Building norms bent for better ease of doing business rankings
The latest notification has eased green norms for builders to facilitate urban development
Climate change kills 98% insects in Puerto Rico’s rainforest: study
This decline will majorly impact the forest plantation and the animals living there
Bangkok climate intersession: Tough task for Parties ahead
Parties have to come up with a clear negotiating text for creation of rule book to implement the Paris Agreement
Warnings from the past: Sea levels will rise, 78 Indian cities to see floods
While more than a century-old data projects a warmer world, India still needs a proper regional data on climate vulnerability
Bonn climate meet ends amid concern over lack of urgency in accelerating negotiations
While the Bonn meet was packed with hundreds of parallel meetings, progress on readying a text for COP 24 has been slow
India is under the weather: extreme events expand footprints
From cloudburst in Himachal, dust storms in Rajasthan and UP to lightning in Andhra Pradesh and devastating rainfall in Haryana and Punjab, freak …
Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100
A new study suggests climate change will cause changes to patterns of ground-level ozone and smog
COP22: opening session on agriculture discusses climate adaptation, food security
Developing countries, especially from Africa, voiced the need to mobilise finance from developed countries
New study reveals impact of climate change on pollination
Flowers are fast losing their capacity to produce fragrance due to global warming, and this is affectinig the process of pollination
‘Climate plans of developing countries far more ambitious’
The ongoing Bonn climate negotiations must be open to observers like non-profits and civil society, urges a diplomat
South Korea’s leadership did not translate into an ambitious climate plan
A country that has produced many climate leaders has failed to reflect commitment in its actions
Climate talks: INDCs and the role of land use
Though some countries have emphasised on land-use change and forestry in their contributions, their commitments don’t seem to be ambitious …
The Science and Impacts of Climate Change
Ramesh Sharma, campaign coordinator at Ekta Parisha, discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the Baigachak community of …
Cancun and beyond: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh, India's environment and forests minister, tells South Asian journalists what to expect at the climate negotiations in Cancun as …
COP27 diary (November 15): Political support to loss and damage facility critical, says Pakistan
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Everything you need to know about COP27
The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.
Climate financing adds to poor countries’ debt pile: Oxfam
Eighty per cent of climate financing was provided as loans in 2017-18, according to study
Centre constitutes committee for implementation of 2015 Paris Agreement
The committee will also act as a national authority for the regulation of carbon markets in India
We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet
We haven’t yet failed to meet our Paris targets, but the July record shows us we are dangerously close to the line
An evening in Paris
Over two weeks and two extra days, the Paris climate conference delivered everything the world expected. Impassioned speeches. Hectic, sleep-…
Bonn Climate Conference 2024: Stage set for new climate finance goal enroute to Baku
Experts and diplomats met for the second round of this year’s technical discussions on the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance
Last 12 months were the warmest in 125,000 years
Temperatures 1.3°C above the pre-industrial era since November 2022
El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research
Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country
The history of climate change negotiations
A quick summary of climate change negotiations over the years
Drama over Loss and Damage
Australian and Norwegian Negotiators block text, India wants an outcome.