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International Environmental Journalist Climate Change | Sustainability | Urban Resilience | Photography |

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Manipadma Jena
7 months
Multi-year drought give birth to extremist violence, girls & women most vulnerable. See horrific details from @UNCCD's global Drought Hotspots Report. I write for @IPSNewsUNBureau https://t.co/PF2ZBZhXiP
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As generation of renewable energy outpaces absorption capacity, India to temporarily slow down renewable energy tenders, cancel unviable projects
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will cut the pace of renewable energy auctions in FY26-27 amid surplus supply and connectivity hurdles. However, India is still on track to achieve its 500...
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Manipadma Jena
3 months
As India races to power its AI revolution, massive data centres are being built in areas already struggling for water, raising fears that the country’s digital boom could deepen local water crises
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In the village of Tusiana, Uttar Pradesh, the Yotta Data Centre Park symbolizes India's digital ambitions but raises concerns over water scarcity. As data centres expand to support AI, they demand...
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@peakaustria
Thomas Reis
3 months
Earth’s oceans have quietly crossed a chemical tipping point. A new global study reveals that 40% of surface waters and 60% of the deep sea have become too acidic for many shell-forming species to survive. This shift—driven by rising carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere—is
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Thomas Reis
3 months
Ocean acidification has been identified in the Planetary Boundary Framework as a planetary process approaching a boundary that could lead to unacceptable environmental change. Using revised estimates of pre-industrial aragonite saturation state, state-of-the-art data-model
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Manipadma Jena
4 months
Jane Goodall Conservationist Dead at 91 RIP 3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025
@ForbesWomen
ForbesWomen
4 months
“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.” Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of @JaneGoodallInst, spoke at the 2025 #ForbesSustainabilityLeaders Summit. https://t.co/gynegGzm0Z
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Manipadma Jena
4 months
Northern India braces for the harshest winter in decades, from Dec 2025. It's the combined effects of La Niña, strong western disturbances, and high fog. https://t.co/WJXcip24DY..
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moneycontrol.com
Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Faridabad may see minimum temperatures dipping well below average, with frequent cold waves from December 2025 through February 2026.
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Manipadma Jena
5 months
Absolutely @veenarao112 I believe it is in our hands to regulate over-buying of clothes. Resisting discounts/Sale of fast fashion clothing is key 😄
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Manipadma Jena
6 months
Climate change through variations in rainfall and temperature can indirectly affect snake venom toxicity https://t.co/F7m1QI8qbO
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nature.com
Nature India - A map of venom types offers hope for regionally targeted therapies
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@NatureInd
Nature India
6 months
🌕 During COVID lockdowns, Earth sent less heat into space. New Indian research shows lunar nights cooled by up to 10°C due to cleaner skies. 🔗 Read the full story: https://t.co/VIRbYvUJwz #NatureIndia @PRLAhmedabad
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Nature India - Study shows Earth radiated less heat in a month of 2020, reducing lunar surface temperatures.
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Manipadma Jena
6 months
Sand art on Tiger Day
@DDNewslive
DD News
6 months
On #GlobalTigerDay, Padma Shri @sudarsansand created a stunning sand art at Puri Beach – featuring a 20-ft-long tiger surrounded by 51 small tigers. #WildlifeConservation #InternationalTigerDay #Cheetah #BigCatAlliance @moefcc
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Manipadma Jena
6 months
Decade-long #AirPollution control technology sidelined. India government has unexpectedly eased a decade-old mandate requiring coal-based power plants to install Flue-Gas Desulphurization (FGD) systems, a key air pollution control technology https://t.co/o8yjQ9DPtm
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cnbctv18.com
Under the new rules, thermal power plants located outside a 10-km radius of cities with populations of over 1 million are now exempt from installing FGDs.
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@IPSNewsUNBureau
Inter Press Service
7 months
🌡️ Heatwaves are becoming deadlier for older adults. @UNEP warns of a 370% rise in heat-related deaths if global temps climb 2°C. 🖊️@ManipadmaJena reports for IPS🔗 https://t.co/tKa7WTvlzB
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@UNEP
UN Environment Programme
7 months
A new UNEP report highlights that heat waves are becoming increasingly common, with heat-related deaths among adults aged 65 and older rising by 85% since the 1990s. The report also warns that melting glaciers could reawaken ancient pathogens, while floods may release dangerous
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For the aged, their sunset years will be bedeviled by lethal heatwaves My @IPSNewsUNBureau coverage of @UNEP 's #Frontiers2025 'The Weight of Time' released today highlighting critical emerging issues https://t.co/1dlsiBpHGK
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Manipadma Jena
7 months
Where do you go when your country begins to sink? Australia is offering a world-first #ClimateVisa https://t.co/Cb5XkWYd9m
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cntraveller.in
Australia is offering residents of Tuvalu a world-first climate visa
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@UN
United Nations
@UN
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Fueled by climate change & relentless pressure on land & water resources, some of the most widespread & damaging drought events in recorded history have taken place since 2023. A new report reveals the devastating scale of recent global droughts. https://t.co/vIldiD05XZ v @UNCCD
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Manipadma Jena
7 months
'Exporters from developing countries often face higher tariffs on finished goods than on raw materials, discouraging value addition, industrial growth and job creation' @UNCTAD #TariffWars How India is being held back,but for how long?#IndiaRising https://t.co/VcBXslqHah
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unctad.org
Exporters from developing countries often face higher tariffs on finished goods than on raw materials, discouraging value addition, industrial growth and job creation.
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@ipsnews
Inter Press Service
7 months
Five consecutive years of failed rain in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya brought the worst drought in seventy years to the Horn of Africa by 2023. In Somalia, the government estimated 43,000 excess deaths in 2022 alone due to drought-linked hunger https://t.co/oCn6zXljiU
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