Former ministers Anantkumar Hegde, VK Singh excluded from the ruling party's list of candidates
On Wednesday, Britain's National Trust said that nature and wildlife at the charity's sites had been harmed by extreme weather in the past year and warned it could become the "new normal".
The heritage conservation charity's climate change adviser Keith Jones said it was a "stark illustration of the sort of difficulties many of our species will face if we don't do more to mitigate rising temperatures".
"We're going to experience more floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms and wildfires — and they will go from bad to worse, breaking records with ever alarming frequency if we don't limit our carbon emissions," he said.
The planet currently remains off track from an ambition set by the Paris climate accord in 2015 to limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
A cascade of extreme weather exacerbated by climate change devastated communities across the globe this year, including sweltering heat and drought across Europe that wilted crops, drove forest fires and saw major rivers shrink to a trickle.
Here is a rundown of the National Trust's year:
ALSO READ:
Former ministers Anantkumar Hegde, VK Singh excluded from the ruling party's list of candidates
Putin declared a national day of mourning after pledging to track down and punish all those behind the attack
Indian warship INS Kolkata nabbed the pirates after a 40-hour-long operation on March 16
They are extremely moved by the public's warmth and support and are grateful for the understanding of their request for privacy at this time, a statement said
The Russian president says four gunmen were arrested while trying to flee to Ukraine
The girl's father died as a house was knocked to the ground and she survived because he protected her with her body, rescue teams said
Political leaders, celebrities and cancer survivors send messages while hashtags offering support go trending on social media
Russia's security service said it had arrested the gunmen behind the attack while they were trying to flee to Ukraine