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At a Glance 0800pm 20^th May 2020

• Tropical Cyclone Amphan has made landfall near the border between India and Bangladesh
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Mother Nature adds to the woes of the Sex Workers

Bangladesh, home to over 160 million people, was the sixth most affected country by global warming between 1997...

Disaster Health Systems In India

Natural disasters - How prepared are India's health systems? Over 58.6% of Indian landmass is earthquake prone while 5,700km of 7,516km-long coastline is prone to cyclones ...

2015 Had Hotter Temperatures And Higher Sea Levels Than Ever Before

By several measures, the earth is cooking and getting steadily hotter.That's according to a new report that takes the earth's temperature each year, citing data from more t...

Is The Global Warming ?Hiatus? Over?

There are many ongoing signs that the planet is heating up, even ?on fire.? In the western region of North America, the prolonged drought has led to high temperatures and m...

Environmental damage in Sundarbans cost a fortune: World Bank

Environmental damage in the climate change-hit islands of Sundarbans is costing India Rs 1,290 crore each year, estimates a latest World Bank report. The cost of environmen...

Global is the new local: Pollution changes clouds, climate downstream

The residents of Beijing and Delhi are not the only ones feeling the effects of Asian air pollution ? an unwanted by product of coal-fired economic development. The contine...

Now climate change is affecting jobs NGOs need to nurture 'green-skills

A report shows extreme weather is affecting youth unemployment in south-east Asia. Is training the answer? Climate change is making it more difficult for young people in so...

India Green News: Solar, Wind Potential Receive Investment Interest; Governments Tackle Climate Change

Ahead of the UN climate summit which is to be organized in New York on September 23 to give a political push to future negotiations, Indian scientists on Friday emphasized ...