Britain's army fenced off Salisbury Plain from industrial farming; 143 years on, plants came back fast, but the hidden soil microbes still haven't caught upLand restoration success is often measured above ground. However, a landmark study reveals that the invisible recovery of soil ecosystems t...
15 Jun, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Vedanta group's iron ore mining, steel biz cut 2.5 MT of carbon emissions in last 5 yrsVedanta's iron ore and steel business has significantly cut carbon emissions. Over five years, nearly 2.5 million tonnes of emissions were ...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Underwater drones reveal the ocean’s potential to store carbonFujitsu is developing underwater drones to measure carbon absorption by coastal ecosystems, aiming to boost the blue carbon credit market. ...
26 Jan, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
Greenhushing is (Whisper It) coming for carbon removalThis 'greenhushing' is happening to avoid criticism from climate skeptics. Carbon removal projects are now highlighting benefits beyond jus...
11 Oct, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
To make oceans a climate priority, advocates look beyond COP29While a dedicated agreement is unlikely, advocates are pushing for concrete, quantifiable ocean-based climate actions in updated Nationally...
22 Nov, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers sayNew policies are required to drive up demand for CDR, the authors said, with funding for new technologies falling since 2020. The $856 mill...
05 Jun, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Forests key to climate fight along with cutting fossil fuels, study suggestsA new scientific study suggests that restoring global forests could sequester 22 times more carbon than the world emits in a year, making t...
13 Nov, 2023, 09.53 PM IST
India should phase out biodegradable waste disposal in landfills to check methane emissions: CSE reportA report by the Centre for Science and Environment recommends that India conducts a nationwide study to accurately estimate methane emissio...
26 Sep, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Centre to develop carbon markets for green sectorsIndia's Niti Aayog is developing a framework to establish carbon markets for green energy, green hydrogen, biofuels and clean mobility. The...
07 Jul, 2023, 12.05 PM IST
Study: Microorganisms' ability to adapt to climate change may help to reduce global warming28 May, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
How shocking the ocean could turn it into a carbon removal powerhouseWhile the ocean is already Earth's most powerful tool for carbon removal, we need it to do some more to reach net zero emissions.
15 May, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
- How green is my forest
In its current formulation, the treaty is set up to ignore many changes, including positive ones that humans make to sequester carbon. Fore...
07 Mar, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
View: The making of the future hydrogen economy — Green or Blue?The moment is opportune for green hydrogen to become an integral part of India’s energy mix and make India a front-runner in the race to ac...
27 Aug, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
Quantum Leap: How to get rid of carbon emissionsIt’s not enough for countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change. They have to pursue ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Carbo...
28 Dec, 2019, 11.51 PM IST
How a startup is favourably using carbon dioxideA six-year-old startup from IIT Kharagpur, Carbon Clean Solutions was set up by two undergraduate students in 2009 to extract carbon dioxid...
03 Nov, 2016, 12.35 AM IST
NTPC to plant 1 crore trees this fiscalNTPC has already signed MoU with the states' forest departments of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Karnataka for the accelerated afforesta...
29 Aug, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh successfully sells its sequestered carbon through plantationsHimachal Pradesh has successfully sold its sequestered carbon through plantations and has earned a financial incentive of Rs 1.93 crores as...
15 Jun, 2015, 08.31 PM IST