Three things historical literature can teach us about the climate crisis
The climate emergency may be unprecedented, but there are a few key ways in which past literature offers a valuable perspective on the present crisis
Locust attack: India faces worst-ever pest invasion
Apart from India, the pests have attacked 60 countries including Pakistan and Somalia, that have declared national emergencies
Climate change is the greatest threat to the planet
World Economic Forum's 'Global Risks Report 2020' and UN's 'Global Economic Prospects' claim extreme weather and loss in biodiversity will …
Look back at the decade: Extreme weather
The second decade of the millenium will be remembered as the one when the climate emergency set in
Emperor Penguins would be extinct if climate goals are not met
Quite like a canary in a coal mine, used by the British in the mid-1980s to check for carbon monoxide in a mine; the Emperor Penguin is providing …
This bio-brick can help cut pollution
Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture, Bhubaneshwar, have developed bricks from agricultural …
Climate change: More Tamil Nadu children at diarrhoea risk
The relation between warmer and wetter weather and diarrhoea has been well established in other parts of the world
Monsoon watch: The 2019 season has the sure-shot imprint of climate change
The monsoon has played truant this year, with many areas now under floods, which were facing drought earlier
Researchers studied US spy-sat images of Himalayan glaciers. What they found is alarming
The third pole has been losing 8 bn tonne ice every year during 2000-2016. Blame global warming
How global warming and air pollution converge
The link between the two is becoming clearer with each passing year. It is time we in India also recognise and give it the attention it deserves
What happens to the natural world if all the insects disappear?
When insect numbers decrease everything higher up in the food web will suffer. This is already happening
Sundarbans’ ‘swamp tigers’ could be gone in 50 years, warns study
Climate change, rising seas, industrial development and construction of new roads would hasten the tigers’ end, it says
‘Humans wiped out 60% of the world’s wildlife in 44 years’
WWF’s shocking report paints a grim picture of global biodiversity amid calls for a landmark treaty to protect wildlife
Climate change in India: Cuisine, culture take a hit in Assam
Flood amid drought triggers heavy siltation in the rivers in the state, fragments communities
IPCC Special Report: Why sector-specific vision for 1.5°C is important
Sector-based analysis in IPCC Special Report offers an alternative vision for limiting warming to 1.5°C
This indigenous tribe of Kenya needs the world’s attention
The Sengwer hunter-gatherer people of the Embobut forest are being criminalised and dispossessed of their ancestral lands by the Kenyan State
Scientists develop early flowering transgenic mustard
This is important since oilseed crop requires cold days and the number of cold days required for full plant cycle has shrunk owing to climate change
Bonn climate meet concludes with little progress on issues
With Parties differing on their fundamental stances, creation of a robust and fair Paris climate rule book looks like a tough task
Bonn climate meet: developed nations stonewall discussion on climate financing
Developed countries, including US, were seen obstructing an attempt by the Africa group to submit a draft decision on climate financing
Fossil teeth reveal new facts about a mass extinction 260 million years ago
Did a change in climate caused or contributed to a mass extinction around 260 million years ago?
Sahara, the largest hot desert, expanded by 10 per cent in the 20th century
Climate change is causing the expansion of the desert into once arable land, says a study
What will Brexit mean for the climate?
After Brexit, the UK will have to ratify the Paris Agreement on its own, and produce its individual NDC
Extreme impact
WMO report highlights impact of record-breaking extreme weather on human safety, well-being and environment
Protracted recovery
As the UN celebrates 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol, scientists warn of new threats to the ozone layer that has begun to heal
Defunding environment programmes in US will affect the world
The Energy Star Programme, which has prevented 2.8 billion tonnes of GHG emissions, is being defunded