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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 8h ago
Delhi braces for ‘pollution season’ as smog shrouds India’s capital – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/nov/06/delhi-braces-for-pollution-season-as-smog-shrouds-indias-capital-in-pictures #India #Delhi #environment #pollution #smog
Delhi braces for ‘pollution season’ as smog shrouds India’s capital – in pictures
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Delhi braces for ‘pollution season’ as smog shrouds India’s capital – in pictures

The air quality index in Delhi has already soared above 650, more than 30 times the limit the World Health Organization deems to be safe

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 5d ago
#India India Climate 2026: India faced extreme weather on 92% of days in first nine months of 2026 Climate India 2026 report by CSE and Down To Earth recorded 3,220 deaths, damage to 4.25 million hectares of crops and the destruction of over 128,000 houses https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/india-climate-2026-india-faced-extreme-weather-on-92-of-days-in-first-nine-months-of-2026 #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
India Climate 2026: India faced extreme weather on 92% of days in first nine months of 2026
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India Climate 2026: India faced extreme weather on 92% of days in first nine months of 2026

India experienced extreme weather events on 92 per cent of days in the first nine months of 2026, resulting in 3,220 deaths, damage to 4.25 million hectares (mh

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 5d ago
#AndhraPradesh #India Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33%: Study “Climate change increased Cyclone Arnab’s maximum wind speed by approximately 5%, and intensified its eyewall rainfall rate by 11% at landfall,” according to the study https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/climate-change-increased-tropical-cyclone-arnabs-damage-by-33-study/article71669447.ece #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33%: Study
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Climate change increased tropical Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33%: Study

Climate change raised Cyclone Arnab’s damage by 33% and intensified winds, underscoring immediate coastal risks in eastern India.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 1w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Fierce mini #felines rusty-spotted #cats🐈 are losing forest hiding planes to #palmoil and #mining #ecocide in #India and #Nepal. The smallest cats in the world deserve to be free! Help them and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🤮⛔️#Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Rusty-spotted Cat Facts: Size, Predators and Habitat in India Palm Oil Detectives
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Rusty-spotted Cat Facts: Size, Predators and Habitat in India Palm Oil Detectives

Discover Rusty-spotted Cat facts, from their tiny size and fierce natural predators to their shrinking scrub habitat across India.

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
Legal loopholes and weak enforcement leave India’s exotic pet trade hard to police https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/legal-loopholes-and-weak-enforcement-leave-indias-exotic-pet-trade-hard-to-police/ #AnimalRights #wildlife #India #environment
Legal loopholes and weak enforcement leave India's exotic pet trade hard to police
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Legal loopholes and weak enforcement leave India's exotic pet trade hard to police

Rising disposable incomes, social media algorithms, and pop culture influences have led to a surge in demand for exotic pets in India, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. A recent report by the Humane World for Animals (HWA) valued India’s exotic pet market at $42.6 million in 2024, and projected it will nearly double by 2030. […]

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
#India New research reveals that major urban areas across India are on track to experience severe increases in both the intensity and duration of extreme heat events as global temperatures rise. Researchers have found that future heatwaves will not only become hotter but will also linger much longer, posing escalating risks to public health, urban infrastructure, and water resources https://researchmatters.in/news/new-climate-study-warns-indian-cities-will-face-harsher-and-longer-heatwaves-under-global-warming #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
New climate study warns Indian cities will face harsher and longer heatwaves under global warming | Research Matters
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New climate study warns Indian cities will face harsher and longer heatwaves under global warming | Research Matters

New research reveals that major urban areas across India are on track to experience severe increases in both the intensity and duration of extreme heat events as global temperatures rise. Researchers....

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
#India Indian Mutual Funds Blind to Climate Risks India’s top 12 mutual fund houses, managing over 80% of the country’s asset base, continue to operate without mandatory climate scenario analysis or stress testing https://www.esgnews.earth/latest-news/indian-mutual-funds-blind-to-climate-risks/22832.html #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Indian Mutual Funds Blind to Climate Risks | ESG News.earth
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Indian Mutual Funds Blind to Climate Risks | ESG News.earth

Top 12 fund houses score zero on portfolio-level climate scenario analysis and stress testing.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 1w ago
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The intelligent and social Capped #Langur 🙉🐒🐵 is under pressure from #palmoil #deforestation and hunting in #India 🇮🇳 Troops are interbreeding with Phayre’s #langurs to survive. Fight for them and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴☠️❌ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Capped Langur facts, habitat and threats in South Asia
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Capped Langur facts, habitat and threats in South Asia

Learn Capped Langur facts: this leaf monkey digests food like a cow and is now vulnerable due to palm oil deforestation and species hybrids

