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TopicClimate Crisis

Topic: Climate Crisis

India is 9th worst-affected due to extreme weather events. Dominica & Myanmar top the list

A not-for-profit organisation, Germanwatch, has released its latest report, ‘Climate Risk Index 2026’, on 11 November.

From climate change to infra collapse, why deadly floods have become Northeast’s new normal

New Delhi: The Northeast was battered by devastating floods this year, displacing thousands and claiming dozens of lives. Experts say it's time the government...

SubscriberWrites: Role of the UN in Climate Change

Despite COP28's modest progress, global inaction, rising emissions, and geopolitical chaos threaten climate goals—leaving sustainability a sidelined dream amid mounting crises.

COP29 concluded with meaningful progress, says UNDP

The UNDP Administrator hailed the carbon market framework and the $300 billion pledged by developed nations as affirmations of the Paris Agreement's commitment.

SubscriberWrites: Defining future through sustainable development and climate action

According to the Asian Development Bank, if meaningful adaptation strategies are not implemented, climate-related damage could erase over 10% of the global GDP by 2050.

Maryam Nawaz wants Pakistan & India to tackle smog together. Policymakers are skeptical

Dawar Hameed Butt, co-director of the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative told ThePrint that it's late for smog diplomacy at this point, since crop burning subsides by the second week of November.

Water demand is rising fast. Few realise how it impacts the climate crisis

While the world is not there yet on climate change mitigation, there is growing engagement with decarbonisation. This can be capitalised on to respond on the water issue.

India recorded 67,637 heat stroke cases, 374 deaths between March and 25 July, govt tells Parliament

West Bengal registered highest number of heat stroke deaths at 102, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. MP reported the highest number of heat stroke cases at 12,765.

MIFF showcases films on human-planet connection, sustainable living

Movies like ‘Saving The Dark', ‘Lakshman-Rekha’ focus on the impact of climate change.

Climate architecture has an unlikely model—termite mounds. They’re self-cooling, sustainable

Thousands of termites work in unison to construct these durable, protective structures that have sophisticated cooling and ventilation systems built-in.

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.