Iran-India gas pipeline laid low by geopolitics
Mani Shankar Aiyar is known for the many controversies sparked by his provocative comments and controversial ideas. As Minister for Petroleum and …
Dow in the dumps?
Latest IPCC report reeks of northern agenda
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group Report III suggests historical emissions are a thing of the past; it endorses carbon …
विशाखापट्टनम गैस लीक: लापरवाही बरती तो फिर हो सकता है हादसा: पर्यावरण मंत्रालय
मंत्रालय के अनुसार एलजी पॉलिमर प्लांट में बाकी बची स्टाइरीन मोनोमर को 20 डिग्री सेल्सियस से नीचे के तापमान पर रखना जरुरी है, ताकि ...
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
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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
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