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Covid-19 has created an opportunity for policymakers to work together on health and climate change if temperature increase has to stay below 1.5 degrees Celsius

People across South Asia and China paid a heavy price in 2020 as severe cyclones, persistent heavy rain and floods set new records amid the Covid-19 pandemic

The United Nations has called for immediate action to tackle overexploitation of groundwater in South Asia in the face of increasing droughts that could affect food production

India’s decentralised renewable energy sector has become an enabler of economic growth, especially in rural areas, with a focus on livelihoods and income generation

The imagination of communities in the water-abundant environment of northeast India in the eastern Himalayas brings a many layered understanding of the monsoon rains

The leaders of Global Himalayan Expedition explain how funds from adventure tourism can help bring clean energy solutions to remote mountain communities

In a promising outlook for light mobility, penetration of electric 3-wheelers in India may rise up to 75% by 2030, followed by 2-wheelers at 35%

Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds, known as the polar vortex, supported the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole this year

US president-elect Joe Biden has strong popular backing to deliver action on climate change, which could provide impetus for countries worldwide to follow suit

Renewable power is surging despite the Covid-19 crisis and is on track to become the largest source of electricity by 2025, ending the dominance of coal