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Come to think of it, 'river overflow' is a funny phrase. Hydrologically, makes sense. But the arrogance of expecting nature to stay contained, disciplined, within lines we drew... feels off in the philosophical scheme of things.
VIDEO | Lucknow: Gomti River water overflows near Phoenix Palassio Mall.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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How do developing and poor nations industrialize and go green at the same time?
@aygoswami & @TrishantDev from CSE (@CSEINDIA) place India's green ambitions in the power dynamics that unfold with developed nations who got rich by burning carbon.
7 key insights 🧵
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AI did not go 'rogue', did not 'solve' the Navier-Stokes problem, does not have 'goals', is not and will not ever be conscious, certainly is not going to evolve into a god-device and wipe out humanity. Criti-hype obscures the real dangers.
patreon.com/richardseymourwt…
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In 1967 Barthes declared the author dead. We asked five AI models for their take. They argued, panicked, quoted the Tao Te Ching at each other, and kept saying "we." We expected a fun philosophy stunt. It got under our skin ↓
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बस्तर की आज की यह खबर उनके लिए है, जिन्हें लगता है कि खदान खोलने से आदिवासियों का विकास होता है.
राज्य सरकारों को इस पर एक अध्ययन कराना चाहिए कि पिछले 50-60 सालों में खदानों के कारण आदिवासी इलाकों पर क्या प्रभाव पड़ा है? आदिवासियों की जिंदगी कितनी बदली है?
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Even in Delhi’s rich areas like GK etc, the biggest encroachments are by the rich. Cars parked on street everywhere and illegal ramps constructed. Yet, in the popular imagination, encroachment is ONLY associated with the poor.
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In the latest episode of the Carbon Politics podcast, CSE Climate's @TrishantDev speaks to @aditimukherji and @minalpathak1 about their experience working as IPCC authors, the workings of the IPCC's assessment cycles and why political consensus can lag behind scientific confidence.
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/cGfN8do0ufo
Watch previous episodes of Carbon Politics: cseindia.org/page/carbon-pol…
#CarbonPolitics #ClimateScience #IPCC
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CSE’s @TrishantDev participated in a panel discussion on “Trade Law in an Era of Energy Transition and Geopolitical Insecurity”, hosted by the @CWS_iift , @iift_official , in collaboration with the @WTIunibe , on the sidelines of the 12th CWS-WTI Joint Academy.
The panel was moderated by Prof. @PritamBannerjee and featured Isabelle Van Damme, Anuradha R.V., Atul S., and @DrTongia .
Discussions explored the intersection of trade, climate, and energy policy, covering themes such as energy security, critical minerals, green industrial policy, WTO disciplines, and carbon border adjustment mechanisms.
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पूरे बस्तर में पेड़ों की कटाई चरम पर है.
अबूझमाड़ के इलाके में दिन-रात पेड़ काटे जा रहे हैं. उन्हें जलाया जा रहा है.
वन विभाग हाथ पर हाथ धर कर बैठा है कि वहां तो कभी सर्वे ही नहीं हुआ है.
समझना मुश्किल नहीं है कि जब लाखों पेड़ कट जाएंगे तब खनन में आसानी होगी !
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This was recorded today around 9 PM in Delhi. The temperature is 32.5°C with 45.8% humidity and a dew point of 19.3°C.
This means that the city is no longer cooling down at night.
Both the humidity and dew point make the heat feel much more uncomfortable. The feels like temperature would be around 36-38°C.
Now, think about outdoor workers..construction workers, street vendors, delivery wrkers, sanitation workers, and people living in tin roof homes with poor ventilation.
Their bodies, which have already spent the entire day exposed to extremes heat without any cooling, never get to recover.
The heatwave has now become a public health and urban planning crisis.
Picture @vichitrvichar
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Heat waves in India are becoming longer, stronger, and more frequent.
Our research paper explores how the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influences extreme temperature events across India and intensifies heat wave conditions during El Niño years.
Key insights:
• Higher heat wave frequency during El Niño
• Increased temperature anomalies across Northwest & Central India
• Longer heat wave duration and wider spatial spread
• Growing climate risks in a warming world
Understanding ENSO is crucial for improving heat wave prediction, preparedness, and climate resilience.
#heatwave #enso #elnino #climatechange #extremeweather #indiaweather #meteorology #climatescience #research #MAUSAMJournal
@moesgoi @airnewsalerts @DDNational @ndmaindia @ICRER_MHA
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India’s factory workers abandon jobs as city life gets too expensive ft.trib.al/oG4UBuv
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Today, CSE launches “Let’s Be Water Wise in a Climate-Risked World” 💧🌍
A campaign to bring water back to the centre of public discourse and action.
We begin with a 37-second film we created over two decades ago, directed by @nanditadas. It carries a simple, poetic, and urgent idea: Catch water where it falls.
This public service film helped spark a global conversation around rainwater harvesting, earning international recognition including:
Grand Prix – Environfilms (2006)
Best Short Film – FICA, Brazil (2005)
Best Short Film – Torino Film Festival, Czech Republic
Why revisit it now?
Because what was once a solution is now a necessity. With 2026 expected to be shaped by a ‘super’ El Niño, water stress is no longer a distant risk; it is unfolding around us.
Over the coming weeks, we will bring you:
▶️ Ground-level reportage and Down To Earth stories
▶️ Data-driven infographics and interactives
▶️ A curated bouquet of films, starting with this award-winning classic.
All anchored in a principle CSE has long championed:
Capture, conserve and reuse water— starting where it falls.
🎬 Watch the film that started the conversation.
@down2earthindia | @sunitanar
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Last year, I wrote about how India’s forests were disappearing - not on paper, but on the ground.
The connection to increasing heat is hard to ignore: as forest cover shrinks, natural cooling weakens, making extreme heatwaves even more intense.
dialogue.earth/en/forests/in…
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89000 children engaged in Child Labor in Telangana- one of the most afflent states in India. Let that sink in. Highest incidence of Child labor among ST and SC communities. In India, if you dont understand caste, you can understand 'development.'
thenewsminute.com/telangana/…
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I'm not a commie or some hippie environmentalist, but there is something wrong with an economic system that encourages the destruction of over 50,000 sq. miles of Indonesian rainforest to produce palm oil.
That's an area the size of Pennsylvania, the only habitat for endangered orangutans, being destroyed so we can produce billions of Oreo cookies and millions of jars of Nutella.
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WTO MC14: Key conference outcomes; US stance drives deadlock
Talks collapse over e-commerce moratorium, to resume in Geneva
@TrishantDev @rudrathavinashi @CSEINDIA
downtoearth.org.in/economy/w…
At the WTO ministerial, learning that ‘moratoriums’ are doing serious heavy lifting.
The flexibilities earlier resisted are now essential - for AI
Good read: knowledgegov.org/the-morator…
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The World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) opened at the Palais des Congrès, bringing together delegations from 166 member countries
@TrishantDev & @rudrathavinashi report from Yaounde
downtoearth.org.in/economy/w…
