Zero-emission mass transport in hills: Lessons from Himachal
Hill states need a different demand-aggregation model for procurement of electric buses to meet their unique requirements
AI isn’t close to becoming sentient — the real danger lies in how easily we’re prone to anthropomorphise it
Chatbots like ChatGPT raise important new questions about how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, and about how our psychological …
Everything you need to know about COP27
The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.
Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE advocated single-window clearances
Parivesh portal to be expanded with a target to clear projects with a 360-degree assessment
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
We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet
We haven’t yet failed to meet our Paris targets, but the July record shows us we are dangerously close to the line
ISRO data shows Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag and Tehri Gharwal most prone to landslides in India
Mizoram saw 12,385 landslides from 1988-2022, the highest; followed by 11,219 in Uttarakhand and 8,070 in Tripura
Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report
Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group
Farmers need resilient value chains to combat climate impact
Emerging social entrepreneurs are helping restore forest and farmland ecosystems by supporting smallholder farmers without access and …
Locals oppose petrochemical project plan in Odisha’s Kendrapara over green concerns
Water use for the PCPIR will effect mangroves, Mahanadi river; Area already prone to disasters due to climate change, say environmentalists
Climate change could hit India, 58 other nations’ credit ratings
Countries ranking higher on sovereign ratings likely to face more severe downgrades
Climate impact: Europe is warming two times faster than rest of planet
Over 16,000 deaths in continent in 2022 due to meteorological, hydrological and climate-related hazards, found WMO & Copernicus …
High road to Dubai COP28: Scientists join group in saying 1.5°C warming limit too high
20-nation group point to global impacts on world’s ice sheets, glaciers and cryosphere
Europe, US lawmakers want oil executive ousted from leading world climate talks
Dozens of members of the US Congress and European Parliament called for Sultan Al Jaber to be removed as COP28 president-delegate.
Apple orchardists in Himachal worry after unseasonal rain and snow kill Italian honeybees
Apple, stone fruit growers rent Italian bees from apiarists for pollination of their crops in April
Countries agreed to ban ozone-depleting chemicals in 1980s — but 5 CFCs are increasing to record levels in atmosphere
The 1987 Montreal protocol restricted the release of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere
Climate change-related lightning strikes to spike wildfire risk globally: Study
Analysis finds over 40% increase in lightning; global occurrences to go up over land and oceanic region of Southeastern Asia
Joshimath Sinking: Preparations for Char Dham Yatra begin; locals still clueless about permanent rehabilitation
Reports by eight central technical institutes behind the cause for the crisis in the holy town not released to public yet.
Only a sixth of India’s reservoirs full: Central Water Commission
Reservoirs in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have less than normal storage
Global warming, Cyclone Biparjoy worked in tandem to bring monsoon to Mumbai and Delhi on same date
Incident last happened 62 years ago in 1961, confirmed IMD
Antimicrobial resistance: Madhya Pradesh’s action plan needs targeted and specific interventions
Antibiotics in food animals an essential environmental and public health issue
‘Attribution studies help increase awareness about links between human activities and climate change’
Down To Earth talks to Wenxia Zhang, author of paper on attribution of extreme heat & drought events in 2022 at COP28
Least developed countries set expectations for COP28 with Dakar Declaration
LDCs account for 1% of GHG emissions but are at forefront of the climate crisis, say ministers
El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated
Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India