Simply put: Hungry India

Dengue outbreak in Brazil prompting emergency health measures

As the world gets increasingly warmer and wetter, mosquito-related disease outbreaks are predicted to rise and spread

2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again

The fact 2021 was among the world’s hottest years despite these cooling forces shows just how strong the long-term warming trend is

Climate clock is ticking: Reset shows world is a year closer to 1.5°C warming threshold

According to recent estimates, only 500 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide can be emitted from 2020 onwards if we are to stay below the 1.5 C …

Explainer series: Tracking climate crisis in North East India

Some villages are parched, some are seeing unusual floods: The climate crisis is doing the unimagineable in North East India. DTE tells …

Investment to fight climate change: Three African countries need $280 billion by 2050

South Africa will require the largest share of this investment, followed by Ethiopia and Kenya 

How ‘wise phones’ and wise humans can help avert a climate apocalypse

The right to unrestricted access to the internet ought to coexist with the responsibility to self-regulated consumption of smartphone internet …

Fires shaped Mount Kilimanjaro’s unique environment. Now they threaten it

An expert provides a glimpse into the natural environment of Africa’s tallest mountain and the challenges it faces 

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 …

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

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

How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species

A new study shows that starfish can resort to rapid genetic selection when subjected to mortality shock due to a wasting disease

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

How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world

These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods

COP28: Additions and deletions make new GGA text a ‘scary’ one

This is a developed country tactic that has been used before. It was also used during the negotiations on the Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 last year

Hottest year 2023 is a sign of more natural disasters in future

World leaders must adhere to promises, agreements made at COPs to stop increases in temperatures

Pay attention to what’s happening with the Loss & Damage Fund

Climate justice hangs in the balance, as developed countries look for exit routes and seek to narrow eligibility for receiving money  

Brazil GEF meet: Over half a billion dollars set aside for work on biodiversity

Adequate funds are needed to meet the 4 goals & 23 targets set under the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework by 2030  

Global South water-sensitive cities: Focus should be inequity in access, functionality and reusability

Cities of Global South cannot copy-paste frameworks and solutions emerging from the Global North

Temperature rise in India’s northern plains unlikely to impact wheat: Centre

With February being abnormally warm, farmers have been worried about a repetition of last year’s impact of heat on the staple crop

Fight against climate change will worsen existing inequality in global trade: CSE and DTE

In the name of climate action, countries are introducing policies which can spark trade wars

COP15 Montreal: Target 22 on gender equality approved but word ‘responsive’ still in brackets

Participation, capacity building and financial access to women from all walks of life non-negotiable in Post-2020 GBF  

Climate change-driven wildfires, heatwaves to worsen air quality & levy additional ‘climate penalty’

Surface ozone levels are expected to increase across heavily polluted areas, particularly in Asia

India’s updated climate pledge to Paris Agreement gets Union Cabinet nod

50% installed power capacity to be from non-fossil sources, not just renewable ones, unlike PM's COP 26 declaration

CoP26: 104 countries promise to cut methane emissions; What is the global pledge about?

A 0.3% reduction per year in methane is equivalent to net-zero for carbon dioxide — there would be no additional warming if this level of …