What's the cost to survive climate change?

While 43 African countries plan to raise 20 per cent of adaptation funds, the remaining needs to be funded by the international community, which has in the past defaulted on aid commitments

Life on Earth at risk

A series of landmark reports show rapid biodiversity loss, land degradation driving species to extinction

On the verge of water crisis

Ten metropolitan cities of the world that are on the verge of an imminent water crisis

What to do on polluted days

Exposure to air pollution can lead to acute lower respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults. How do we protect ourselves?

How hard is it to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons?

The idea of global disarmament looks like a far cry with countries continuing to equip their arsenal with nuclear warheads

Mumbai once again on the verge of deluge, but why?

Heavy rains expose Mumbai’s vulnerability and the city’s preparedness repeatedly comes under criticism. Despite witnessing waterlogging every year, the city, like other urban centres, is not rain-ready

Making of Bengaluru floods

Bengaluru experienced its heaviest rainfall in 127 years and subsequent flooding on August 15. While the rain lasted only 3 hours, the urban flood has been in the making for years 

Warnings on encephalitis and floods unheeded

If more children die in August in Gorakhpur and floods occur every year during monsoon, then why are we not prepared?

10 highlights from the State of India's Environment report

How India performed on key environment and development issues in 2016

USA v World species

While the world's species pay the price for USA's extravagant consumption patterns, biodiversity in the country remains largely safe

Streams of trouble

As demand for water becomes unmanageable, conflicts are brewing between nations that share transboundary freshwater reserves. Such conflicts are primarily plaguing developing countries of Africa, Asia and South America

Native problems

From developed countries like USA to the developing African nations, indigenous communities constitute the most poor and neglected sections

On the edge

By 2050, India will experience a temperature rise of 1-4°C and rainfall will increase by 9-16 per cent. This will have a detrimental effect on farmers

10 highlights of the new draft national forest policy

On June 15, India's environment ministry placed the draft national forest policy in public domain for comments and suggestions. It is slated to replace the National Forest Policy, 1988

Death by lightning: facts and figures

Lightning has killed 56 in Bihar and 42 in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Here are some numbers that define this leading cause of accidental death due to a natural phenomenon

Conflicts over water

Four of the 10 drought-hit states in the country face chronic conflicts because of poor water management and diversion of water to urban areas