Climate Change
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Climate change is driving up food inflation globally – with catastrophic health effects
Global South countries, especially the continent of Africa, will bear the brunt of this, as is the case with other consequences of global warming.
Jessica Boxall, The Conversation & Michael Head, The Conversation
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As climate change erodes livelihoods, Jharkhand’s Parhaiya Adivasis migrate to toil in brick kilns
In two blocks of Latehar district, the lack of livelihood options has led about 73% of households to go away for work.
Padmini Ramesh, IndiaSpend.com & Sangeeth Sugathan, IndiaSpend.com
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Kashmir’s late-snow winter may hasten death of this glacier in Sonamarg
The ‘thousand-year-old ice’, as the Kashmiris refer to the Thajiwas glacier, and its surrounding area is usually under 12 feet of snow this time the year.
Safwat Zargar
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Kashmir’s extended dry spell will take a huge toll on life in the Himalayas – and beyond
From glacier loss and heightened risk of climate-related disasters to agriculture and pollution, lack of snowfall poses a danger to the fragile region.
Mudassir Kuloo
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As snowfall and rain elude Himalayas in the peak of winter, worries mount
There has been a decline in the frequency of the western disturbance tropical storm, which brings rain and snow to northern India, say scientists.
Nidhi Jamwal
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Pandemics and pollution, mental health and food distress: Climate change poses a huge health risk
Healthcare systems need data to plan and prepare for disasters and make themselves more climate-resilient.
Axelle Rescourio, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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57% urban Indians fear displacement in next 25 years due to climate change, says survey
Sixty-six percent of the respondents in the country anticipate ‘severe’ environmental impact in the next 10 years.
Scroll Staff
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Climate disaster fund approved on first day of UN’s COP28 summit
This comes as the United Nations on Thursday declared that 2023 is on track to become the hottest year on record.
Scroll Staff
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2023 will be the hottest year on record, say scientists
October, September, June and July exhibited stark temperature anomalies globally, becoming the warmest months since 1940.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Low-emission countries disproportionately hit by high temperatures from June to August: Report
Nearly half of the world population experienced at least 30 days of significantly warmer temperatures, the report said.
Scroll Staff
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‘Gods are nature, they are angry’: Climate devastation in the Himalayas is changing religious belief
The gods of Kedarnath are closely associated with the land itself, and these gods, nature and humans are intimately connected.
David L Haberman, The Conversation
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With climate change, Shaligram fossils sacred to Hindus and Buddhists are becoming rarer
Faster glacial melting and gravel mining that is changing the course of the Kali Gandaki river mean that fewer Shaligrams are appearing each year.
Holly Walters, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go