The Struggle To Put Out Crop Waste Fires That Fuel Air Pollution
India's efforts to reduce crop-waste burning, a major source of air pollution during the winter, by spending billions of rupees...
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COP26: What To Watch On Thursday
Only two days left to this year’s U.N. climate negotiations in Glasgow – officially. Behind the scenes, some delegates worry...
Bhopal Hospital Fire Started When Dr Tried To Start Ventilator
The deadly fire at the special newborn care unit (SNCU) of the Kamla Nehru Children's Hospital in Bhopal started when...
Weapon Seized From Minister’s Son Was Fired: FSL Report
A forensic report has confirmed that weapons recovered from Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra and others after the...
Partial Nod To End Of Fossil-Fuel Vehicle Use By 2040
A group of countries, companies and cities committed on Wednesday to phasing out fossil-fuel vehicles by 2040, as part of...
Daily Tractor March To Parliament During Winter Session: SKM
To observe one year of the movement against the Centre's three farm laws, 500 farmers will participate in a peaceful...
COP26: New Climate Pledges Make Little Dent In Emissions Gap
In late October this year, just before the start of COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calculated that the world...
As Climate Damage Mounts, Poor Nations Press Wealthy To Pay Up
Poor nations are pressuring their wealthy counterparts at the U.N. climate summit to pay up for the mounting damage being...
Orange Seller From Karnataka Awarded Padma Shri
Harekala Hajabba, an orange vendor from Karnataka's Mangaluru, received the Padma Shri Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award, from the President...
Islamic State Violence Dents Taliban Claims Of Safer Afghanistan
Last month, the family of Mawlavi Ezzatullah, a member of Afghanistan's Hizb-e Islami party, received a WhatsApp message from his...
Frustration And Fury Over Climate Finance At COP26
The fortnight-long UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow started with a bang but ended the first week with the usual...
COP Background Chatter Supports Views Held By Greta
Greta Thunberg looks to have COP26’s number. The 18-year-old Swedish environmental activist opened her speech to green protesters on Friday...
What’s The Difference Between 1.5°C & 2°C Of Global Warming?
Over and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming...
First Chinese Woman Walks In Space, Scripts History
Wang Yaping on Monday became the first Chinese woman astronaut to walk in space as she moved out of the...
‘No Justice For Farmers Till BJP Is In Power’
Recalling the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said farmers will not get justice as...
Air Quality Deteriorates In North, Central India
After the rampant cracker bursting on Diwali despite restrictions in place, air quality deteriorated in many parts of north and...
Taliban Confirm 4 Women Killed In Northern Af
Four women have been found dead in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban government said on...
Reviving South Asian Cooperation, Climate First
Progress and prosperity in South Asia are under threat. The UN scientific body Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which...
On Diwali, Homage To Deceased Farmers: SKM
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha marked Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas by paying homage to "more than 653 farmers" who died...
‘Church, Shamed By Sexual Abuse, Must Better Protect Kids’
Pope Francis on Thursday called on all those who work with children, starting from the scandal-stained Catholic church, to join...
Delhi Wakes Up To ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality, Day After Diwali
The air quality in Delhi's Janpath has reached the 'hazardous' category on Friday (November 5) morning, following the festival of...
Global CO2 Emissions Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study
Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after COVID-19 restrictions and are likely to reach close to pre-pandemic levels this...
Beyond Net Zero: India’s New Climate Pledges Explained
India has joined China, Japan, the UK, the EU and an expanding group of other major economies in a bid...
Covaxin Gets WHO Green Light Months Into Use
The World Health Organization granted an emergency use license on Wednesday to a coronavirus vaccine developed in India, offering reassurance...
We’ll Lead Even If You Don’t: Indian Schoolgirl At COP26
A 15-year-old Indian schoolgirl, whose solar-powered ironing cart project was the finalist of Prince William's inaugural Earthshot Prize, addressed the...
