UN says world must navigate 'reality' of 1.5C overshootA United Nations report details managing global temperatures after exceeding the 1.5C target. Scientists agree warming above this level pos...
02 Sep, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
UN chief calls for faster adoption of AI-powered early warning systems to tackle climate disastersUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for the faster adoption of AI-powered early warning systems, saying they...
17 Jul, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Engage in the solar geoengineering debate: Why India must shape the rules before the sun goes dimSolar radiation modification offers potential climate solutions but demands careful governance. This technology could cool the planet while...
10 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
The scientists who popularised carbon capture have a warning about itThey feel the strategy is being misused to delay essential fossil fuel reductions. Many nations are overshooting targets, relying on future...
13 Nov, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
World can still return below 1.5 deg C by 2100 with urgent action: StudyGlobal warming can be limited to below 1.5 degrees Celsius this century. This requires immediate, ambitious climate action. Rapid electrifi...
06 Nov, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high: UNNational commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century -- nowhere near enough to avoid de...
05 Nov, 2025, 11.59 AM IST
World far off track to meet climate goals: UNThe UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that...
28 Oct, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
Rich over-emitting nations owe India USD 1,446 per capita until 2050 as compensation, new study saysThe researchers from University of Leeds, the UK, analysed 168 countries and quantified historical responsibility for climate breakdown, ba...
06 Jun, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
US climate bill keeps hope alive for halting warming at 1.5°CThe 1.5°C warming limit was enshrined into the Paris Agreement in 2015 as a shared goal of world governments. It’s a crucial threshold beyo...
13 Aug, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals: StudyClimate experts say the world must stop adding to the total amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere by 2050, and that can only be done b...
20 Oct, 2021, 03.21 PM IST
How rise in Earth’s average global temperature is affecting our planet13 Nov, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
As climate risks rise, scientists call for rules on solar engineering01 Oct, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Paris climate deal should be "pragmatic": Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarIndia recently announced a "comprehensive and ambitious" pledge to reduce its greenhouse emission intensity by upto 35% by 2030 from 2005 l...
08 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Climate deal: India seeks debate on 'lifestyles' at Paris meetIndia on Monday appealed to countries across the globe to include a debate on "lifestyles" while arriving at a climate deal.
08 Sep, 2015, 11.20 AM IST
- Climate deal: India seeks debate on ‘lifestyles’
India on Monday appealed to countries across the globe to include a debate on “lifestyles” while arriving at a climate deal when they assem...
08 Sep, 2015, 05.57 AM IST
Extravagant lifestyle in developed countries not sustainable: Prakash JavadekarEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar also demanded that the lifestyle issue must be debated at the Paris climate change conference later ...
07 Sep, 2015, 09.30 PM IST
We've used up our annual supply of Earth's resources-and it's only AugustLast year, we faced our ecological debt on August 19th, this year, we've reached this milestone six days earlier. Well done.
14 Aug, 2015, 01.04 PM IST