Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN

Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report

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

Seeks formal recognition of its extended territory from UN

International agencies launch sustainable tourism programme

Programme to focus on resource efficiency, conservation and new technologies

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

Lying low

According to Report

UN Environment Assembly: Livestock 'fart' is back in focus

An advance note of UNEP’s executive director lists meat consumption as an unmanageable threat to global warming  

Extreme weather unabated: Third-hottest July took Antarctic sea ice to its minimum since 1979

Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest value for July in 44 years

Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge

Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave

Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall

India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity

Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report

The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions

New global order (or disorder)

Fixing weaknesses in democracy is not about less, but more democracy

Sitting duck

India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …

All alien invasive species are guilty until proven innocent

The dogma that invasive alien species should be eradicated is now suspect

Single-step solution

New reaction can simplify phenols’ production, cut costs

Knowledge commons

Library>> Digital • The US

In bad taste

AD>> Fast Food • The US

News Snippets

Celebrity’s anti-shale angst

SONG>>SHALE GAS • US

Sleeping with enemy

Bed bugs continue to be the most difficult pest to exterminate

India gets re-elected as observer to Arctic Council

China, South Korea, Singapore, Italy and Japan also have Observer status at the Council

Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’

Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

How climate change is affecting the seasons

One of the most noticeable effects of climate change is the changing patterns of vegetation seasonality around us

Despite cutbacks, ExxonMobil continues to fund climate science denial

ExxonMobil has spent more than $39 million to manufacture doubt about climate science

Hurricane Ida brings back spectre of rapid intensification of storms

US’ disaster preparedness post-Hurricane Katrina under lens