What Is COP27 And Why Is It So Important?
COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework…
Climate Change
Three Scientists Share Nobel Prize In Physics
(PTI) Three scientists jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their…
4 Solutions To Floods In India And Bangladesh
Over a short period in May and June, intense rains lashed Assam, in northeastern India,…
Women In Sundarbans Battle Climate Change, Salinity, Menstrual Issues
Climate change has turned the waters saline, making agriculture unviable and forcing them to turn…
UN Aid To Pak A Drop In The Ocean Of What Is Needed: Guterres
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday exhorted the international community to step up efforts to…
Billionaires In Boats And Other Oddities
‘Billionaires in boats’ — if you were to read this phrase on any given day,…
Can Food Tourism Help Regenerate Our Planet?
The coronavirus pandemic showed us we were on the wrong track to developing sustainable tourism….
Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Global Eco $5.6 Tn By 2050
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause…
Traditional Building Techniques Could Mitigate Flood Damage In Assam
Himanshu Pegu, a resident of Silchar in India’s northeastern Assam state, is one of many…
Climate Change To Impact India’s Renewable Energy Potential
Solar and wind potential in India are likely to face a negative trend in the…
Which Diet Will Help Save Our Planet?
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half…
Climate Change Could Worsen 58% Of Human Infectious Diseases
Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in…
Analysis: India’s New Climate Targets No More Than Baby Steps
India has updated two of its five 2015 commitments to the world on what it…
‘Moving Everest Base Camp A Ridiculous Plan’
Climbing Mount Everest – at 8,849 metres, the world’s highest mountain – is on many…
India Backs UN Resolution On Human Right To Clean Environment
India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right…
Saffron & Glaciers: Kashmir’s Women Scientists Lead Climate Action
Working in different fields of science and technology, Nasheeman Ashraf, Ulfat Majeed and Mehreen Khaleel…
Climate Change: Mind Your Language
Heatwaves might seem an opportune time to talk about climate change action — but research…
Climate Change Adding Layer Of Vulnerability To Fragile Himalayas: Experts
Climate change and ill-planned human interventions in the Himalayas have accentuated the vulnerability of the…
The Spectre Of Climate Change And Its Denial
In the last few days, scorching temperatures have hit Europe and surrounding countries, including the…
Can Strategic Green Spaces Cool Cities?
Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs…
Wildfires Rage Across Europe As Climate Alarm Sounded
Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as…
Urban Designers Rediscover Age-Old Tradition In India
Dholavira, a 4,670 year old city with orthogonal streets, planned urban spaces and underground water…
Climate Change Is Akin To White Colonisation Of The Atmosphere
‘Climate change is racist’. So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist…
Govt Ignores Own Warnings In Frail Himalayas
A week after a flash flood swept away pilgrims and their tents near the Hindu…
Climate Change Drives Down Yields & Nutrition Of Indian Crops
Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land…