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Gulab Chand Kataria chairs meeting of Chandigarh Wetland Authority; propos
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Fourth Meeting of State Wetland Authority of Chandigarh was held on September 19 under the chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria.
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Gulf of Eilat corals survive record heatwaves, offering global hope
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new study has revealed that corals in the Gulf of Eilat have survived four consecutive and intensifying marine heatwaves, including the world's most extreme event in 2024, without experiencing mass bleaching -- a resilience unmatched anywhere else on the planet. The findings provide a r
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National Zoological Park orders enquiry to ascertain the cause of sudden d
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, has informed about the sudden passing away of the 29-year-old male African elephant, Shankar, on the night of September 17, 2025, at 8:00 PM, a press release from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said.
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Plantation drive kicks off in Tripura on PM Modi's 75th birthday
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, has launched a Nationwide Plantation Drive during Seva Parv from September 17 to October 2, aiming to inspire citizens to plant trees and create a participative greening movement across the country.
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Average temperature in Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh has risen by 0
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh's Department of Environment and Climate Change has stressed the urgent need for climate-resilient development and infrastructure planning, warning that the Himalayan state faces growing risks from extreme rainfall, flash floods, landslides, and cloudburst events due to clima
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Himachal suffered losses worth Rs 20,000 cr in three years due to floods,
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Shimla, Sukhu said the latest spell of heavy rains has caused extensive damage across the state.
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Ashoka University and IMD forge partnership to strengthen climate research
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per the release, the MoU was formalised during the 2nd Annual Workshop on AI/ML Methods in Weather and Climate Modelling, hosted by Ashoka University's Safexpress Centre for Data, Learning and Decision Sciences (SCDLDS).
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Human rights body holds Pakistan responsible for flood crisis
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, the disaster cannot be dismissed as a purely natural calamity; instead, it is the outcome of reckless planning, illegal land occupation, deforestation, corruption, and the government's persistent failure to act on climate change.
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HPU's Himalayan Centre develop early warning system for disasters; working
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The centre aims to develop an early warning system for natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh and the Himalayan region by combining conventional local knowledge with cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology. This initiative seeks to mitigate the impact of climate change and global
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EAM Jaishankar urges BRICS to stabilise global economy, push reforms
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X earlier, Jaishankar said, "Represented PM @narendramodi at the virtual BRICS Summit earlier this evening. India's message was that BRICS should work towards stabilizing the international economy, address the impact of ongoing conflicts on the Global South & proactively
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Wildfires drive global air pollution, WMO warns of rising health risks
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Wildfires significantly worsened air pollution in 2024, spreading harmful PM 2.5 particles across continents, the WMO said. Officials warned climate change increases wildfire risks, affecting health, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Effective mitigation measures, as seen in China, Europe, and
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Former UN Climate Leader Ovais Sarmad Joins STEER World Advisory Board to
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 5: STEER World, a global leader in materials transformation technologies, today announced the appointment of Ovais Sarmad, former UN climate leader and Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), t
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