Ambitious climate policy requires a better federalism

Some insights from the NDC process in Canada and Kenya

Simply put: FaceApp Challenge

Drought watch: More than 44% of India now suffers

India has witnessed the second driest pre-monsoon season in the last 65 years

Heatwave high alert: Vast section of India reel this summer

Heatwaves are the third-biggest natural killer in India

How fair is it for Trump to walk out of Paris Agreement?

Trump dumps the Paris climate deal

For Donald Trump, the concept of climate change is a hoax

This week in environment and science

Environment and science related updates from across the world

Green Climate Fund approves eight projects at Zambia meet

Approved projects worth US$ 168 million

How climate change impacts human health

Chikungunya

Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity

The state, ravaged by floods in 2023, has been suffering a long dry spell this winter because of the lack of rain and snow in the last three months

IPCC Special Report: Climate risks require India to rethink its approach

The report warns of increased risk of coastal flooding, heatwaves, food scarcity and vector-borne diseases

Extreme El Niño events may double in 21st century: IPCC

Frequency of El Niño and La Niña events may rise significantly in the future, according to the latest report by the …

Climate summit in New York: Why it’s happening and what to expect

The hopes for this summit seem to rest on China and India as they are likely to take inspiration from the joint statement issued at the BASIC meeting

DESERTIFICATION DAY: Download our print cover for free

On the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, download our 2019 print coverage on the issue for free 

Sunita Narain: Rio’s stepchild must become the parent in our climate-risked world

Since climate change is haunting the world in various forms, the management of land and water is at risk, says the environmentalist

What it takes to reclaim the Thar

Wind erosion and deposition causing sand movement and dust storms are the characteristic features of the world’s most populated desert

Record surge in forest fires in Amazon rainforest

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research detected 72,000 fires between January and August, 2019

Flood, but how

Extreme rainfall in a short period catches India unawares Monsoon 2019 started in a humdrum way. For sometime, it seemed many parts of India won'…

Trees not a silver bullet to mitigate climate change

Forest-based solutions, which focus on reforestation and avoidance of forest loss and fire management, are the most effective as part of a …

Harmful chemicals are melting out from Himalayas

These pollutants are flowing down to Himalayan lakes, potentially threatening aquatic life and humans dependent on these water bodies

‘People with high social status aren’t concerned about environment’

Australian researcher Samantha K Stanley speaks to Down To Earth about her research that showed how social dominance orientation and political …

Extreme anomalies

Between January and June 2019 extreme weather events across the world broke the century-mark

Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet

From Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate …