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A study of 44 large Indian cities suggests that urban areas are taking longer to shed heat, despite having greenery in surrounding rural or suburban areas.

Over 30,000 forest fires were reported in India, 2019. Alongside the global attention incited by Australian and Californian fires, fire management is brought into focus.

Disaster-related apps have not yet taken off amongst users in India, but crowdsourcing data can engage communities and help assist humanitarian organizations.

Study suggests dust storms increase the air’s microbial count, indicating a possible threat of species spreading during dust storms.

The world’s largest block of mangroves, the Sundarbans, mitigated damage caused by Cyclone Bulbul; yet, such forests are imperiled by development and climate change.

In a recently released study, researchers find that, in the last six decades, large parts of India witnessed an increase in severe rainfall events since 1980.

Fifteen years after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Sri Lanka’s government intends to keep expanding the island’s coastal green belt .

A recent study has found that factors such as good governance, nutritionally diverse crops, overall crop production and irrigation can make children resilient to droughts.