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Biporjoy: 150% Increase in Severe Cyclone Activity in the Arabian Sea The spike in cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea is meticulously linked to rising ocean temperatures and increased moisture availability as an effete of global warming. The most recent example ...

What Scientists Say About Cyclone Biporjoy's Impact on Monsoon 2023 The 'Biporjoy' Cyclone is all set to hit the coastal line of the Arabian Sea this week. As the Cyclone is brawled to wreak havoc in the Western part of India, ...

Scientists have cautioned that this year's advancing El Nino weather patterns could result in a deficiency in monsoon rainfall. What is El Niño and La Niña? An El Nino condition develops when east winds blow less forcefully than usual and ...

On the occasion of Earth Day 2023, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has once again highlighted the catastrophic effects of climate change. WMO has released its yearly report, Status of the Global Climate 2022. The research emphasises how communities around the world ...

The frequency, severity, and fatality of heatwaves in India are rising, placing a strain on the nation's agricultural sector, public health, and other socioeconomic and cultural institutions. Heatwaves made more likely by climate change may impair India's progress towards its sustainable ...

While there is no internationally approved universal climate vulnerability index, this study demonstrated the importance of incorporating multidimensional dimensions of vulnerability while capturing the co-occurrence and linkages of climate disasters with economic and structural development changes principally connected to SDGs. It ...

A Heat Wave is a period of exceptionally high temperatures that exceed the typical maximum temperature during the summer season in North-Western India. Heat Waves normally occur from March to June, and in a few unusual instances, they might even last ...

India is one of the most powerful and emerging economies across the globe. India is the second largest Coal importer in the world. Through this, the power and capacity of India, especially in the Coal Sector can be understood. India's primary ...

Urgent Climate Action can Secure a Livable Future for All There are multiple, feasible, and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change, and they are available now, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ...

Being the host of the G20 presidency, India makes a strong case for green finance for developing countries through Economic Survey explored in the Parliament on January 31. It says developing nations are caught between development priorities and fighting against climate ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued India's first sovereign green bonds at auction on January 25, 2023. The second issue will take place on February 9, 2023. These green bonds will be issued at a 'greenium' by the Indian government ...

Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of biodiversity components, and the equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources that was ...

Sep 22: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced fresh financial assistance totalling USD 1.27 billion to address poverty and social inequalities at the end of its two-day event that saw the participation of over 300 young change-makers from across ...

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI): The Delhi government will spray the Pusa bio-decomposer on 5,000 acres of basmati and non-basmati paddy fields to prevent stubble burning in the capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday. He said the bio-decomposer will ...