Unseasonal rains, pest outbreaks and land degradation are driving crop losses in India, while toxins, poor grain quality and delayed harvests threaten health and incomes.
Beyond costly air purifiers lies a city trapped by air pollution, with dense neighbourhoods and traditional gender roles exacerbating health impacts for the lower income.
Chinese and Indian coal and oil firms accounted for nearly one-third of global fossil fuel emissions in 2024, according to data from InfluenceMap. More than half of major Asian producers increased emissions that year, driven mainly by coal.