Concrete production involves mixing sand and gravel with cement and water. It is a major producer of greenhouse gases, responsible for arou...

Washington has announced it will tighten curbs on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. The new standards would phase in elimina...

In northwest India, Uttar Pradesh had the most extreme weather days at 113. Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan w...

Establishing and quantifying regulations for 'green' shipping is turning out to be more complicated than expected.

Plastic, especially single-use packaging, is now the world's most hated material. From environmentally damaging it has now become simply un...

Both pipelines have been flashpoints in an escalating energy war between European capitals and Moscow that has pummelled major Western econ...

Changing what we eat can help reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable farming.

Ever-grimmer findings from scientists this year that the world is nearing the point where the level of climate damage from burning oil, gas...

Our natural satellite took shape, the theory goes, when a Mars-sized object smashed into Earth about 4.5 billion years ago.

New York, Jan 6 (IANS) An international ban on ozone-destroying chlorine that contains manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) h...

With the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone depletion. The findings show...

New York, Jan 6 (IANS) With the declining levels of ozone-destroying chlorine, scientists have for the first time observed less ozone deple...

The notification, which is yet to reach minister Prakash Javadekar, recommends a dramatic overhaul of how waste is treated in India.

The shocking disclosure is part of the WMO's annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released in Geneva.

Marine scientists warned on Thursday that our oceans are declining more rapidly than previously thought — becoming ever warmer and more aci...