Under the MISHTI scheme, mangrove plantation will be taken up along India’s vast coastline.
Climate tech is “one of the few bright spots in the economy and one of the few industries that tend to be extremely recession-resilient,” said Rick Zullo, an investor at the venture capital firm Equal Ventures.
To adapt and reduce disaster risk, the indigenous Mising community in Assam constructs and lives in traditional flood-resilient houses called chang ghors that are perched above the ground on bamboo stilts.
In a projection made by the team for 2050, the four degradation factors will continue to be major sources of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, regardless of the growth or suppression of deforestation of the forest.
Several positive climate and environmental measures are expected to be announced in the upcoming budget.
Hydropower has a role to play in producing low-carbon energy, but experts say projects must be planned carefully to limit their impact on the local environment and communities.
Kartiki Gonsalves' Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary short, 'The Elephant Whisperers', has been shot by four cinematographers, one of whom, Anand Bansal, speaks about wielding the camera and his various projects. The 95th Academy Awards' final results will be announced on March 13.
The US has experienced around 1.5 million wildfires since 2000 while in Australia, more than 3 billion animals were killed or displaced in the 2019-2020 bushfire season.
Crowdsourced information is increasingly being harnessed for better documentation and monitoring of India’s birds.
The relentless parade of atmospheric rivers since December has changed the state’s geological imagery.
The ban on construction activities due to pollution is not recognised by RERA, development authorities, or town planning department
Bhatt to hold discussions with officials about the damage done by land subsidence.
The air quality of Kashmir deteriorates drastically during winter, leading to health concerns for residents. According to a study, 4,750 people per 100,000 population suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, with air pollution being the leading risk factor.
Highlighting the woes of over 3000 people of Joshimath, the plea said cracks have developed in at least 570 houses due to continued land subsidence.
Activists, courts and local governments put an end to rampant sprawl in the Bay Area, but also made it nearly impossible to build the kind of dense in-fill development that would have been compatible with the new commitment to preserving open space, affordable for people with median-wage jobs.
Estimating ant numbers and mass provides an important baseline from which to monitor ant populations amid worrying environmental changes.
The NCR covers Delhi, 14 districts of Haryana, eight districts of Uttar Pradesh and two districts of Rajasthan.
Western New York is still digging out from a punishing holiday blizzard that has taken nearly 30 lives.
From the iconic cheetah’s return to India to the Russia-Ukraine war sparking a global energy crisis, 2022 has been a mixed bag for the environment.
Home to centuries-old oases that have been a trademark of Morocco, this region about 170 miles southeast of Marrakesh is reeling from the effects of climate change, which has created an emergency for the kingdom’s agriculture.
India will also have to ensure that areas under agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry are managed sustainably, in particular through the sustainable use of biodiversity, including through a substantial increase in the application of biodiversity-friendly practices, said Lahiri.
Sammed Shikharji, located on the Parasnath Hills in Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the biggest pilgrimage of the Jain community.
The new provisional agreement will require companies to have user replaceable batteries in their devices
In HOG, power is drawn from an overhead electric supply and the power generator cars provide a noise-free and pollution-free environment for passengers in stations.
As the climate clock ticks and glaciers melt, Garrett Fisher, in his tiny “Super Cub” aircraft, is looking to immortalise them. He is doing it to raise awareness, document it for posterity but most of all “because I love them”