New study links rate of COVID-19 spread to PM 2.5 concentration in ambient air
Presence of secondary pollutants such as nitrates and sulfates increase the reproduction rate of the virus SARS-CoV-2, according to the study
Joe Biden has a difficult task ahead on climate change even if he wins US Elections 2020
Much of his first term would go into undoing the damage caused by Trump’s tenure as President of the US and get the country …
COVID-19 deals a blow to United States non-profits as funds dry up
At least 25% non-profits laid off or furloughed employees; 69% reported a loss of critical programme volunteers in Arizona
GDP loss due to COVID-19 will lead to higher mortality
As economies take a tumble in states, expect a toll bigger than the pandemic itself
100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG
In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China
‘Waiving off oil, gas exploration clearance could’ve grave consequences’
Oil and gas exploration poses huge risk to islands, fishing areas, breeding grounds and migratory routes, says CSE expert
Climate Logjam
After wrecking the climate talks in The Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo
Look who's talking
The president of the world’s most polluting country blames India for global warming
Climate change can trip small island states enroute SDGs: UN
These nations emit just a per cent to total greenhouse gas, but are most vulnerable to climate change
To withdraw from climate deal is to reject the idea of global cooperation
American pressure was fundamental in retaining voluntary emission reductions for countries and eliminating possibilities of penalties in the …
Wolf at our door
The US has made the world rewrite the climate agreement so that the targets are based on voluntary action, not science
China ratifies the Paris Agreement, US expected to follow suit
China’s ratification would put pressure on other G-20 leaders to initiate and complete their domestic ratification process soon
Progress and contradictions in US-India climate relations
The recent US-India join statement takes on a one-sided narrative of India’s commitments to decreasing emissions and transitioning to a …
Record signing of Paris Agreement a welcome step but tough work ahead
The swift ratification of the Paris Agreement is essential for serious, concerted global climate efforts
Antibiotic for superbugs
Teixobactin, the first antibiotic announced in decades, successfully treats mice infected with superbug Staphylococcus aureus
Invasion triggers evolution
A study on lizards shows evolutionary change can occur swiftly when two closely related species compete
Purifying contaminant
Excessive phosphorus pollutes water bodies, but substantially reduces nitrogen contamination
Darfur pays for its water
In 2006, Slovenian president Janez Drnov?ek sent filmmaker and political activist Tomo Kriznar as a peace envoy to war-torn Darfur. US pressure …
Spill repeats itself
With the 1989 Exxon leak still trickling oil, the Gulf of Mexico puts scientists in the worst fix
`Growing food is like printing your own money'
Ron Finley grows food and for this he has been branded as a guerilla gardener, a renegede, an ecolutionist. It all began four years ago, when Ron,…
US study finds hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles in bottled drinking water
Each litre contained 110,000 to 370,000 particles, 90% of them smaller than microplastics
Coronavirus update: Delhi’s 2nd sero survey results out, over 28% exposed to virus
The world tally crosses 22 mln
COVID-19: 7 in 10 Indians believed normalcy would return in a year, claims study
42% Indians believed it would take 4-12 months to contain the pandemic
Climate Emergency CoP 25: A storm is brewing on ‘Loss and Damage’
It is different from mitigation and adaptation, and it needs finance
Mind that CDM: Discounting the future
A look at why CDM is not the solution for the poor or for sustainable development