From devastating floods to record-shattering heatwaves, 2025 was a brutal wake-up call for India. While the nation has shown it can respond—like during Cyclane Phailin—a dangerous pattern persists: a heavy reliance on reactive relief over true, life-saving preparedness. Are we ready for what’s next?
In a significant legal victory, the Uttarakhand High Court has granted the Van Gujjar community the right to cultivate land near reserve forests, while strictly prohibiting any commercial activity. This decision marks a crucial step in their long-standing battle for recognition and forest rights.
In freezing 1°C temperatures, 15 families were abruptly evacuated from their Shimla homes after deep cracks appeared—allegedly triggered by nearby tunnel construction. Authorities have halted work, but questions about safety and oversight remain urgent.
A catastrophic landfill collapse in Cebu City, Philippines, has left at least four dead and dozens missing as tons of rotting waste buried informal workers and nearby shanties. With rescue teams racing against time, this tragedy echoes past disasters—and exposes systemic failures in urban waste management.
A damning new analysis reveals that nearly half of all Indian cities are choking on dangerous levels of PM2.5, while the government’s flagship National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) leaves a staggering 96% of these urban centers without a dedicated action plan. This is a crisis of policy and priority.
Residents of Delhi-NCR were jolted awake by an unseasonal early morning shower on January 9th, 2026. But this rain brought no relief—only a deeper chill and persistently toxic air. Here’s what you need to know about the intensified cold wave, the stagnant pollution, and what the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is predicting for the week ahead.