August 14, 2022 08:19 AM ISTTwo reports say it's more than high time for India to boost climate mitigation and adaptation measures to meet the challenges.
August 13, 2022 10:03 AM IST Flowing rivers, smaller cities, clean mountains and forests: Environmentalists share ideas for a better India
August 12, 2022 11:02 PM IST Simon Stiell, who had served as Grenada's minister for climate resilience and the environment until this year, will replace Patricia Espinosa, who finished her second, three-year term as executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in July.
August 12, 2022 06:36 PM IST Only 45,000 Asian Elephants are left in the wild today; their population has nearly halved over three generations.
August 12, 2022 04:19 PM IST Following a "ecological catastrophe," as one official put it, in which 10 tonnes of dead fish surfaced from the river, Poland has sent soldiers to help clean up the Oder River, which runs along the border with Germany.
August 12, 2022 11:41 AM IST According to a recent study, during the past 43 years, the Arctic has warmed up almost four times faster than the rest of the world. This indicates that the Arctic has warmed by an average of 3 degrees Celsius since 1980.
August 11, 2022 08:26 PM IST So-called carbon farming has become a key element of New Zealand’s drive to be carbon neutral by 2050.
August 09, 2022 11:49 AM IST According to a recent CAG investigation, a number of projects in coastal control zones were permitted between 2015 and 2020 despite incomplete environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports.
August 07, 2022 01:51 PM IST Professor Adrian Tordiffe of the University of Pretoria has been closely involved with the ambitious plan to send 12 cheetahs from South Africa, as well as an unknown number from neighbouring Namibia to India to mark the 75th anniversary of independence on August 15.
August 07, 2022 01:00 PM IST It takes an average of 50 days to scale the world's tallest peak. During this time, every climber generates about eight kilograms of waste, most of which gets left behind
August 07, 2022 12:34 PM IST The fastest animal on land was declared extinct from India in 1952. The government has signed a pact with Namibia and South Africa to reintroduce the wild cats in the country. Where will they be kept? Will they eat along their journey? What’s the history of cheetahs in India?
August 07, 2022 10:57 AM IST The revised plan focuses on proactive implementation of curbs based on forecasts and restrictions can be imposed up to three days in advance.
August 07, 2022 10:29 AM IST The state currently produces 5,500 MW of green energy through various renewable power sources and a major part of it is sourced through solar power.
August 06, 2022 02:25 PM IST Scientists engage with Indian legislators in curated meetings and workshops to discuss local impacts of climate change, policy mechanisms to address impacts and offer clarity on the attribution of events to climate change.
August 06, 2022 01:26 PM IST The researchers suggest a standard operating procedure to mitigate dog-wildlife conflict, stronger legislation on disowning pets and better sterilisation, vaccination and rehabilitation setups.
August 06, 2022 12:44 PM IST As buildings go taller, it increases the embodied carbon, because more concrete density is needed to go higher. Additionally, lifts, fire systems and other features are needed for tall buildings.
August 06, 2022 11:44 AM IST The DDA has repeatedly raised the issue of ”shortage” of land for greening activities in the national capital. The forest department said it has conducted a detailed analysis of the land available for plantation in the Yamuna floodplains, considering the Centre’s project to rejuvenate 13 major rivers, including the Yamuna, through forestry intervention.
August 05, 2022 09:33 AM IST The reduced targets are not a cop out on COP26. Rather, they are a more realistic evaluation of what the country can actually achieve by 2030, which is just seven and half years away
August 04, 2022 09:35 AM IST Climate change tops the list of long-term risks for banks, finds an EY survey; this article takes stock of FI readiness in taking corrective measures
August 02, 2022 08:21 AM IST According to World Bank analysis, the rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns brought on by Climate Change might cost India 2.8 percent of its GDP by 2050
August 01, 2022 10:15 PM IST As per the available information, 1,737 criminal cases have been registered or recorded under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; Air (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1981; and Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974.
August 01, 2022 09:44 AM IST Sans hydropower, India’s renewable energy target looks a bit wobbly now; hurdles to solar and wind projects must be removed to meaningfully chase the clean power dream
July 31, 2022 02:52 PM IST According to the NICC Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics, in the United States alone, from 2012 to 2021, there were an average of 61,289 wildfires annually.
July 31, 2022 12:22 PM IST Apart from leopards, a wide range of species of flora and fauna is found in the Aarey forest, an 1,800 acre area termed as the city’s ‘green lung’, located in suburban Goregaon and adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).
July 30, 2022 10:46 AM IST The global carbon budget is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions permitted over a period of time while still having a chance to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels.
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