Financial support to help middle-income and poor countries fight climate change will be at the centre of the UN climate conference in Azerbaijan's Baku, where world leaders will reach the deadline to agree on the New Collective Quantified Goal -- the new amount developed nations must mobilise every year from 2025 to support climate action in developing countries.

People's concerns over natural disasters have been growing in recent years, PM Modi said in his Independence Day speech after floods and landslides have caused havoc in the country. He also added that India was the only country among G20 nations to have achieved its climate targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement ahead of schedule.

The formation of deep cloud systems caused by the warming of the Arabian Sea is resulting in extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala over shorter periods, increasing the risk of landslides, according to a senior climate scientist.

The Himalayan marmots show certain behaviours when they sense danger or predators approaching, such as standing upright. They remain alert when foraging, especially when there are young marmots in the group.

Additionally, the government plans to create a roadmap for transitioning hard-to-abate sectors, such as - Shipping, Aviation, Iron and steel, and Chemicals.

Despite unfavourable weather conditions affecting vegetable and pulse production, the sector has shown remarkable adaptability. The survey notes that food inflation, although a global phenomenon, has been addressed through various measures.

The judges stressed the need for awareness, balanced development, and effective legislation to combat climate change. They called for a comprehensive approach to address this existential threat, balancing growth with environmental protection.

According to a new IIT Gandhinagar study, about 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater has been lost in northern India during 2002-2021. It's about 37 times the quantity of water the Indira Sagar dam -- India's largest reservoir -- can hold at full capacity

In the past five years, a report released on Tuesday found that 80 per cent of small-scale farmers in India experienced crop losses due to extreme weather conditions.

In parts of the Middle East, Pakistan and India, summer heat waves can combine with humid air that blows in off the sea, and this combination can be truly deadly.

A recent report revealed that extreme weather occurrences have resulted in more than $41 billion in damages worldwide since the international climate discussions in Dubai (COP28) in December last year. 

May 2024 was the warmest May ever and the last 12 consecutive months — June 2023 to May 2024 — have broken temperature records for each corresponding month, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.