India to adopt uniform licensing for gas, oil exploration
Policy proposed to bring uniformity in contractual provisions for exploration and production of all types of hydrocarbon resources, says minister …
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
Binge-watching with a side of emissions: Study finds digital habits contribute to climate change
Digital content consumption accounts for 3-4% of a person's annual greenhouse gas emissions
Massive fire at Union Carbide compound, gas victims panic due to toxic air
Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is where gas leaked in 1984, killing thousands of people and disabling millions
Carbon dioxide in 2023 comparable to 4.3 billion years ago as global greenhouse gas levels hit all-time high: NOAA
This was the twelfth consecutive year that carbon dioxide levels rose by more than 2 parts per million
As told to Parliament (August 9, 2021): No data on sickle cell disease among tribals
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
From Africa to Europe @ COP27: Keep off our gas fields
History shows fossil fuel extraction in Africa hardly benefits locals
Adaptation Gap Report 2022 raises alarm on climate finance
International adaptation finance flows are 5-10 times lower than required
Global warming is real and 2020 is among 3 warmest year ever
Decade 2011-2020 set to be the warmest decade ever recorded
Mortgaging our ecological future
A climate change narrative lost in rhetoric and catchy metaphors
Fashion industry may use quarter of world’s carbon budget by 2050
Emissions from this sector are to rise by more than 60 per cent by 2030
Smelly pesticides
Memory's nemesis
An 'anniversary' story changes tack, a tragedy continues unabated
5% rise in India’s GHG emissions since 2016, driven by energy & industrial sectors
Around 75% of overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 came from energy sector, while the industrial sector contributed to 8%
India’s hidden costs of agrifood systems at $1.1 trillion, third-highest in the world, says new FAO report
Reveals true health and environmental costs of food; total global hidden costs associated with agrifood systems at $12.7 trillion
Red tape and corruption delay compensation
DECEMBER 2-3 marks the eighth anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak - the world's worst industrial disaster. More than 4,000 lives were lost and 6.…
India in top 10 in climate performance ranking, says new report
US, China and EU fared poorly, slid several positions since last year
National targets to limit global warming: Off by a mile
Even enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions are not nearly enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Many poor countries, with …
Kolkata rolls out CNG buses
West Bengal’s transport minister introduces two new CNG buses; service to be expanded soon
Turn of the tide in 120 years: Past, present and future of climate
Rise in average surface temperature of Earth will cross 1.5°C in next 20 years and 2°C by middle of the century; rapid reductions to …
IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C
Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there
Next stop net zero: Indian Railways plans to become a net zero emitter by 2030; here’s how
Instead of going the usual offset route, the Indian Railways plans to source the bulk of its energy needs from renewable sources to become a net …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
These 10 cards show why Planet Earth is still headed for a meltdown 5 years after Paris
The recent UNEP Emissions Gap report, the WMO’s State of the Global Climate Change 2020 and other reports all point to dire consequences
COVID-19 cut carbon emissions but not enough to dent global warming
The lockdown-related fall in emissions is just a tiny blip on the long-term graph. We need a sustained flattening of the curve - WMO …