US bank uses carbon smokescreen

EXIM Bank nearly denied funds to Reliance’s coal-fired plant

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Developing countries isolate Copenhagen Accord

Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability and climate action?

Recent judgment in the US held the State of Montana responsible for causing unreasonable damage to climate

Only 15% COVID-19 vaccine doses pledged by countries have materialised: WHO chief

Around 50 countries, mostly in Africa, will lag behind the global target of vaccinating 10% population in each country by September

Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows

The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September

COVID-19: 99% active cases are with mild symptoms

Spread of COVID-19 fastest in last seven months; the world added first million cases in four months, last million in four days  

Green bonds: Is it green finance or green-washing?

A foremost requirement to develop a robust green bond market is to harmonise international and domestic guidelines and standards for …

Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective

African Development Bank was first and only organisation to offer support to regional member countries’ effort at managing COVID-19 crisis

Coal’s end: DTE had predicted it in 2017

As more countries race to shut coal use forever, here is a recap of our cover story from three years ago

For a day, thousands of scientists halt work to protest racism

The aim was to stop business-as-usual for a day and initiate long-term action plan — protesting, educating themselves on issues faced …

King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment

For the first time ever, natural gas overtook coal as the top source of US electricity generation

Fuming over food

The US food industry tries hard to dilute dietary guidelines. A story that repeats itself across the world

Can carbon-negative be the next step?

Carbon-negative technologies sequester more carbon than they release. But experts say they cannot be a substitute for reduction of greenhouse gases

Real threats of virtual world

Spending too much time on the Internet is causing mental health disorders. Is India prepared to tackle the addiction?

Acta is trade terrorism

India’s generic medicines export faces a huge threat from the anti-counterfeiting law which creates barriers to global trade

Lost and damaged

Negotiations on loss and damage signal a weak deal

Clear the air

Study confirms pollution is linked to low rainfall

Air pollution linked to autism

Exposure to diesel particulates, heavy metals doubles the risk

How humans invite storm

Tornado and storm frequencies linked to human activities

2nd coalition of the willing: bad for climate and for us

Ignorance is low IQ, cancer

PCBs, dioxins write the fate of people living near a dumpsite

The US and us

Just for that tangy taste

Soft drinks have added phosphates which accelerate ageing  

Seven disasters have cost the US $19 billion in 2023: NOAA

Each disaster caused damages of over a billion dollars; only 2017 and 2020 had more disasters in this timeframe

Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity — can the COP15 summit deliver?

COP15 brings together parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a goal of negotiating this decade’s biodiversity …