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Guterres asking G20 for pact to hold down global warming; UN experts warn of food crisis for India

United Nations: As a panel of UN experts warned that India’s food production could see a massive fall if global warming went unchecked, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he was asking the G20 for…

Coastal erosion in Goa a threat to sunshine state’s tourism economy

Panaji: Fearing sea erosion could become a major threat to the Tourism Industry of Goa, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao has moved a Private Member Resolution recommending the government to appoint a high-level inquiry commission…

400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from US nuclear power plant

Washington: About 400,000 gallons of radioactive water has leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello, the midwestern US state of Minnesota, regulators revealed recently. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) said this week that…

39 of World’s 50 most polluted cities in India: Report

India dropped from fifth to eighth place in terms of the world’s most polluted countries in 2022 India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are the top three most polluted countries An estimated 70 lakh premature deaths reported…

Biomass emissions cause high pollution in Delhi during night: IIT-K study

Kanpur (UP): A collaborative study led by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has found that the high amount of particulate pollution in Delhi during nightly hours was caused by biomass burning emissions. The study…

Sea level rise a key risk for Asian megacities including Chennai, Kolkata

New Delhi: Sea level rise this century may disproportionately affect certain Asian megacities, including Chennai and Kolkata, as well as western tropical Pacific islands and the western Indian Ocean, according to new research. The study,…

Oil spill forms off TN coast after crack in underwater pipeline

Chennai: An oil spill has been reported in the sea off the Tamil Nadu coast near Nagapattinam. Sources claimed the oil spill was caused after a crack developed in an undersea pipeline belonging to the…

Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater capable of producing cancers after release

Wellington: Treated nuclear wastewater from Japan’s damaged Fukushima power plant, which, if released into the Pacific Ocean as planned will ultimately reach the High Seas, is “capable of producing cancers”, New Zealand scientists said on…

Heat-related deaths hit 20-year high in Texas last year: Report

Houston: Heat-related deaths in Texas last year hit a two-decade new high amid a sharp rise in migrant deaths and soaring temperatures enhanced by climate change, according to a media report. At least 279 people…

Hundreds of species of wildlife worldwide contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’: Study

Los Angeles: Widespread pollution from the toxic “forever chemicals,” known as Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS), is contaminating and potentially harming hundreds of species of wildlife around the world, said a new study. The study,…

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