As told to Parliament (July 28, 2021): Bihar has the lowest score on SDG index
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
108th Indian Science Congress: Research needed to ensure carbon capture tech is efficient, experts say
Directly Observed Short Course Therapy, vaccination can make India TB-free
Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen
Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean
Polluting coal power plants may get blanket 20-year extension of compliance deadlines
Only 5% Category C plants in compliance with emission norms at present
As told to Parliament (December 20, 2021): 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste generated in 2019-20
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Centre notifies green credit programme
To incentivise eco-friendly actions; focus on water conservation and afforestation in initial phase
China hints at rolling out major emission caps next year
Cap year for carbon emissions might also be announced
New economic model, collaborative effort needed to address environmental challenges in Africa: UNEP
Model must help Africa adapt to climate change while creating jobs for its people
Article 6.2 of Paris Agreement in action: A growing number of countries are entering carbon market partnerships
Over two dozen bilateral agreements have been signed since 2020
Bill Gates is not entirely wrong about trees. He’s not entirely right either
The billionaire recently claimed planting trees would have little effect on climate change
Drop in air pollution in India during 2020 nationwide lockdown slowed snow melting in Himalayas, finds study
Snow & ice melt reduced by more than 27 million tonnes compared to 2019
Climate change could hit India, 58 other nations’ credit ratings
Countries ranking higher on sovereign ratings likely to face more severe downgrades
Full extent of carbon emissions from fossil-fuelled power plants underestimated
Current accounting methods do not consider life-long emissions
Green tidings from Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Scotland aims to recycle 80 per cent waste produced during the event
South Africa to phase in carbon tax from 2015
Tax to increase at 10 per cent per year; draft policy sets relief limits
PM’s climate change council has not met in almost 7 years
Who is, then, advising the PM for his climate goal announcements?
Hong Kong shows improvement in air quality
Catalytic converters in vehicles bring down emission levels
Chile becomes first South American country to enforce carbon tax
At $5 per tonne of carbon emitted, tax law will target big power plants
New NASA video shows how carbon dioxide flows in Earth’s atmosphere
Nearly all emissions of the greenhouse gas originate in the Northern Hemisphere
World Bank should clean up its act, say UK MPs
Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing
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Can’t switch to renewable energy: telecom operators
Country’s varied topography, space constraint make it an uphill task, they say
Realising low carbon infrastructure dream
IDFC report puts forth an assortment of diverse solutions
China's per capita carbon emissions surpass EU's
India has one of four highest CO2 emissions in the world, says report
India, China slam EU’s carbon emissions tax on airlines
Say it would jeopardise international efforts to combat climate change