Buying time? West Bengal government sets up panel as explosions in illegal firecracker factories kill 16

Three back-to-back explosions; Green activists say priority should be to close illegal units

Cyclone Mocha largely spares Bangladesh but not Myanmar; detailed damage not known yet

Rohingya refugees around Cox’s Bazar saved; but not those in camps of Sittwe city  

Along the Naf: A million Rohingyas could be sitting ducks, with ‘Super Cyclone’ Mocha’s eye passing through their camps

Forget about preparation, many do not know even a cyclone is coming, say locals; India urged to provide regional leadership    

Mocha: ‘Super cyclone’ completes landfall near Sittwe; will weaken in next 3 hours

Locals stay put, nowhere to escape; international agencies and government on their toes  

‘Dynamic system’: Why Mocha is a storm with a difference

A careful analysis shows that the prediction of the storm’s wind speed has been modified several times in the past 3 days  

Mocha: Cyclone intensification may not be very high since it will be formed in heart of the Bay, say experts

Experts are treading cautiously about path Mocha will take; it depends on storm’s recurve, they say  

Mocha: Cyclone to miss Indian coast, likely to make landfall in Myanmar by May 13-14 say IMD models

Expert says steering winds may take Mocha towards Myanmar but rapid intensification can trigger high rainfall on the Indian coast

WMO report shows 2015 Paris Agreement failed to deliver, fossil fuel treaty needed to complement it

State of the Global Climate report proves there have not been many climate actions post the 2015 agreement

Sundarbans has been slipping in rank despite an increased tiger count; here’s why

Lack of adequate manpower is its main challenge, a member of the evaluation team points out

Yes, Army mortar shelling did kill 4 elephants in north Bengal, state government confirms

State government asks Army to shift from the Teesta Firing Range; Army says it it yet to receive a formal communication

Final warning on 1.5 degrees Celsius: DTE’s coverage of the IPCC Synthesis Report

DTE analysed the IPCC Synthesis Report which summarises the findings of six reports released during its Sixth Assessment Cycle

Climate Crisis: IPCC Synthesis Report says the vulnerable are suffering the maximum losses and damages

Global temperature rise may touch 1.5 degree by 2030 and India is experiencing high loss and damage; say experts

Reviving Adi Ganga: Central funds, international project give hope

Adi Ganga was chosen from India as a part of a project to address pollution in South Asian rivers

India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report

Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050  

Climbdown by Dhaka? Little chance of getting more Teesta water from West Bengal, admits Bangladesh official 

The official, as an alternative, has urged India to finance monsoon storage of Teesta water

Bengal green activist urges PM Modi to save country’s oldest botanical garden from Ganga erosion

The prime minister cleared Rs 2,550 crore to augment Ganga-bound sewage in Bengal; no funds to stop Ganga erosion  

Bengal Barrier: Experts question plan to erect ‘green wall’ on state’s western border and stop pollutants

Research shows that Bengal receives less transboundary pollution compared to other Indian states

Erosion by Ganga threatens India’s largest botanical garden in Howrah

Agencies cite fund crunch, seek central assistance   

COP27 Presidency releases draft paper, proposes formation of loss and damage facility

The COP27 president proposed that the details of the funding will be finalised during COP28, which will be held in November-December 2023

Toxic air: Graded Response Action Plan announced for Kolkata, other Bengal cities

West Bengal government’s GRAP is neither graded nor forecasting-based like Delhi’s, say experts   

COP27: India happy with loss and damage outcome; wary on agriculture, hints Centre

India not to give any fund to loss and damage facility but will claim, confirms environment minister

कॉप 27 प्रेसीडेंसी ने ड्राफ्ट पेपर किया जारी, हानि और क्षति सुविधा के गठन को किया प्रस्तावित

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COP27: Sameh Shoukry urges countries to reinforce UNFCCC credibility as talks drag on

EU links loss and damage with mitigation goal; said no agreement is better than a poor agreement  

COP27: Here is what to expect on the extended day of talks at Sharm El-Sheikh

Loss and damage remains the elephant in the negotiating room

COP27: Adaptation pledge sum 35% less than Glasgow, despite UN call for more support

Forty per cent of adaptation fund pledged in Glasgow not yet met