Sify: The incidence of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and chikungunya is rising in India due to climate change. These diseases are no longer restricted to old areas. They are spreading, as mosquitoes are now able to live and breed in new areas. There is now evidence of rising temperature, change of rainfall (either high or low and its timing) and humidity in the country. Studies have found that while intensified rainfall favours mosquito breeding, rising temperature along …