Sustainable use of Africa’s natural capital can boost economic growth
Africa holds 30 per cent of the world’s mineral reserves, roughly 65 per cent of its arable land and 10 per cent of its freshwater resources
Global assets worth trillions of dollars at risk due to climate change
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to 2°C substantially reduces the value at risk
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
कॉप 28 में भारत ने साझा की पहाड़ों पर किए जा रहे बचाव कार्यों की योजना
दुबई में आयोजित कॉप28 में भारतीय पवेलियन में हिमालय व पहाड़ों पर जलवायु परिवर्तन के असर पर चर्चा की गई
Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards
In this battle against nature’s fury on the warming planet, the sweet lime orchards have become unfortunate casualties
Hawaii narrowly escapes Hurricane Lane
Storm moves away from the archipelago after dumping rain
COP28: Important takeaways from the first week of COP28 | Sunita Narain
Here's what we expect from the second week of the United Nations climate change negotiations
Maharashtra’s Raigad hit by landslide, 16 dead
More than 100 people are feared to be trapped under debris
How to face a rising sea? Maldives bets on artificial islands
About 80% of Maldive’s coral islands are less than one metre above sea level
EU climate law sets direction but lacks urgency: WWF
We need a climate GPS system, but this proposal is only a compass, it said
Nuclear power or coal plants? Study weighs in on costs and benefits
Environmental costs from both power sources were also examined by the study
India decides to put the brakes on HFO in foam sector for now
The government has instead proposed transition to cyclopentane in SMEs
Chile forest fires: Why does Chile face deadly forest fires every year?
Chile has been undergoing a decade-long drought season since 2010
Icon of the Seas: Is the world’s largest cruise ship environment friendly?
It runs on LNG and can leak some of it directly into the atmosphere as methane, a greenhouse gas worse for the climate in the short term …
Global climate finance flows for 2015-16 increased by 17%: UN report
The report highlights that a large part of climate finance continues to go towards efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change may be causing an apple crisis in Himachal and Kashmir this year; here’s how
Climate change is causing bees to die in Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir Valley, leading to major losses for apple growers in the region
COP26 might just end without much to offer
Countries are giving their status in the informal stocktaking plenary, indicating at an impasse
Canadian first to be diagnosed as suffering from climate change
A doctor in Nelson, British Columbia wrote ‘climate change’ as part of his diagnosis of an elderly patient suffering from multiple …
G20 Summit: Oxfam urges action on COVID-19, climate, poverty and hunger
G20 leaders have a choice to either take urgent action or continue what they are doing, Oxfam says
‘Very few countries are pricing carbon high enough to meet climate targets’
New OECD report calls for governments to raise carbon prices much faster if they are to meet their commitments on cutting emissions and slowing …
Increase in temperature will cause more suicides in US, Mexico: study
Climate change could be linked to a total of 14,020 excess suicides in the US and 7,460 excess suicides in Mexico by 2050, says a new study
Won’t fund firms contributing to climate change: Church of England
The Church plans to withdraw investment from companies that don’t follow the terms of the Paris Agreement
Despite growing demand for climate fund, nations fail to agree on replenishment process
Discussions on funding proposals could not happen due to process-related disagreements among Board members
खराब मौसम की वजह से हो जाता है 1.5% जीडीपी का नुकसान
भारतीय मौसम विभाग की ओर से 1901 से अब तक उपलब्ध मौसम के आंकड़े स्पष्ट तौर पर बताते हैं कि विकट गर्मी ने अपना ...
After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef
Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study