New fishing technique improves health safety of African fish processors

Improved design took five years and has been a hit with female workers, particularly in Côte d'Ivoire

Chile becomes first South American country to enforce carbon tax

At $5 per tonne of carbon emitted, tax law will target big power plants

Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030

Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far

From India Environment Portal

Access all previous IPCC reports here

Green tribunal gives clean chit to Sterlite plant

Expert panel finds emissions from Vedanta subsidiary's copper smelting plant in Tuticorin to be within limits; state's contention that the plant …

‘Government of MP has always tried to fudge data’

The Supreme Court, on May 3, asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to start supplying clean drinking water to those localities in the city that …

In Short

ONGCignores green rules

Oil company did not restore abandoned well sites in Tripura

Guilty, but bailed

Seven Union Carbide officials get two-year jail term for Bhopal gas leak that has killed 20,000

Connected events and difficult future

A tinge of green

Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just-concluded assembly elections.

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

Dahej blast: Industrial accidents will stop only if factories observe rules

Ten people had died in the blast at Yashasvi Rasayan Pvt Ltd in Dahej on June 3, 2020

Global CO2 levels breach 400 mark again

This time, the level stayed above 400 ppm for a month, leading researchers to call it ‘a milestone’ for the planet on its way to …

‘Countries’ carbon pledges not enough to keep temperature rise under 2°C’

Intentions announced by countries so far could lead to a 3-4°C rise in temperatures, worsening the effects of climate change, says economist …

Australia set for highest temperature rise by century end

Government in denial mode despite repeated warnings

World Bank alarm on growing garbage burden

First-of-its-kind report projects exponential increase in municipal solid waste; questions reliability of available data and waste disposal methods

Infosys to switch to renewable energy, go carbon neutral

The global information technology services company, Infosys, headquartered at Bengaluru, plans to become carbon neutral and shift completely to …

Polluter doesnt pay

Dow owns Union Carbide assets, but refuses liability

India is all set to go for its first waste-to-hydrogen project

Hydrogen generated at a facility in Pune will be utilised locally to help the city lower its emissions, manage waste optimally

No evidence of policy-driven fall in US emissions post-2005, says new book

'Capitan America', a comprehensive analysis of the US climate action plan, says US INDCs are neither equitable nor ambitious  

Beef cattle release more greenhouse gases than other livestock

Environmental footprint of beef is bigger than poultry or dairy

Memories of Agent Orange

Missing evidence

Questions are being raised about the authenticity of forensic samples of Bhopal gas victims, crucial for establishing the cause of deaths. Have …

Africa loses more money than it gets in aid

While annual global aid is less than $30 billion, the continent incurs loss of $58 billion every year