Internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) and electric vehicles (EV) both have supply chains that generate significant environmental impacts. Experts argue…
Top leaders from G20 countries are scheduled to meet in New Delhi in September 2023 to deliberate upon major global…
As the world warms due to climate change, threatening millions of lives and livelihoods, nothing is more urgent than clear…
Around 60 percent of birds in India have experienced population decline over the long term of 30 years, says 2023…
Compared to a year ago, India’s top commercial banks continue to lag in their preparedness for future climate risks, with…
Allowing forests to regenerate on their own has been championed as a strategy for reducing planet-heating carbon in the atmosphere…
Bengaluru-based photographers Harsha Narasimhamurthy and Karthik Mohan Iyer were following two tigers, Noor and T101, near Tutikenaale in Ranthambore in…
A study suggests that the Thar Desert, which is known for its arid expanse, could undergo a transformative shift because…
The story of wheat as a cultivated crop is nearly as old as that of human civilization itself. Few plants…
A devastating natural disaster 19 years ago has pushed the native language of a tiny island in the Bay of…
On 2 May 2023, Pauline Stensgar, of Keller, Washington State, died at the age of 96. Her language died with…
The famous pilgrimage site of Kedarnath, located in the central Himalayas of India, is believed to be a sacred land.…
This June, monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Nepal’s hilly regions, but the country’s southern lowlands were instead reeling from a…
Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. In some areas, escalating temperatures are increasing the frequency and likelihood of wildfires and drought.…
The dangerous wildfires burning across the world show us how real the climate crisis has become. When we see these…
By 1900, the internal combustion engine was hailed as a way to clean up the world’s city streets, then heaped…
For more than 2,000 years, Hinduism, Buddhism and the shamanic Himalayan religion of Bon have venerated Shaligrams – ancient fossils…
Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era of global warming has ended,…
The Kedarnath Valley, located above 3,500 metres in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, has changed significantly since it was…
The Asian region was battered by extreme events driven by climate change, with flooding emerging as a particularly frequent and…
Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the flames, at the southernmost tip…
In June 2023, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced Monica P. Medina as its new President and CEO. Medina is…
Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that something unusual is going on with the…
Rising population and demand for food, feed, fiber and fuel are increasing competition for land. For example, new WRI research projects that…
“As scientists, what worries us the most is the scale at which the glaciers are melting in the Himalayas,” said…
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