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Working in extreme heat can double the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage for pregnant women, according to new research from India.

The ESCAP Asia-Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024 flagged the region’s regression on SDG 13, climate action. To reverse this trend, it is imperative that both mitigation and adaptation go hand in hand to accelerate climate action.

Winter storms that provide crucial snow and rainfall to northern India are arriving significantly later in the year compared to 70 years ago exacerbating the risk of catastrophic flooding while also reducing vital water supplies for millions of Indians.

Managing man-animal conflict is the forest department's job. But once it is declared a state-specific disaster, the state disaster management authority deals with it. Here's why that is important

Floods in 2022 had destroyed Baleswar Higher Secondary School in Assam’s Cachar district. More than a year later, hool has managed to build back up little by little, with limited government support.

A study by Moody's RMS warns that Mumbai will spend more than double of New York's to manage urban heat due to concretization.

The Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project, with World Bank support, has built 81 bridges to provide increased resilience and better livelihoods for the rural population.

Bihar, once ravaged annually by the relentless floods from the Kosi River, has undergone a remarkable transformation, with the World Bank-supported Bihar Kosi Basin Development project.