Greenland ice melting fastest in 12,000 yrs: Study

Increased loss likely to raise sea level 2-10 cm by the end of 21st century

Denmark stakes claim over North Pole and a large chunk of the Arctic

Seeks formal recognition of its extended territory from UN

Building a true green economy

The world has to reinvent growth as it is costing it the Earth

Yesterday once more

Unsafe cleanup of the Carbide factory revives memories of Bhopal's tragedy

Drop in air pollution in India during 2020 nationwide lockdown slowed snow melting in Himalayas, finds study

Snow & ice melt reduced by more than 27 million tonnes compared to 2019

Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study

Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports

Africa’s Masai tribals turn slaughterhouse waste to biogas

These biogas cylinders will be available for domestic use at half the price of LPG

Kathmandu runs out of gas, diesel and petrol

Nepal Oil Corporation runs up heavy debt

Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Carbon credit policy for telecom sector

Government asks service providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The politics of empty words

Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol

Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions

El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated

Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India

Developing world taps renewable energy at twice the rate of rich countries

China leads the global rank on clean energy; India is placed fourth

Methane time bomb ticks under melting Arctic ice

Global warming releasing large amounts of dangerous greenhouse gas from permafrost

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

Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far

Chile becomes first South American country to enforce carbon tax

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

From India Environment Portal

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Connected events and difficult future

In Short

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

Australia set for highest temperature rise by century end

Government in denial mode despite repeated warnings

Beef cattle release more greenhouse gases than other livestock

Environmental footprint of beef is bigger than poultry or dairy

Memories of Agent Orange