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India Faces Healthcare Real Estate Deficit

India is grappling with a substantial shortfall of healthcare real estate, requiring an additional two billion square feet to meet the needs of its existing population, according to...

November 24, 2023

State of the Wet Tropics Report

Australia’s biodiversity-rich northern rainforests, designated as world heritage sites, face escalating threats, with 25% more organisms being classified as threatened species since 2020 due to the impacts of...

November 24, 2023

“Climate equality: A planet for the 99%” Report

A recently released report highlights a glaring disparity in carbon emissions, revealing that the richest one percent of the global population emitted as much carbon as the poorest...

November 22, 2023

UNEP’s 14th Emissions Gap Report 2023

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its 14th Emissions Gap Report 2023, revealing a bleak outlook for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. With the...

November 22, 2023

Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

A recent edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals a startling impact of heat exposure on global labor. In 2022, the loss amounted to...

November 20, 2023

Extreme Weather Events Drive Shifts in Ecosystems, Favoring Non-Native Species

A recent analysis reveals that extreme weather events, including heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, and floods, are influencing ecosystems by displacing native species with non-native ones. The study, conducted...

November 20, 2023

Climate Risks for Women in Agri-Food Systems: Hotspot Map Highlights Vulnerability

A new hotspot map, developed by an international team of researchers, reveals that women engaged in agri-food systems in Africa and Asia, including India, face the highest climate...

November 20, 2023

State of the Cryosphere 2023 Report

The recently released State of the Cryosphere 2023 report highlights the profound impacts of global temperature rise on Earth’s frozen water, emphasizing the vulnerability of the cryosphere to...

November 20, 2023

Measles Vaccination Gaps Persist in India: A Look at the WHO-CDC Report

In 2022, a startling revelation from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that approximately 11 lakh children in...

November 18, 2023

UN Sounds Alarm as Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Reach New Highs

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere soared to unprecedented levels in 2022, and the United Nations has issued a stark warning that this worrisome trend shows no signs...

November 16, 2023

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