Arctic Warming
07 February 2025 | The Study IASContext: The Arctic has been warming four times faster than the global average since 1979. More on News On February...
Context: The Arctic has been warming four times faster than the global average since 1979. More on News On February...
Context: The UK Home Office announced on February 1 the introduction of four new legal measures aimed at combating AI-generated...
Context: Stubble burning remains a major issue despite environmental warnings, with 23,505 farm fires recorded across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,...
Legacy of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. On 26 December 2004, an undersea earthquake of magnitude 9.1 struck off the...
Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India Introduction-Urbanisation and Groundwater Depletion in India As India’s cities grow and industries expand, the...
The Green Paradox This essay looks at Kumar Abhishek’s article, “When Green is a Sign of Warning,” published in Business...
Understanding Disaster Risk Insurance in India India is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, regularly facing floods,...
Inspired by The Hindu Editorial (Sept 14, 2024) titled “Weather Gods: On ‘Mission Mausam’: Attempts at Controlling the Weather are...
Context: Recently, the central government introduced the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. Key Amendments Preparation of Disaster...
Context: A High-Level Committee, chaired by the Union Home Minister, has approved several disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects to enhance...
Context: A new global assessment of scientific literature led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS)...
Context: This past month, Delhi faced unprecedented electricity demand due to relentlessly high temperatures, leading to frequent power cuts in...
Context: Disaster databases have several limitations, including risk, time, accounting, and geographical biases, which raise questions about the accuracy of...