Green coal: Can it tackle twin challenges of reducing emission, waste management?
NTPC has recently opened a green coal manufacturing plant in Varanasi; plants are planned in Madurai and Bhopal as well
Odisha’s vulnerable coast: Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths
The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not …
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time …
Global health spending at record high post COVID-19, but can this be sustained?
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan received barely 15% of the development assistance for health for COVID-19
3,026 people, 2 million ha crops: How 314 days of extreme weather events affected India in 2022
Highest number of people were killed in central India, largest crop area damaged in South Peninsula
Lancet’s new commission aims to tackle potential public health threats for this century
Lancet Commission will look at factors that will impact population health the most through 2050 and beyond
Mauna Loa & Mount Semeru volcanoes erupted within a week. Will they impact global climate?
Greenhouse gas emissions from the two eruptions very small compared to CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning
COP27: 18 countries join group on cryosphere loss, see it as major contributor to sea-level rise
Melting glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost will impact polar, mountain countries & low-lying countries alike, delcaration says
Good news! Recovery of ozone layer achieves significant milestone
Levels of ozone-depleting substances in 2022 are back to those observed in 1980 before ozone depletion was significant
Least Developed Countries want major emitters, G20 to increase climate efforts
The bottom of the economic pyramid is keen for progress on climate finance, loss and damage, global adaptation goal
How surging oil prices threaten world’s climate goals
Over half carbon dioxide emitted from fussil fuel burning in 2020 was from oil, natural gas
Plantations, invasive species... what all India counts as ‘forest’
Forest survey should move beyond measuring area to studying quality of forests, say experts
Not disability-friendly: Why Israel’s energy minister (and probably some others) couldn't participate in CoP26
The only options to get to the venue were to walk or board a shuttle that was not wheelchair-friendly
Half the national curricula worldwide don’t mention climate change, most teachers unsure of explaining subject: UNESCO
Thirty six per cent of the respondents did not include environmental themes in any teachers' training
COVID-19 reverses decades of progress in TB elimination, India worst-hit: WHO
Detection of cases, diagnostics, treatment go for complete toss; deaths increase for first time
Food Systems Summit: ‘Supports to farmers keeping the world away from SDGs and the Paris Agreement’
United Nations calls for repurposing and reforming price-distorting and environmentally harmful supports to farmers
When climate crisis meets human rights conundrum: Decoding death curves of environment, land avengers
As many as 1,539 environment, land right defenders were killed between 2012 and 2020
Let’s talk land sinks: Are they enough to beat global warming
Despite caution from scientists, policymakers and corporates still assume that natural carbon sinks like forests will mop up their fossil fuel …
Can a large volcanic eruption slow down global warming? Here’s what the latest IPCC report says
Before the end of the century, there will be at least one large volcanic eruption, the scientists predict
Zero-zero, net zero
The fact that Joe Biden is not a climate denier is good news. But it is not enough
Water in age of climate change
We now need to be more than obsessive about water and its management as it is the basis of health and wealth
How John Kerry can bring US back in climate fight ring
The US is on track to re-join the Paris Agreement. Kerry brings to table the clout and connections associated with being former president Barack …
UP, Bihar hit hardest by adverse weather in 2020
More than 350 deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar each in 2020, mainly due to thunderstorms, lightning and cold wave events
Post-COVID-19 focus must be on dropping fossil fuels: UNEP Emissions Gap report
By using a green pandemic recovery to get a head start and pushing on with real systemic change, the world could hit the 2°C target of the …
Climate change: What the Emissions Gap Report 2020 tells us
The annual UNEP report on emission says the “the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century”