A look at news you may have missed this week

How the world’s coffee addiction could destroy tropical forests to moose conquering newer areas in a warming Alaska—a quick look at the news you may have missed

News you may have missed this week

This week in environment and science

Environment and science related updates from across the world

The week that was

Round-up of science news from the week that includes a possible vaccine for dengue, cosmic rays in the Milky Way and other news stories

Plastic-eating bacteria, bad 'good' cholesterol and other news you may have missed this week

Other news includes a study on what enabled humans to develop speech and an attempt to sanction fishing above committed limits in European seas

Environment in Parliament: Developments from February 25 - March 3

Some important environment and development-related questions raised in Parliament this past week

State of worry

After a long gap of 10 years, India has released the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, though only for 13 states and two Union Territories. The survey, however, provides ample evidence about the deteriorating health of Indians. The number of obese men has doubled in the past decade. The …

This week from the world of science and environment

Here's a weekly round-up of major environment and science news 

The new tuberculosis drug is effective, but unaffordable

The drug "delamanid" is not registered in countries with high tuberculosis rates, limiting its access

This week from the world of science and environment

NGOs demanding a ban on oil drilling in Virunga National Park to the new NFHS revealing that many of India's women and children are stillanaemic—a quick look at news you may have missed

Factsheet: Who is emitting what

As per the latest data, China, comprised of 19.2 percent of the world’s population, was the  world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) with an almost 24.5 per cent share

Factsheet: Climate change FAQs

Climate change refers to a change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human  activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere

Factsheet: Extreme Weather Events

The number of extreme weather events is rising alarmingly across the world—increase in  heatwave frequency and the number of warm days and nights across Europe, hurricanes in the USA

Factsheet: Methane and climate change

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Its global warming potential is about 28 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. It is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas (GHG)

Factsheet: Climate finance

Climate finance involves flow of funds from developed to developing countries to help them cut  their emissions and adapt to climate change. The finance is necessary to fund activities

Factsheet: The state of negotiations

The international response to climate change has been in the form of a global climate  regime  under the umbrella of the UN, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Factsheet: Carbon budget and INDCs

In its fifth assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published an emission budget which tells us how much CO2 the world can emit to stay below 2°C global war

Climate call

Communities are embracing measures to adapt to extreme weather events. Here are some important practices for each of the five agro-climatic zones in India

This week from the world of science and environment

The discovery of an important piece in evolutionary science and the threat of extreme weather events to our food security—a quick look at news you may have missed this week

Draft renewable energy Act: strengths and gaps

Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) assesses the draft National Renewable Energy Act of Government of India and makes recommendations