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When schools close for heat: The growing impact of climate change on school education

From heatwave-driven closures to learning losses and damaged infrastructure, climate change is increasingly disrupting education systems across the world, with South Asia among the hardest-hit regions.

El Niño likely to intensify heatwaves across India this year, experts warn

Weather experts have warned that El Niño conditions combined with rising global temperatures could trigger longer and more severe heatwaves across several parts of India during the coming months.

Supreme Court orders strict waste management measures at tourist and pilgrim sites

The apex court has directed states to put dedicated solid waste management systems in place at beaches, tourist destinations and pilgrimage centres under the new Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.

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May to see over 110% rainfall, IMD flags storm risks

Above-normal showers to ease heat but raise flood and crop concerns across regions.

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India-built AC cools efficiently even at 50°C, clears pilot ahead of launch

As heatwaves tighten their grip, optimist’s next-gen cooling system clears pilot tests, eyes market launch after 18 months of intensive engineering with IIT Delhi.

India tops global heat chart with highest number of hottest cities

Real-time temperature data shows India at the centre of a global heat surge, with dozens of cities crossing 40°C and several nearing 45°C, as meteorologists warn of persistent extreme conditions.

Low-lying Pacific nation Tuvalu faces risk of submergence due to rising seas: UN

A UN report spotlights how rising sea levels could submerge most of Tuvalu by 2100, forcing migration, reshaping sovereignty debates and pushing the island nation to explore solutions from land reclamation to a digital state.

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