Climate finance is not going to Global South where it is needed the most: CSE
Report launched right before the international summit on New Global Financial Pact in Paris
Ease of doing business takes precedence over environmental and social concerns in project review process
The office memorandum has taken a very myopic view of any perceived delay in appraisal for environmental clearance
Study warns of a billion human deaths if global warming reaches or exceeds 2°C
Authors suggest aggressive energy policies to decrease carbon emissions, minimise loss of lives
Study finds most Himalayan birds migrate downslope, but climate impact may affect it
Researchers studied 302 Himalayan species over the span of 10 years to analyse migrational patterns
Lack of toilets, how much it costs India
Inadequate sanitation has economic impacts across sectors like health and tourism; cost the country 53.8 billion USD in 2006
Draft EIA 2020: How it may impact North East
The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25 per cent of India’s forest cover
ILO flags risk of excessive heat to 2.4 billion workers globally; Indian workers among those at high risk
Increase in workforce at risk can be attributed to both rising temperatures, growing labour force
Not-so-sweet climate impact: Heatwave in Bihar affecting litchi, mango harvest
Farmers increasing irrigation, harvesting before time to save from losses
Himachal sets target to be a clean and green energy state by March 31, 2026
State government has completely banned purchase of petrol and diesel vehicles in government offices
Nothing official about it
Ishikaa Sharma recounts her first day at the National Green Tribunal
Apex court allows NMDC to operate mines in Bellary
Private mining to remain suspended
Doubts cast over Sethusamudram
Oceanography institute says data too meagre to assess navigation canals impact
Navi Mumbai airport hanging in air
Environment ministry asks for re-examination of alternative sites
New GRI Biodiversity Standard demands reporting of drivers of biodiversity loss, impact on Indigenous Peoples
The new standards will come into effect from January 2026
Threat by monster waves to grow by 2100, coastline caution needs consideration, study suggests
Current estimates on climate change’s impacts on monster waves across 80% of the world’s oceans are unclear
Managing water resources key for Tanzania’s sanitation fight
Part 2: Funding biggest bottleneck for carrying out plans; CSE team finds greywater mismanagement too
Oceans absorb 90% of human-induced planet warming: Study
Earth’s energy is out of balance; planet to warm more if imbalance persists or increases, paper warns
Flawed forestry clearance mechanism needs an urgent fix
The MoEFCC must recognise that ill-planned intrusion of developmental projects into natural habitats is one of the most serious threats to long-…
G8 report calls for easing of government regulations to boost ‘impact investing’
G8’s special task force stresses the need for investment by impact-driven commercial organisations to aid social development programmes in …
EIA 2020 to give straight clearances for 239 dams
Some 900 hectares of forest will be submerged with the dams, claim experts
Brazilian government cancels mega dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River
The project could have caused flooding of lands and forced displacement of indigenous Munduruku people
West Bengal platform demands green focus in poll agendas, releases charter of environmental issues
Politicians acknowledge environmental shortcomings but deflect responsibility to public; BJP MP advises against expecting significant action from …
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Marine litter menace: Short-term solutions not enough; need robust policy
Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required
Must assess ethical, social and cultural risks of climate engineering along with climate action: UNESCO report
Urges countries in a geographic region to make agreements to avoid risks of unequal spatial distribution of effects