Climate Conundrum
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Producing wine, chips and chocolate takes litres and litres of water. How water-wise is your diet?
The food system accounts for around 70% of global freshwater use.
Brad Ridoutt, The Conversation
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India’s seas are gasping for oxygen – causing marine life to shrink
Low oxygen levels can kill fish or reduce their growth and reproductive abilities.
Neha Jain
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A business-as-usual attitude to climate change could threaten $2.5 trillion in assets globally
The world could lose 1.8% of all its financial assets only from the direct impacts of climate change. The indirect fallouts will cost a lot more.
Nayantara Narayanan
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Eyes down: how setting our sights on soil could help save the climate
A new bid to boost the amount of carbon stored in the world's soils has been launched at the Paris climate summit.
Budiman Minasny, Alex McBratney, Brendan Malone and Uta Stockmann, The Conversation
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New 'vulnerable nations' bloc looks set to redraw the climate politics map
A new bloc has emerged at the Paris climate talks – perhaps heralding the end of the old rich-poor geopolitical divide.
Matt McDonald, The Conversation
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Religious groups make unprecedented push for climate action
Leaders of several faiths have put their weight behind the Paris discussions.
Martin Palmer
Video
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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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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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India may need a whopping $1 trillion by 2030 to adapt to climate change, says new report
As climate risks grow worse, the dynamic adaptation gap for India could grow to $360 billion in finance and much more in technology.
Nayantara Narayanan
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How climate change has sparked political and social unrest in Punjab this year
And what that tells us about how agriculture is faring in Punjab.
M Rajshekhar
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An Udupi village shows why sea walls do more harm than good (and are no answer to climate change)
Pressures of development are leading to rise in sea level and the resulting erosion of land on the west coast and the government is acting against the advice of environment experts.
Nayantara Narayanan
The Reel
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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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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case