As the desert advances in Morocco, women are scaling mountains to capture water from fogIn Morocco's Aït Baâmrane region, women once trekked for hours daily to fetch water. Now, giant mesh nets on Mt. Boutmezguida capture Atlan...
18 May, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyArgentina is investigating if it's the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, coinciding with a surge in domestic cases. ...
07 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050France has unveiled a groundbreaking roadmap to end its reliance on fossil fuels. Coal use will cease by 2030, followed by oil in 2045 and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
10 countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: UN-backed reportA UN-backed report reveals two-thirds of global food crises last year were concentrated in just 10 countries, with Sudan, Nigeria, and the ...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warnFarmers and fishers are struggling as heatwaves become more frequent and intense. Yields are falling, and harvests are failing. The United ...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe proving the deadliest. Many victims were l...
21 Apr, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Reflects govt's true commitment to Paris Agreement: Congress on India withdrawing bid to host COP33India has withdrawn its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028. Prime Minister Modi had announced India's bid at COP28 in Dubai. Th...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Maharashtra govt may revise bank guarantees and fines for polluting units after CAG flags lapsesMaharashtra's Environment Department is revising bank guarantees and fines for polluting industries. This follows a CAG report highlighting...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
Planet trapped record heat in 2025: United NationsThe amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands o...
23 Mar, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Global emissions may drop by just 2 per cent by 2030: UN report14 Nov, 2023, 08.30 PM IST
UN 'survival guide' report an urgent warning on climate20 Mar, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
UN chief: Rich nations must achieve net zero carbon quicker, by 2040UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on wealthy countries Monday to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as ...
20 Mar, 2023, 06.50 PM IST
Five takeaways from the UN’s latest 3,000-page climate reportKeeping to the 1.5°C or even 2°C warming limit will be increasingly difficult without going into what scientists call "overshoot," or surpa...
05 Apr, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Key takeaways from the IPCC report on climate change mitigationCurrent emissions trajectories, if unchanged, put the planet on a path to warm by about 3.2 degrees C. If current national climate commitme...
05 Apr, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
Talks on new UN climate report going down to the wireThe latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a UN-backed science body, is meant to show the paths by which the world...
03 Apr, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Five things to know about the new UN report on climate changeThe report's 200-plus authors looked at five scenarios and concluded that all will see the world cross the 1.5-degree threshold in the 2030...
09 Aug, 2021, 02.47 PM IST
- Error in UN climate report admitted
A leading Dutch environment agency admits error in UN climate report.
05 Jul, 2010, 10.18 PM IST