Climate extremes in 2025 exposed inequality; millions closer to limits of adaptation: ReportYear ender 2025: Extreme weather events fueled by climate change impacted the world in 2025. Heatwaves, droughts, storms, and wildfires int...
30 Dec, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
UN meet fails to reach global agreement on droughtsNearly 200 countries at the UN-sponsored meeting on desertification in Riyadh failed to reach a consensus on a global drought resilience me...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Drought resilience dominates final days of UNCCD talks in RiyadhAt COP16 in Riyadh, nations debated a global drought resilience regime. While a universal agreement exists on the need for action, disagree...
12 Dec, 2024, 07.13 PM IST
90 per cent of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming: StudyAbout 90% of the Himalayan Region will face drought lasting over a year with 3 degrees Celsius global warming. Adhering to the Paris Agreem...
29 Feb, 2024, 06.46 AM IST
COP28 in UAE: Why is the world focused on 2.7 degrees F rise in temperature? Know what this number meansThe rise in the earth’s temperature has been a cause of worry. The average global temperature has witnessed a rise of 2.7 degrees Fahrenhei...
30 Nov, 2023, 07.13 PM IST
UN Secretary General says Black Sea grain deal extendedThe United Nations Secretary General said on Thursday he welcomed an agreement by all parties to extend the Black Sea grain deal to facilit...
17 Nov, 2022, 02.32 PM IST
COP27: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala seeks to revive green trade talksTalks on scrapping tariffs and other trade barriers on goods such as solar panels or smart-heating controls that can address climate change...
08 Nov, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
COP26: What would the world be like at 3°C of warming and how would it be different from 1.5°C?The difference between 1.5 °C and 3 °C can be stark even in places like the UK where the impacts of climate change will be relatively less ...
03 Nov, 2021, 11.21 AM IST
Is the future dark for kids? Children face 7 times more climate extremes than their grandparentsThere has been a significant rise in heatwaves, floods, droughts and crop failures.
28 Sep, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
Desertification, land degradation, drought cost India 2.54% of its GDP: StudyDesertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) cost India about 2.54 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014-15, a new s...
27 Apr, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
We must not fail our people, says Fijian PM at the opening session of climate talks in BonnAt Bonn, countries are expected to work towards finalising the rules that will guide the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
06 Nov, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
Fiji-chaired climate talks to begin MondayThis year the annual climate change negotiations are being held in Bonn, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim...
05 Nov, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Temperatures in Madhya Pradesh to surge by 1-1.5 degrees by 2045: Study"The study shows how India is stuck in a global problem, which is more severe for developing and poor countries as they lack resources to h...
06 Jun, 2016, 09.58 AM IST
Paris pact: Greenpeace urges India to galvanise supportThe first three months of 2016 were the warmest on record - in February, as temperatures were a staggering 1.35 degrees Celsius above the l...
22 Apr, 2016, 11.00 PM IST
- Learning with the Times: Peru conference rekindles hopes
Officials, experts and activists from over 190 countries have gathered at Lima for a conference to discuss -and hopefully finalize - an agr...
05 Dec, 2014, 06.41 AM IST
- Pakistan wants to work with India on climate change: Yousuf Raza Gilani
Pointing out that Pakistan has "excellent" relationship with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said cooperation between ...
02 Feb, 2012, 06.49 PM IST
- World Economic Forum Davos 2012: Pakistan wants to work with India, says Yousuf Gilani
Pointing out that Pakistan has "excellent" relationship with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said cooperation between the two to t...
26 Jan, 2012, 09.41 PM IST