Amidst the heavy flooding plaguing eastern and northern India, a tiger displaced from Assam’s flood-ravaged Kaziranga National Park sought refuge in a nearby house – much to the shock of residents. The tiger fled the park where 92 animals have drowned. Many are still trapped by the floodwaters. In a viral photo shared by an […]
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Energy infrastructure: Why we need to rethink it
![A thermal powerplant situated @ 20 kms away of raichur [own work, CC license]. Energy infrastructure example.](https://i0.wp.com/www.healthissuesindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/800px-Raichur_Thermal_Power_Station.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 "Energy infrastructure: Why we need to rethink it")
Energy infrastructure needs to be seriously rethought if global warming targets are to be met, research published in the journal Nature reveals in a stark warning. Last year, a groundbreaking report issued by the UN body on climate change announced that “rapid, [far-reaching] and unprecedented changes” are necessary if the pace of global warming is […]
Climate crisis concerns echo in the Indian Parliament
As India battles the implications of its climate crisis, a war of words broke out in Parliament’s upper house, Rajya Sabha, on Thursday with the Opposition accusing the government of giving priority to business over environmental concerns. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar denied the charges, asserting that he would both ensure economic development and protect […]
Dengue: Soon to be a worldwide problem?
Experts predict dengue fever will threaten sixty percent of the world’s population, amounting to a predicted six billion people by 2080. This predicted increase can be largely attributed to two factors: urbanisation and global warming. In India, dengue fever is endemic across all 35 states and union territories. The disease has shown a gradual increase […]
World Environment Day highlights a health crisis
World Environment Day is observed annually on June 5th to commemorate the importance of conserving our environment from the many threats it faces. For India, World Environment Day offers a valuable opportunity to recognise one of the major issues confronting the nation: its poor environmental health, ranked as the worst in the world in the […]
When India had the hottest cities in the world
India is already baking under the weight of summer heat, which the country’s Meteorological Department expects only to get worse in the coming months. And, in extreme cases of extreme heat, recent days have seen India become home to the fifteen hottest cities in the world. On Friday, April 26th, the fifteen hottest cities in […]
Climate change: Listen to Greta, the threat is real
Green teen Greta Thurnberg’s small effort to create awareness over climate change is winning her recognition across the world. In the last three days, the sixteen-year-old girl became a part of Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world; met Pope Francis at the Vatican; and charmed EU officials in Strasbourg. González, […]
Villagers boycott election over pollution
Amidst India going to the polls to determine the composition of the 17th Lok Sabha, by-elections took place in Tamil Nadu to fill eighteen constituencies in the state’s Legislative Assembly. And in one village, residents are refusing to participate. The reason? Pollution. A polling booth established in the village of Nagaraja Kandigai has not seen […]
Dust storms rear their head again, fifty killed
Dust storms and heavy rains have again swept across northwestern India, leaving death and destruction in their wake. Numerous lives have been lost in the disaster, which came almost a year after similar high-velocity storms killed more than 127 people in northern parts of India. Almost fifty fatalities have been reported from four states according […]
#FridaysForFuture: Students say, ‘No clean air, no vote’ in climate change protest
The global school strike against climate change for a greener and a cleaner world today enters its 34th week. It is #FridaysForFuture – a day for schoolchildren across the world to skip their classes and hit the streets to voice their concerns over global warming. Today in a remarkable development leading climate scientists joined the […]