Cascading Himalayan hazards overwhelmed traditional early-warning systems in Nepal. Experts advocate for integrated seismic, satellite, and hydrological monitoring, plus cross-border data sharing.
India’s proposed shift toward net billing and battery storage could reshape rooftop solar economics, raising concerns over consumer savings, adoption rates and long term policy trust.
In Nepal's recent floods, decentralized, community-based warning systems proved more reliable than state-run sensor networks, enabling timely evacuations for some.
Siekopai women in the Ecuadorian Amazon are using traditional knowledge and technology to help vulnerable charapa turtles. Efforts combat threats from hunting, egg harvesting, pollution, and environmental changes.
Delhi's Kitchener Lake has high levels of faecal coliform, BOD, and COD. The National Green Tribunal is questioning the Delhi Development Authority on fund utilization for lake cleaning.
The Central Electricity Authority has advised thermal power stations to conduct annual water audits to identify losses, improve recycling, and reuse. This measure addresses concerns over declining water availability impacting power generation.
A human- and farmer-centered AI model for Indian agriculture is called for, focusing on public digital infrastructure, farmer data rights, and cooperatives to ensure productivity gains benefit farmers.
A UN Environment Programme report indicates global warming will surpass the Paris climate accord threshold. The recommended strategy involves reducing fossil fuel use and removing carbon dioxide to limit and reverse warming.
Madhya Pradesh is under red alert for extremely heavy rainfall, while eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of West Bengal and Sikkim are under orange alerts for intense downpours and potential flooding.