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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicClimate change

Topic: Climate change

World’s biggest climate fund ramps up investment, to release $1.2 billion for 17 projects

Green Climate Fund's plan follows approval by shareholders including the US at a meeting this week, against a fractious political backdrop that has seen development aid slashed.

WMO warns Asia warming twice as fast as global average

The WMO Secy-Gen states the State of the Climate in Asia report shows 'extreme weather is already exacting an unacceptably high toll' on the flora, fauna & livelihood of the region.

One Nation, One Development model won’t work for Lakshadweep, Sunderbans, says Jairam Ramesh

Our ecosystems—other than forests that cover some 22 per cent of the country’s geographical area—are under serious threat. Wetlands, so very essential for maintaining ecological balance, are one example.

No air conditioning, no marriage: Agra bride walks out on wedding, dowry case follows

Police say the bride told her parents that in a house where there is no respect for her and such a basic facility could not be arranged, her life would 'become hell', and she refused to marry.

How climate change is taking a toll on people’s mental health

More countries now recognise the link between mental health and shifting climate patterns, but very few have plans for how to address it.

4 western disturbances this month made it wettest since 1901. Delhi rains in May isn’t all good news

IMD data shows pattern of western disturbances over northwest, central India has been unique. But the trend is not specific to May; April too saw more western disturbances than normal.

China, Netherlands to deepen cooperation, pledge to tackle global climate challenges

In a statement issued by the Chinese foreign ministry, the two nations also pledged to uphold free trade and a multilateral trading system.

There’s a melting globe in Gurugram. It’s 5 ft tall, made of golf balls—and has a message

The art installation, displayed in Gurugram, is held together with a special wax that’ll melt at the local equivalent of 2℃ above pre-industrial levels.

How heat affects informal women workers—loss of income, skin infections, domestic violence

Emerging population data have linked elevated temperatures with declines in mental health and increased violence and self-harm.

World media has 2 warnings for India—climate-induced stress & ‘tax terrorism’ despite Modi’s reforms

Global media also reports on Indian govt’s plan for delimitation, which it calls as ‘deepening a dangerous north-south divide’.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.