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Nepal’s Disaster is a warning to South Asia: Is China listening?

September 9, 2026

Glacier Collapse Triggers Catastrophe The glacier collapse triggered a huge release of water, mud, rock and ice, that thundered down valleys and swept down the Lhende Khola, Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. The speed at which the glacier outburst moved was amazing.

Biomass Responsible for Delhi’s Poor Air Quality: IIT Research

Tannuka Juneja

May 28, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

A study by IIT-Delhi researchers concluded that emissions from biomass burning, instead of fireworks, were responsible for poor air quality in the country’s capital in the days following Diwali. A study titled ‘Chemical Speciation and Source Apportionment of Ambient PM2.5 in New

Crocodiles Are losing Their Teeth Due to Lead Poisoning, Finds Study

Tannuka Juneja

May 27, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Researchers have found that lead poisoning is responsible for the loss of crocodile teeth in a lake at a World Heritage site in South Africa. The study sampled blood and adipose tissue from the tails of 25 blue crocodiles on St Lucia

Climate Change is Depriving People of Sleep, Shows Research

Tannuka Juneja

May 26, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

According to a new study, by the end of this century (2099), people will lose between 50 and 58 hours of sleep per year due to warmer temperatures. The loss of sleep – about 10 minutes per night – is caused by

200 million People in India Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution, Says Study

Tannuka Juneja

May 26, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

At least 200 million people in India live in extreme poverty and are facing dangerous levels of air pollution. This is according to a recent study by World Bank experts. The study also estimates that 47% of the country’s 2.8 billion people

Telangana CM Felicitates 110-Year-Old Environmentalist

Tannuka Juneja

May 19, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao felicitated 110-year-old Indian environmentalist, Saalumarada Thimmakka, at Pragati Bhavan on May 18. She is from Karnataka and a real-life embodiment of mother nature, reported NDTV. Thimmakka is noted for her work in planting and tending almost

Rajasthan’s Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary Declared as a Tiger Reserve

Tannuka Juneja

May 18, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Tiger conservation efforts in India intensified after the Ministry of Environment notified Rajasthan’s Vishdhari Sanctuary as India’s 52nd tiger reserve on May 16. With this announcement, Rajasthan now has four tiger reserves: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur District, Mukundra Hills Tiger

NASA Detects ‘Heat Islands’ Around Delhi Amid Soaring Temperatures

Tannuka Juneja

May 16, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

In the midst of India’s unprecedented heatwave, equipment aboard NASA’s space station has recorded scorching temperatures in metropolitan areas near India’s capital New Delhi. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) on May 13 released an image on

Centre Eases Environmental Rules For Coal Mines To Tackle Power Crisis

TC Web Desk

May 12, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Led by the surge in power demand due to severe heatwave across the country, union environment ministry has relaxed environmental compliance rules for coal mines to ramp up production, said a government notice dated May 7. In April, the power ministry said

India Must Beat the Heat with Precautions and Planning

Jyoti Verma

May 9, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

The summer season of 2022 has begun with the highest average maximum temperature ever recorded over Northwest and Central India in the past 122 years–35.9 degrees Celsius and 37.78 degrees, respectively. While sharing the data, the Met Department also cautioned about the

Many “Green” Clothing for Children Have Toxic PFAS, Finds A Study

TC Web Desk

May 6, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Many products for children such as clothes, bedding and furniture, including those with green certifications, contain harmful PFAS chemicals, also known as forever chemicals, says a study. The products labelled as water or stain-resistant are most likely to contain PFAS that are

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Nepal’s Disaster is a warning to South Asia: Is China listening?

Biomass Responsible for Delhi’s Poor Air Quality: IIT Research

Crocodiles Are losing Their Teeth Due to Lead Poisoning, Finds Study

Climate Change is Depriving People of Sleep, Shows Research

200 million People in India Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution, Says Study

Telangana CM Felicitates 110-Year-Old Environmentalist

Rajasthan’s Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary Declared as a Tiger Reserve

NASA Detects ‘Heat Islands’ Around Delhi Amid Soaring Temperatures

Centre Eases Environmental Rules For Coal Mines To Tackle Power Crisis

India Must Beat the Heat with Precautions and Planning

Many “Green” Clothing for Children Have Toxic PFAS, Finds A Study

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