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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Topic: Climate

Climate believer vs denier binary is false. You can have any of 6 psychological responses

When it comes to climate change, people tend to be classified in a strict binary; nuance, it would seem, is for the birds. But climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe sees it differently.

India’s cyclone warning system is the model for disaster-proofing the country. Floods next

More than 40 per cent of districts in India that were previously dry are seeing floods and vice-versa. A holistic climate resilience approach is needed to address this.

Maharashtra sets up climate action cell to handhold polluting depts into reducing emissions

State has identified a clutch of government departments that by their nature of work tend to be major pollutants.

What climate FDI can do to make a real difference to a low carbon economy

The transition to a low-carbon economy is going to transform the global economy, driving a massive reallocation of capital.

‘Inconsistent with facts’: China denies reports it obstructed G20 discussions on fossil fuel use

China's foreign ministry stated they failed to reach an agreement because of ‘interference of geopolitical issues’ by other countries.

Climate change court cases more than double in 5 years as impacts hit home, says UN report

Some 2,180 climate-related lawsuits have been filed across 65 jurisdictions over the past 5 yrs, according to report by UN Environment Programme and Columbia University.

‘As good as it can get’ — Climate talks between US-China brought goodwill, modest progress

With relations at a low over national security issues, Washington has been trying to repair ties between the world's two biggest economies.

Mahindra, Godrej, Jindal—Meet India’s growing climate philanthropists

As foreign funding is under tight government scrutiny, domestic philanthropies and non-profits are stepping up to the challenge of making India climate-change proof.

Fossil fuels output must be cut to 6% annually by 2030 to avoid climate catastrophe, says study

Climate Analytics study was released on sidelines of UN climate talks in Bonn, where Thunberg said humanity needed to act on climate crisis now or face ‘the death sentence.’

Clouds with moderate fog cloak Delhi skies on Republic Day

The minimum temperature settled at 12.8 degrees Celsius, the highest this month so far. The national capital is likely to see cloudy skies for the next 4-5 days

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.