ENVIRONMENT

UNGA leaders call for education, jobs and skills to support young people

Leaders at the UN General Assembly highlighted education, skills, technology and decent employment as key to harnessing the world's growing young population, while warning that artificial intelligence could deepen existing inequalities.

Manipur CM calls for joint efforts to protect Loktak Lake

Study finds climate change may have contributed to glacier collapse behind recent Nepal floods

Mumbai turns to seawater as rising demand widens water gap

Heavy rain triggers waterlogging across Delhi-NCR, disrupts traffic

Showers flood key roads and areas in the national Capital, with water entering shops in Connaught Place and commuters facing severe disruption.

Cauvery flow reaches Upper Anicut at just 1,500 cusecs, raising irrigation concerns

Sharp drop from 7,000-cusec Mettur release sparks fears over inadequate water reaching delta farms.

Water crisis puts 4,000 acres of sugarcane at risk in Madurai

Farmers fear crop losses as wells dry up, groundwater levels plunge and Alanganallur sugar mill remains shut.

Sea level rise could put millions at risk in Kolkata, Mumbai, warns UN

A UN report warns that more than 14 million people in low-lying South Asian cities including Kolkata, Mumbai and Dhaka could face permanent inundation, while global sea-level rise poses wider risks to infrastructure and livelihoods.

Nepal floods expose a growing Himalayan climate risk as glaciers, slopes become increasingly unstable

The Nepal flash floods have highlighted how glacier loss, unstable mountain slopes and cascading hazards are increasing disaster risks across the Himalayas, even as scientists continue to assess the precise role of climate change in the devastating Aug 26 flash floods.