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
Baby orangutans in India expose illegal wildlife trade as experts question a billionaire’s zoo https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/baby-orangutans-in-india-expose-illegal-wildlife-trade-as-experts-question-a-billionaires-zoo/ #India #environment #wildlife #orangutans
Baby orangutans in India expose illegal wildlife trade as experts question a billionaire’s zoo
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Baby orangutans in India expose illegal wildlife trade as experts question a billionaire’s zoo

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The discovery of five baby orangutans abandoned on a plantation in eastern India is highlighting the country’s growing role as a destination for trafficked apes. Experts say wealthy collectors, expanding air links with Southeast Asia and loopholes in wildlife laws are to blame. India also legally imported 41 orangutans between 2021 […]

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Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
· 1w ago
Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c574pj3zljvjo?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon #Himalayan #Nepal #India #environment
Floods: Building boom in Nepal and India's Uttarakhand puts 300,000 people in path of potential Himalayan disasters, study suggests
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Floods: Building boom in Nepal and India's Uttarakhand puts 300,000 people in path of potential Himalayan disasters, study suggests

The construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand.

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 2w ago
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Healthy #rivers 🌊🫧 are vital to community wellbeing, and culture. In #India 🇮🇳🪷 and #Bangladesh 🇧🇩pollution can be mitigated by recognising rivers as legal persons. #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
Rivers are still people in South East Asia despite court showdown Palm Oil Detectives
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Rivers are still people in South East Asia despite court showdown Palm Oil Detectives

Healthy rivers are essential for community wellbeing. India and Bangladesh legally recognise rivers as natural persons with rights and powers. Take action!

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
#India India among most-exposed nations as extreme heat escalates, Lancet Climate report warns New Delhi: India has emerged as one of the hardest-hit nations globally for heatwave exposure among its most vulnerable populations — infants and older adults—alongside China, the US, and Russia https://freepresskashmir.news/2026/10/29/india-among-most-exposed-nations-as-extreme-heat-escalates-lancet-climate-report-warns/amp/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
India among most-exposed nations as extreme heat escalates, Lancet Climate report warns
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India among most-exposed nations as extreme heat escalates, Lancet Climate report warns

New Delhi: India has emerged as one of the hardest-hit nations globally for heatwave exposure among its most vulnerable populations — infants and older adults—alongside China, the US, and Russia. The findings, published in the tenth indicator report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, reveal that while global heatwave exposure dipped slightly […]

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 1w ago
#India Climate-linked heat deaths rise 36% since Paris Agreement; India also affected: Lancet People in India were exposed to over 2,600 hrs per yr during which heat posed a moderate or higher risk of heat stress during moderate outdoor physical activity https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/climatelinked-heat-deaths-rise-36-since-paris-agreement-india-also-affected-lancet-101793153952423.html #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate-linked heat deaths rise 36% since Paris Agreement; India also affected: Lancet
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Climate-linked heat deaths rise 36% since Paris Agreement; India also affected: Lancet

People in India were exposed to over 2,600 hrs per yr during which heat posed a moderate or higher risk of heat stress during moderate outdoor physical activity | India News

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
#India India’s green cover shrank 5.6 percentage points in 25 years, summer temperatures rose: Report Green-covered areas remained 1°C to 2.5°C cooler than non-green surfaces, highlighting vegetation’s role in mitigating heat stress amid rising temperatures https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/indias-green-cover-shrank-5-6-percentage-points-in-25-years-summer-temperatures-rose-report/135209970 #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
India’s green cover shrank 5.6 percentage points in 25 years, summer temperatures rose: Report
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India’s green cover shrank 5.6 percentage points in 25 years, summer temperatures rose: Report

A report reveals that India's green cover has decreased by 5.6 percentage points from 2001 to 2025, impacting summer temperatures and local climates. Discover the implications of this environmental change and its economic consequences.

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
#mentalHealth #India Climate change mental health risks are emerging as a public-health issue that India’s urban and disaster-management systems are not yet equipped to handle, according to a policy brief from the Earth–Brain–Health Commission published in Nature Mental Health https://urbanacres.in/climate-change-mental-health-risks-expose-indias-policy-blind-spot/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate Change Mental Health Risks: India’s Policy Gap
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Climate Change Mental Health Risks: India’s Policy Gap

Climate change mental health risks are rising through heat, pollution, disasters and displacement, exposing gaps in India’s public-health planning.

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
#art #movie #film #India The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction As climate disasters become daily reality, Indian writers are turning to cli-fi, using fiction to imagine futures shaped by heat, floods and ecological upheaval https://thefederal.com/category/features/indian-climate-fiction-cli-fi-rise-260607 #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction
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The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction

As climate disasters become daily reality, Indian writers are turning to cli-fi, using fiction to imagine futures shaped by heat, floods and ecological upheaval

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