Aldabra’s coral reefs recovered faster from bleaching, finds new research

Lagoonal reefs recovered their pre-bleaching coral cover and community composition within only 4 years after bleaching, the study found 

India needs to balance food production with climate goals

If India wants to increase its food production without missing its climate targets, then it will need new science and technology solutions as …

COP 22: Get in line or get out

It is better for the world that the US withdraws from the Paris Agreement completely

Are we finally about to get a global agreement on aviation emissions?

The upcoming meeting in Montreal looks set to approve a mandatory system of carbon offsetting for international flights

Why is India opposing UN proposal on aviation emission?

India fears economic burden on aviation sector and overt dependence on the West for new technology

First-ever international standard can help countries measure food loss and waste

An estimated one-third of all food produced in the world for human consumption every year is either lost or wasted

Boiling point

Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …

"We have to produce more rice using less water"

Robert Zeigler, director general of the Manila, Phillipines-based, International Rice Research Institution (IRRI) talks to Sourav Mishra about …

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

Can biomass co-firing offer a viable solution to coal shortage and stubble burning?

It is a win-win solution for the farmers and the environment

Sinking planks

Phytoplankton production could damage oceanic ecosystems

EU falls short

Smaller households=Greater consumption

2003's capricious weather

A glimpse into extreme weather events in the third warmest year ever to be recorded

Safe passage

The EU might let aviation sector trade emissions

In Court

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

Africa’s energy poverty: How energy crisis is gripping Malawi

Country still dependent on unclean fuel like firewood, charcoal that is estimated to cause 13,000 deaths a year

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

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  

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

Severe heatwave in Mediterranean Sea for 70 days, mass mortalities in marine life expected

At 27ºC, sea temperatures now close to late Cretaceous period of dinosaurs 

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

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