Climate Change
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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
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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
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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
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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
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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
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After June, now July set to become the hottest month ever
On July 6, the daily average global mean surface air temperature surpassed the record set in August 2016, making it the hottest day on record.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title