Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal
Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070
Most of Greater Horn of Africa to see excess rain till May thanks to El Nino, climate change
Climate researchers explain meteorological challenges in region March-May 2024 at climate outlook forum
Centralisation of powers, diluted laws: Weak Water Act further diluted by latest amendments, say experts
Environment minister claims impetus to industries, improvement of environment protection while moving bill in Parliament
CAG flags MoEFCC projects costing Rs 4.47 crore for procedural lapses
Two projects failed to take-off due to lack of monitoring and non-signing of agreements between parties
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
Individual extreme weather events can also have a much longer-term effect on the world’s largest ice sheets
When did the Anthropocene begin on Earth?
Although global archaeological data show that human transformation of environments began at different times in different regions, by 3,000 years …
On the precipice
A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation may put other climate systems at risk
Flood-proof Himalayas
Spatial planning, nature-based solutions can make cities in Hindu Kush Himalaya climate-resilient
No snow in paradise: See Kashmir’s dry winter in pictures
A dry winter spell is showcasing the impact of climate change in Kashmir. The once snow-capped locations lie bare this year, even during the …
2023 is poised to become the hottest year, with October already setting a new climate record
The October of 2023 was the hottest ever, further solidifying the expectation that 2023 will break temperature records
The Great Carbon Capture: All about India's carbon market
India’s lucrative carbon market is worth over $1.2 billion. It will only grow as the crisis of climate change becomes more urgent and …
Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey
Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion every year surpasses $230 million pledged for …
Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides — and climate change is worsening the crisis
As the heavy rain intensifies, it will be hugely important for the Himalayas to implement new user-friendly and reliable construction guidelines …
Globally, 9 million girls face extreme risks of climate disaster and child marriage every year: Report
The combination of threats has created emergency hotspots for girls’ rights in Bangladesh and across sub-Saharan Africa
Climate crisis is already affecting the Brazilian Amazon
The population of pink dolphins in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, fell by 65 per cent between 1994 and 2016; dolphins …
Cyclone Hamoon intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, likely to reach very severe category in next 6 hours: IMD
The storm is predicted to weaken gradually while moving northeastwards and cross Bangladesh’s coast between Khepupara and Chattogram around …
Australia: From wettest spring in a decade to extreme heat waves, all in a month's time
First it was the ‘very much above average’ rain during spring (September-November) in most parts of Australia — the country&…
Nearly a billion children globally exposed to extremely high water stress: UNICEF report
Released days ahead of COP28, the report sees global event as a critical opportunity to finally put children on the climate change agenda
Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific
Under the treaty, Australia will implement a special visa arrangement to allow Tuvaluans to work, study and live in Australia
What are Western Disturbances? How do they impact rain and snowfall in India?
It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern that induces low pressure systems in the lower layers of the atmosphere; this, ultimately, causes …
End times? Scientists warn of ‘potential collapse of natural and socioeconomic systems’ if emissions continue
If it is business-as-usual, about one-third to half of the global population will find itself trapped in ‘beyond liveable’ regions, a …
State of global coastal adaptation: Mumbai scores lower than Konkan, Ghoramara, Puri in adaptation efforts
Mumbai's adaptation strategies did not accurately assess risks or specifically consider the adaptation needs of its vulnerable inhabitants
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis
Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely
Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions