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Amplifying that the ozone layer is slowly recovering, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Ozone Bulletin 2024 noted that Earth’s protective ozone layer is steadily healing. The ozone hole last year was smaller than in recent years,…

Monitoring the concentration of human-made atmospheric pollutants is critical for advancing science, understanding the consequences of emissions, and developing policies and mitigation measures, the WMO bulletin noted. By Salam…

Many children in Manipur today may grow up without any knowledge of Khongjom Parva, since it is not included in the formal school curriculum, and even their parents often possess only a vague awareness of it. By Marjing Mayanglambam…

The increasing frequency and intensity of such events pose a significant risk to the livelihoods of people across the globe, according to a study (Global Climate Highlights 2024) published by Copernicus Climate Change Service and ECMWF…

Beijing’s export restrictions have presumably turbocharged New Delhi’s National Critical Minerals Mission, forcing India to look for alternatives. Rebel-held Kachin State in Myanmar, which supplies nearly half of the world’s dysprosium (Dy)…

A recent risk analysis by the XDI (Cross Dependency Initiative) in their Global Data Centre Physical Climate Risk and Adaptation Report (July 2025), around 8,868 data centres worldwide revealed that climate risks are not a distant future…

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), observed every year on August 31, embodies this spirit of collective action. Since its beginnings in 2001 as a modest barbecue gathering of people impacted by overdose at The Salvation Army…

A series of cloudbursts have devastated large parts across the HKH region in India this month, and earlier. Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim has tasted the fury of nature in earnest. By Salam Rajesh So, what’s up…

A special report on the cryosphere by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicated that changing snowfall and rainfall patterns due to climate change have made the Himalayan mountains quite vulnerable. Glacier retreat and…

The GWO 2025 report concludes with a harsh note: There is an urgent need to scale up funding for wetlands aligning finance with sustainability by investing in conservation, restoration and wise use, while redirecting harmful subsidies.…