Heat-related deaths up by 68% between 2000-04 and 2017-21: Study

Heat-related deaths increased by 68 per cent between 2000-2004 and 2017-2021, while vulnerable populations were exposed to 3.7 billion more heatwave days last year than annually in 1986-2005, according to a Lancet report. The study that focused on health effects of climate change amid Covid pandemic, global energy and…

Not expecting massive devastation from Cyclone Jawad, says Odisha Special Relief Commissioner

Cyclone Jawad is likely to make landfall on the Odisha coast near Puri between the evening of December 4 and morning of December, said Odisha special relief commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena during a press conference on Friday. “We are hopeful this cyclone will be less devastating, based on the wind speed prediction of…

Enter Omicron, exit toursim sector’s revival dreams

The tourism sector was hit hard by the Covid pandemic and was just finding its footing after nearly two years of devastation. But before it could make much progress, the fear of the newly detected Omicron variant gripped countries and travel curbs were announced in several. This has resulted in increased travel…