While 58 per cent casualties occurred due to lightning strikes and thunderstorms, 37 per cent deaths were attributed to floods and heavy rain
Experts call for ban on construction as disasters loom over Indian ‘sinking’ town
The Joshimath town in the Himalayan state of Uttrakhand in India, popular among the tourists and the pilgrims of Hindu shrines, in is sinking leading to emergency evacuation of the people
Climate Change: 0.9°C rise in peak summer temperature from 1990 to 2019 in parts of India
The report has warned that there would be a rise in extreme weather events, particularly spells of heavy rain if global emissions are not curbed
73 species critically endangered in India, reveals Indian government
The list of endangered species include 9, 18 species of birds, 26 reptiles, and 20 species of amphibians