Finance key to achieving UNCCD goals, says IndiaIndia's Environment Minister highlighted the importance of financing for achieving UNCCD goals at a UN conference in Saudi Arabia. India ha...
03 Dec, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
Restoring land is critical for India’s economy and food security: Osama Faqeeha, UNCCD’s COP16 advisorIndia’s agricultural crisis from land degradation needs swift action, stresses COP16 Presidency Advisor Osama Faqeeha.
14 Nov, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
Wayanad landslides linked to 10% heavier rainfall due to climate change: StudyIntense rainfall, worsened by 10 per cent due to climate change, triggered deadly landslides in Kerala's Wayanad. Scientists noted a warmer...
14 Aug, 2024, 07.38 AM IST
From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: events that defined 2023Drought made worse by climate change was cited as one of several factors behind the deadliest wildfire in the US in a century that claimed ...
29 Nov, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to helpAn earthquake in Morocco has caused widespread destruction and casualties. The epicenter was in Al Haouz province, a rural region known for...
11 Sep, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Morocco earthquake leaves at least 2,000 dead; damages historic landmarks and topples buildingsA powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck Morocco, resulting in the deaths of over 2,000 people. The quake caused widespread dev...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Inventor of Blue Jeans channels a new water-saving ideaOne pair jeans consume up to 3,800 litre of water in its entire journey right from the cotton field to our closets.
24 Jul, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
'Liveable future' at risk: UN climate report warns of species extinction, insect-borne diseases, deadly heatwaves, megastorms & moreSuch events will accelerate in coming decades even if the fossil fuel pollution driving climate change is rapidly brought to heel, the 195-...
28 Feb, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
UN scientists warn of 'closing window' to ready for hotter world: IPCC reportThe breakneck speed of global warming exceeds the pace of efforts to protect billions of vulnerable people, according to a new report relea...
28 Feb, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
View: The cost of inaction in a changing climateCEEW estimates that the direct costs of India’s lack of disaster preparedness in the last two decades amounted to Rs 13.14 lakh crore. Extr...
02 Jul, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Pakistan skips UN summit in India on restoring landDesignated seats of two Pakistani representatives remained vacant during the plenary on inaugural day.
03 Sep, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
Here’s how climate change is viewed around the worldIn many countries, climate and the environment has become a political battlefield on which elections are increasingly being fought.
26 Jun, 2019, 11.54 AM IST
India among world economies at risk of climate change impact: StudyKolkata and Mumbai are among cities where economic exposure to the impacts of extreme climate related events will be highest over the next ...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.58 PM IST
India among world economies at risk of climate change impactIndia is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, accordi...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
- What is eating into Indian food basket?
Every Indian government, past or present, needs to take the blame for the current food impasse, writes a reader. Go nutty for good health
09 May, 2008, 01.50 PM IST