Explainer series: What sixth IPCC report says about India and the world
Climate change is rapid, widespread and irreversible, IPCC flagged on August 9, when it released its sixth assessment report. A collection of …
Andaman's post-tsunami days see rotting neem cakes, unused tillers
Sugarcane growers in Uttar Pradesh short changed
Flooded, by drains
It was not just cyclone Nilam that ruined paddy in Andhra
Time for bright switch
India set to introduce standards to ensure quality imports of LEDs
Beware flurosis is zeroing in on you
Water harvesting and conservation methods can turn the tide against the disease
Managing a crisis
People of the Arwari basin in Alwar, take proactive measures to battle drought
To whale or not to whale
Nations for and against whaling clash once again, and fail to reach consensus
In the pay of plastics
India's biggest public sector unit is out to ape the West's fashion for unsustainable living
Upcoming IPCC report to include demand-side of mitigation, technology transfer
The report will be published on April 4 following rigorous review with governments, authors
1.5°C warming in 20 years: What does IPCC warning mean
Current warming unprecedented in more than 2,000 years; temperatures during 2011-2020 exceed those of the most recent multi-century warm …
Global warming limit of 1.5°C may be breached by 2040, says new IPCC report
Even if emissions are brought to net-zero by mid-century, there will be an ‘overshoot’ of the 1.5°C limit by 0.1°C
10.9 million people died due to poor diets in 2017: Report
Global Burden of Disease study highlights how low consumption of healthy food is better than more consumption of unhealthy foods
Dying for a river
In Raigarh district of Madhya Pradesh, tribals are fighting to save their only source of water from an industrial house. A woman has already died …
Roots
Worldwide, traditional medicinal systems are in the process of being modernised. Besides health care and conservation of medicinal plants, the …
On air
Angry residents of Delhi flooded the chief minister's office with phone calls to protest against the withdrawal of a ban on polluting vehicles
Diesel vs Cars Environment
Diesel vehicles still have a long way to go as far as controlling particulate emissions is concerned and at the current level of technology …
Parched Punjab
India's most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over-extraction of groundwater and faulty …
For the love of air
International experts meet to develop a blueprint for future action to improve air quality in Delhi
A quiet Revolution
Six years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to manage forests jointly with the people. This effort is breaking new ground in Naxalite-…
Shades of green
During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two-stroke two-wheelers decided to announce …
Profit at any cost
The US drug companies want to maintain its monopoly over drug pricing -- a move that will delay the production of cheaper drugs
Betrayed
Nepal's forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much-hailed community forest management programme
In twilight zone
Even as tribal communities' anti-Koel Karo agitation continues, there is confusion in official circles about the current status of the project
Dictating terms
The US forces its agenda upon other member states at the fifth review conference of the bioweapons convention