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India has performed poorly in integrating health into national climate change action plan, according to a new global scorecard. The finding is significant given the country’s vulnerability to climate-related illness and premature death. The report, “Healthy NDC Scorecard”, published by the Global Climate and Health Alliance, assessed how well countries incorporate health considerations into their

Soil is a dominant theme in the displays at this year’s Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal, according to a “green puja” award. More broadly, environment-related themes have become increasingly prominent over the past two decades, experts associated with the award say, as Durga Puja pandals increasingly use elaborate concepts to engage the public. “The

Considered to be the largest lagoon in India and amongst the largest lagoons in the world, lake Chilika spreads across Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts of Odisha. But like most waterbodies today, it faces problems of a shifting shoreline and encroachment, which threaten both the lake and the people living near it. Capturing the elements

For Mehak (name changed), 28, a resident of Srinagar’s Bagh-e-Mehtab, the absence of a regular water supply has turned a basic necessity into a daily struggle. “Every morning, I wake up hoping that there will be a regular water supply, but there is never any certainty,” she said. “For the past few years, we have

IN THE 1990s, when Maoist violence was on the rise in Chhattisgarh (then part of Madhya Pradesh), Anup Ranjan Pandey was travelling through Bastar district in search of a special kind of musical drum. Then in his thirties and living in Bilaspur district, Pandey says he always had a passion for collecting traditional musical instruments.

As the Ganga water-sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh ends this year, Bihar seeks to resolve its long-standing demands before the treaty is renewed. The treaty, signed in December 1996, governs the sharing of the Ganga river’s water between upstream India and downstream Bangladesh, particularly during the lean season when river flows are low. Under

Like all crocodilians, Gangetic gharials regulate their body temperature using external heat sources. They warm their enormous bodies, which can grow to 15 to 20 feet in length, by basking on sandbanks, making it an important daily activity. Both temperature and light are important environmental cues for basking. However, a recent study on captive Gangetic

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy urges farmers to skip one paddy crop to prioritize drinking water amid a severe El Niño-induced drought. With reservoirs at less than half capacity and rainfall deficit at 28%, the state faces a critical water crisis. Farmers’ cooperation is vital to secure water for the next 8-10 months. Telangana Chief Minister