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earthchakra.bsky.social @earthchakra.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

How I Select Founders to Scale 400+ Innovations for India’s Underserved Rural Poor. #Podcast with Social Alpha founder Manoj Kumar @cbhattacharji.bsky.social youtu.be/Qey4ruecL1I?...

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How I Select Founders to Scale 400+ Innovations for India’s Underserved Fighting For Survival

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/07/2026

RESPECT Every politician should be doing this. Mayor Coffman has spent every Friday night since February sleeping at Aurora, Colorado’s homeless center, serving breakfast in the morning, and learning firsthand what works and what doesn’t.

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ICIMOD @icimod.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

In 2025 alone: 110,000+ kg of waste was removed from Everest 270,000+ kg of waste was removed from surrounding trails and villages Yet waste is accumulating faster than it can be cleared. The problem isn't just the trash we can see.

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earthchakra.bsky.social @earthchakra.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

New episode of this climate podcast from India: Air pollution in India was a motivating factor for Akshay Shekhar to start Kazam EV. youtube.com/watch?v=n5cl...

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This EV Startup Doesn’t Make EVs—But It’s Fixing India’s Worst Charging Problems

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earthchakra.bsky.social @earthchakra.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#new #climatepodcast episode Hormuz crisis is driving decarbonisation business says co-founder of TrigenDC, Ashish Sethi. Interestingly, the startup was incubated by IIT Madras. #EarthChakra @cbhattacharji.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=a0GT...

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How This IIT Madras Deep-Tech Startup is Making Factories Fossil-Free

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

India needs a big, govt driven switch to induction stoves and cut dependency on LPG cooking gas. Mahua Acharya, ex govt and now founder, INTENT, explains just what’s at stake in an upcoming podcast on @earthchakra.bsky.social Subscribe to get the alert youtube.com/shorts/FVSHw...

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Future of Induction Stoves: This is What India Needs To Do, Says Expert | LPG Shortage Crisis

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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Every year now, the pre-monsoon heat (the hottest time of year in South Asia with temperatures well over 40°C) starts earlier & lasts longer - due to human-induced climate change - exposing 1billion people to deadly heat. @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

two maps and two timeseries showing the extreme heat conditions in South Asia in April 2026.

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CNN @cnn.com · 05/05/2026

The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset that he didn't have plans for New Year's Eve and ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was sparked, according to court documents filed by prosecutors. cnn.it/4tXUobw

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/04/2026

The BBC News homepage has now COMPLETELY removed its Climate section?! It has now been relegated to a sub-menu via the "More" button in the right-hand corner.

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ClimateChangePost @climatechangepost.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

ClimateChangePost: It looks like 2027 will be an extremely warm year www.climatechangepost.com/news/it-look... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/c...

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The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data

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earthchakra.bsky.social @earthchakra.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We did this last evening in Bangkok on the sidelines of the Better Air Quality #BAQ2026 The biggest concern emerging is on a deadly combo … #SuperPollutants + Heat #AirPollution @pallavipnt.bsky.social @cbhattacharji.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/7BT-KVl...

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3 Of India’s Top Air Pollution Scientists On New Threats & Solutions - Live from Bangkok #BAQ2026

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

It's March. North India's peak air pollution months are over. But if you're in Delhi, don't bet on clean skies. An IIT-Delhi team (with others) sent up a drone and found a dark surprise. My report in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social healthpolicy-watch.news/drone-busts-...

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Drone Busts Delhi's Spring Clean Air Myth - Health Policy Watch

NEW DELHI – For years, residents of the Indian capital have looked to the skies in March with a sense of relief, believing that the notorious winter pollution

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Is @bsky.app a flop? Don’t see much traction or buzz either on the app or about it outside. X meanwhile is still going strong, for better or worse

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It’s #BlueSkiesDay today, and much of India is in the clean-ish, green zone as I write this. It won't last beyond a few weeks, given the trends of the last decade and more. Two recent global studies spell out concerns for the country. open.substack.com/pub/whatamib...

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This Changes Everything - From Our DNA to IQ to Early Death

Solutions work, but only if those in charge speeded up action. Plus, one hack to protect yourself. Two new global reports raise alarm about India's growing challenges.

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Making data harder to get in digital India 👇🏾 Day after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘expose’, access to voter rolls hits a snag - www.thehindu.com/news/nationa... For the best experience read this on The Hindu App. bit.ly/THNewsApp @thehindu.com

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

In which polluted and warming world does this make sense? Besides, the ROI benefit is almost 4x - for every 1 rupee invested in cutting this emission, the estimated benefit is 3.79. #FGD #coalfiredpowerplants #India #AirPollution

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CNN @cnn.com · 15/07/2025

An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain completely unvaccinated, according to a new report, and public health experts point to conflict zones as threatening childhood vaccination efforts worldwide.

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More than 14 million children worldwide have never received a single dose of any vaccine, new report warns | CNN

An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain unvaccinated and vulnerable to vaccine-preventable illnesses – meaning that those children have received no vaccines at all, according to a new repor...

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ClimateChangePost @climatechangepost.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

#climatechangepost: Twenty years after the deadly #heat of 2003, Europe’s heat response is still ineffective www.climatechangepost.com/news/twenty-... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

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Opinion | Europe’s Leaders Are Doing Something Disastrous

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Chetan Bhattacharji @cbhattacharji.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

For cleaner air in India, charge better-off families more for cooking gas to subsidise LPG cylinders for poorer households for clean cooking solutions. Pragmatic solutions like this were on offer from India’s top air quality & health experts. Some excerpts #Aironomics2025 #AirPollution

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Halving Delhi’s AQI In 2-3 Years... And Other Soundbytes From 'Aironomics'

After the BJP won power in Delhi, expectation is high that air pollution control will no longer face political or administrative hurdles. A roadmap by experts evolved at a recent AQ conference.

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Five Hotspot Countries Are Key to Preventing Vehicle Pollution China, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Mexico together account for the largest number of avoidable deaths and new asthma cases linked to nitrogen dioxide from road transport. ✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social @theicct.org

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Five Hotspot Countries Are Key To Preventing Vehicle Pollution - Health Policy Watch

Pollution from fossil-fuel vehicles is most lethal for two age groups, those above the age of 65 and those under five, a new study shows.

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NPR @npr.org · 22/05/2025

By @alejandrabee.bsky.social The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.

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Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules

The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.

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CNN @cnn.com · 21/05/2025

In total, African countries lost 60 million euros in rejected visa fees in 2024, analysis from the LAGO Collective shows. Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.

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Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024 | CNN

Non-refundable fees from failed Europe visa applications are costing African countries millions of dollars, with applicants complaining of a baffling system of approvals.

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