Climate change poses a significant challenge to India’s diverse geography and economy. Rising temperatures threaten agriculture and water resources. Coastal cities face increased flooding and erosion. The Indian Constitution emphasises environmental protection. Cultural heritage sites are at risk from climate impacts. Legal frameworks are evolving to address these issues. Collective action is essential for sustainable development and preserving India's rich cultural and natural heritage.
India faces a severe road safety crisis. In 2023, over 4.8 lakh road accidents caused more than 1.72 lakh deaths. That is 20 deaths every hour. Most victims...
Urban noise pollution has become a critical but overlooked public health issue in India. Despite legal frameworks and monitoring systems, noise levels in cities routinely exceed safe limits....
The Union Environment Ministry introduced new rules in 2025 for awarding green credits under the Green Credit Programme (GCP). These changes focus on improving the quality and survival...
The 2025 monsoon brought unprecedented rainfall to the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu. These regions experienced extreme weather events such as cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides,...
Kerala is confronting a new health crisis in 2025 due to an increase in infections caused by Naegleria fowleri. This microscopic amoeba, known as the ‘brain-eating amoeba’, causes...
China and India accounted for nearly 88% of the world’s new coal power capacity proposals. China added 21 gigawatts (GW) of coal capacity in six months, the highest...
Recent studies reveal that tropical deforestation has caused nearly 28,000 excess deaths each year between 2001 and 2020. The loss of forest cover has raised local temperatures by...
The discovery of a new edible tuber species, Dioscorea balakrishnanii, in the Western Ghats region of Wayanad, Kerala, has opened fresh avenues in biodiversity and food security research....
Recent research has extended the record of sea-level rise in the central Indian Ocean by nearly a century. Using coral microatolls, scientists have found that sea levels began...
Recent observations reveal that killer whales (Orcinus orca) have been sharing freshly caught prey with humans. Unlike typical wild animal behaviour, these dolphins wait for humans to respond...
