Quote of the Day by Wangari Maathai: “The Generation That Destroys the Environment… – Lessons on environmental responsibility, climate change, sustainability, and why protecting nature matters for future generations by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Green Belt MovementQuote of the Day by Wangari Maathai: "The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price," Wangari Maat...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.43 PM IST
CBAM, EUDR trade protection measures in garb of of climate, environment: Economic SurveyThe EU's CBAM and EUDR could affect $9.5 billion of India's exports by imposing trade protection measures disguised as climate and environm...
31 Jan, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
India calls for details on ambit of proposed EU deforestation normsIndia has reached out to the European Union for details regarding its forthcoming regulation, which aims to evaluate exporting nations as e...
20 May, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
Fears for farming and trade stopped India signing COP26 forest, methane pledgesAt the COP26 global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, world leaders on Tuesday pledged to stop deforestation by the end of the decad...
04 Nov, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Deforestation: Why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030Saving the world's dwindling forests is essential if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. Forests soak up carbon from the atmosphere a...
03 Nov, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
From chocolate to soybeans, tropical forests were illegally cleared to make way for everyday foodsIllegal clearance for commercial agriculture was behind the loss of 4.5 mn hectares of forest.
20 May, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
Why organic food may be good for you, but is harmful for the climateThe reason why organic food is so much worse for the climate is that the yields per hectare are much lower.
14 Dec, 2018, 06.22 PM IST
- India ‘disappointed’ at draft Paris climate change agreement
India on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the first draft text of the Paris climate change agreement, which was presented to the gov...
12 Oct, 2015, 05.14 PM IST
How making chocolate is adding up to deforestation, emissions & climate changeDemand for cacao is rising so fast that production in West Africa, which accounts for 70% of global output, has been unable to keep up.
22 Aug, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
India to have roadmap for cutting carbon emissionsIndia has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from def...
01 May, 2014, 08.56 PM IST
India to have roadmap for cutting carbon emissionsIndia has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from def...
01 May, 2014, 06.29 PM IST
- India ready with draft policy to reduce emissions from deforestation
Underlining importance of increasing forest cover, the MoEF took note of the fact that the present level of forest cover in India (69.20 mi...
01 May, 2014, 05.59 AM IST
Warsaw climate summit pledges funds for afforestationKnown as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) initiative, the move will work as an incentive for developing...
26 Nov, 2013, 05.56 AM IST
- Heal The World. It's All We Have
Efforts to cut emissions and change over to a life less rooted in the carbon economy will slowly take centrestage.
26 Dec, 2009, 05.11 AM IST
- Carbon trading to fight deforestation
An initiative to fight deforestation in developing economies by tapping emissions trading markets will commence in full swing shortly, invo...
17 Nov, 2008, 06.30 AM IST
- 80,000 acres of forest disappear a day
At least 80,000 acres of forest disappear from the Earth each day; and deforestation is estimated to be responsible for about 20 per cent o...
14 Jan, 2008, 11.55 AM IST
- UN conference to approve forest protection as part of climate plan
Delegates at a UN climate conference have agreed to include forest conservation in any future discussions about a new global warming pact.
15 Dec, 2007, 10.44 AM IST