A brief spell of unseasonal rainfall across Pune on the day of Gudi Padwa has drawn attention to increasingly erratic weather patterns in the region, even as it offered temporary relief from rising pre-summer temperatures. The showers, recorded across multiple neighbourhoods, followed meteorological forecasts and underscored the growing importance of real-time weather preparedness in rapidly…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AP photo) NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Friday agreed to intensify their bilateral efforts for implementing different climate actions under global goals approved on multilateral forums such as the UN Convention on climate change and its Paris Agreement.The statement, issued after the meeting between…
Bear attack in Japan (agencies) Japan has mobilised its military in the country’s mountainous north as communities grapple with a surge in bear attacks, with local authorities pointing to shifting food patterns driven by climate change as a possible factor. The self-defense forces (SDF) were deployed Wednesday to Kazuno, a small town in Akita Prefecture,…