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Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report

India, April 25 -- Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report The American Lung Association (ALA) released its annual St... Read More


Aflatoon and the Avars: How modern science helped solve two historical mysteries

India, April 25 -- Whilemodern imaging techniques helped point out Greek philosopher Plato's exact resting place,genomics have revealed the social practices of the Avars, steppe nomads who migrated fr... Read More


Deadly floods kill 38 in Kenya, destroy farmlands, property

India, April 24 -- Prolonged, large-scale crop loss, especially in key places considered as breadbaskets like central and western Kenya and Rift Valley regions, is likely to result in food security ch... Read More


Africa's megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease - urgent action needed to start greening, climate adaptation

India, April 24 -- Cities can adapt by creating new zoning regulations, restoring wetlands to protect against floods and planning green infrastructure Cities cover just 3 per cent of the planet. But ... Read More


General Elections 2024: Elections in the time of heatwaves

India, April 24 -- The Election Commission of India has made preparations to ensure voter safety and accessibility amid the predictionof blistering heatwaves Amid scorching heatwaves sweeping across ... Read More


Environment in elections: Will climate change alter voting dynamics in Ladakh?

India, April 24 -- Scientists, journalists and others are confident that warning signs in the cold desert & Sonam Wanghchuk's fast have made environment a poll issue; its impact on voting though remai... Read More


UN carbon credits document raises concerns; CSE highlights need for local community access, transparency

India, April 24 -- Supervisory Body's criteria or rationale for fees to be levied on communities with concerns missing from Article 6.4 A key document from a body overseeing the United Nations (UN) c... Read More


Heatwave and hot winds claim two lives in Bihar

India, April 24 -- IMD issues 'yellow' alert for heatwaves in over a dozen districts in the state Heatwave conditions have claimed the lives of two people in Bihar over the past 24 hours. Hundreds of... Read More


Global food crisis: 1 in 5 people in need of urgent action

India, April 24 -- Over 72 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity because of extreme weather events Nearly 282 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 59 ... Read More


Activists call out FSSAI for increasing permissible level of pesticides in Indian herbs, spices

India, April 24 -- Data for changing the permissible limit should have been provided, they say Much to the outrage of activists and scientists, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in... Read More