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India’s 2026 monsoon is expected to be below normal at 94%, raising concerns about uneven rainfall and stress on rainfed agriculture. With El Niño and rising farmer debt, a weak monsoon could deepen India’s agrarian crisis if early support isn’t mobilized. Skymet Weather, a leading private meteorological agency in India, expects the 2026 Southwest Monsoon…
Tropical glaciers are vanishing at unprecedented rates, threatening water systems and livelihoods across vulnerable regions. The crisis highlights a deep imbalance between responsibility and impact in climate change. The Quelccaya ice cap in Peru, the world’s largest tropical glacier is melting at a pace that glaciologists say has no precedent in at least the last…
Rising ocean temperatures are bleaching coral reefs and pushing fish stocks away, threatening food security for billions—especially in vulnerable coastal communities. Despite the scale of the crisis, funding and policy responses remain far too limited to address the growing climate-driven inequality. The Measurement and What It Means The Copernicus Climate Change Service, backed by the…
India’s rising heatwaves are severely impacting informal women workers, who lack legal protection, financial security, and safe working conditions. Despite this, CSR efforts remain focused on environmental goals while largely ignoring worker heat stress and supply chain risks. Sangeeta Sonawane starts her day at ten, setting up shop right by the busy railway station in…
The UN’s 2026 report highlights a growing $4 trillion financing gap threatening Sustainable Development Goals, with declining aid and rising pressures disproportionately impacting developing countries, especially women and girls. The Report Nobody Wanted to Write On April 9, the UN released its 2026 Financing for Sustainable Development Report, which was the first comprehensive assessment of…
umanity has entered a phase of acute ecological turmoil. Heatwaves, erratic monsoons, cyclones, floods, droughts, and wildfires are changing our ecology and straining our food systems. As environmental disasters escalate, building climate resilience has emerged as a key national priority. Even as governments negotiate on climate policies and industries switch over to cleaner technologies, there…
As climate change intensifies pressures on land, water, and food systems, seaweed has emerged globally as a climate-resilient, nutrient-rich, and high-value bioresource. With global seaweed production tripling since 2000 to reach 32.4 million tonnes in 2020, valued at US$13.3 billion, the sector is increasingly viewed as a cornerstone of sustainable blue economy strategies. Asia dominates…
Under President Donald Trump, the United States is withdrawing from 66 international organizations. The choice represents a dramatic departure from international cooperation. On January 7, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order. The order suspends U.S. financing and support for numerous international organizations. The majority of them have ties to the UN. The action was…
CSIR laboratories in Lucknow have created pathways for the utilization of technology for startups to support the transformation of scientific research into applicable business and agricultural opportunities. This announce- ment was made through the CSIR Startup Conclave, which was hosted on September 14th and 15th, 2025 at the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) in Lucknow….
One of the most persistent environmental issues in South Asia is the air quality situation in Delhi. The toxicity of the air Delhi breathes is quite visible and everyday reality for millions of people in the National Capital Region (NCR). In actuality, Delhi’s air quality is persistently poor all year round. Despite the fact that…
