UPSC Mains GS 3 practice: climate change, AI in payments
The Indian Express has released Week 173 of its UPSC Mains answer practice, focusing on GS 3 topics: the impact of climate change on India's economy and the role of Agentic AI…
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President Murmu calls for community-led climate action with traditional knowledge
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday called for a well-structured policy framework to tackle climate change, stressing the active role of governments, legal experts and affected communities. Speaking at the National Green Tribunal's…
CJI calls Supreme Court ‘banyan tree’ of environmental justice
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday described the Supreme Court as the "banyan tree" of environmental justice, saying courts must harmonise conservation with development and assess cumulative harm in climate…
South India drying fastest, heat hotspots spread: IMD study
A new study by India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientists and others, published in the International Journal of Climatology, has found that southern India is drying the fastest, with the most persistent drought…
Sikkim High Court takes suo motu PIL on climate disaster preparedness
The Sikkim High Court has initiated a suo motu public interest litigation to examine the state's preparedness for climate-related disasters, taking judicial note of recent Nepal floods and the 2023 Glacial Lake…
56 crore children face extra heat stress from climate change
A new study has found that 56 crore children aged 0-9 worldwide, including 14.5 crore in India, are exposed to at least 30 additional days of heat stress each year due to…
India stays cooler as world warms, NDTV says
India is experiencing a surprising weather pattern, staying relatively cooler while the rest of the world, especially Europe, faces extreme heatwaves. Europe is warming at more than twice the global average and…
Two schools bring life back to Ladakh’s ghost villages
Ladakh's remote villages are emptying as glaciers shrink and water shortages make farming impossible. Abandoned homes and empty fields now dot the landscape of this high-altitude region, where climate change has disrupted…
Climate change altering forest seasons in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
A study published in the journal 'Remote Sensing' has found that climate change is disrupting the seasonal rhythm of forests in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). Researchers used satellite imagery to analyse…
Humid heat stress to rise sharply during monsoon, study warns
A new study published in AGU Advances projects that humid heat stress during India's monsoon season will surge as global temperatures rise. Under a 2°C warming scenario, about half of India could…
