrive Amid Global Warming

Microalgae, which play a crucial role in the marine food chain and carbon dioxide capture, have been found to utilize a unique strategy to cope with global warming,...

October 20, 2023

India Approves Ambitious Green Energy Corridor Phase-II Project

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given the green signal to an ambitious project known as Green Energy Corridor (GEC)...

October 19, 2023

India Forms Inter-Ministerial Group for Climate Negotiations

India has established an inter-ministerial group tasked with developing a comprehensive perspective on key matters to be discussed in global climate negotiations. Formed in August, the inter-ministerial group...

October 18, 2023

Amazon Wildfires in 2023 Increase by 10% Compared to 2022

A new study by researchers from the University of East Anglia and the University of South Alabama reveals that the number of wildfires in the Amazon forests during...

October 18, 2023

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