How climate change has ravaged India's Himalayan states
Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which has a major influence on the Indian summer monsoon, has experienced extreme warm weather events in the last 60 …
How livestock farming affects the environment
The conversion of forests into agricultural land and livestock ranches is one of the major causes of deforestation globally
Killing them softly
Dolphins, the most playful and beguiling mammals of water, are on the verge of extinction. Awareness programmes will go a long way in preserving …
The idea of a clean city
could well become a myth by 2007. More than half of the world' s population by then would be urban dwelling. The urban ecological footprint would …
A lesson for the civil servant
Book>> Beyond Relocation, The Imperative of Sustainable Resettlement Edited by Renu Modi Sage Rs 850
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
'Agricultural censuses can monitor environmental changes'
From providing agricultural information for specific countries to identifying trends in the sector, censuses serve a variety of purpose
‘There is more global investment in renewable energy than in fossil fuel’: UNFCCC
The current level of carbon pricing is unfair, where the polluter is not paying but is being rewarded
Heat comes in from the cold
The unlit part of the crescent moon can help calculate Earth's temperature and measure greenhouse warming
People are not the planet's pollutants
The consumerist tendency of our society has resulted in the branding of population explosion as the villain in a world that has place for everyone'…
Ice caps may grow in higher temperatures
Research shows that a warmer earth may not melt polar ice and cause sea levels to rise, as has been feared so far.
Death warmed over
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries Edited by Michael H Glantz Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge
The numbers game
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS: THOUGHTS ON LIFE AND DEATH AT THE BRINK OF THE MILLENNIUM· Carl Sagan·Random House Inc, New York·1997&…
The coal whack-a-mole: Getting rid of coal power will make prices fall and demand rise elsewhere
Potsdam Institute experts this week published research suggesting we have less than 5% chance of actually ending coal use by 2050
‘India not joining the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership is a missed opportunity’
Manfredi Caltagirone, head of the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), on the Methane Alert and Response System