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Plastic production threatens 1.5 degrees Celsius limit, new study warns
Published on Apr 20, 2024 03:14 PM IST
The study suggests that primary plastic production needs to decrease by around 12 to 17 per cent per year to avoid breaching the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit.
PTI |
CES partners with EARTHDAY.ORG, Kabadiwalla Connect to handle battery e-waste
CES partners with EARTHDAY.ORG, Kabadiwalla Connect to handle battery e-waste
Published on Apr 19, 2024 03:20 PM IST
PTI |
Buildings are big GHG emitters; here’s how to decarbonise them
According to IPCC, efficient policies in the real estate sector can reduce GHG emissions by up to 90% in developed and up to 80% in developing countries
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 10:12 PM IST
Climate disasters are economic disasters: UN secy-general Guterres
Without climate action, today’s costs will seem like small change, Guterres said, calling on all countries to upgrade their climate plans.
Updated on Apr 18, 2024 04:16 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Greece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressed
Greece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressed
Published on Apr 16, 2024 05:34 PM IST
AP |
India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000: Global Forest Watch
India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000: Global Forest Watch
Published on Apr 12, 2024 09:18 PM IST
PTI |
Report links H&M, Zara to environmental destruction in Brazil
The report, titled "Fashion Crimes," found the companies sourced "tainted cotton" farmed in the fragile Cerrado savanna.
Published on Apr 12, 2024 07:58 AM IST
AFP |
Does the transplantation of trees really work?
Thousands of trees have been transplanted to allow for development in cities across India, but few survive the process. Experts weigh in with solutions
Published on Apr 11, 2024 10:51 PM IST
Kiran Mehta
5 key impacts of Swiss women's climate victory at Europe's Human Rights Court
The ECtHR April 9 ruling enhances the legal basis for climate action across Europe, providing a solid foundation for challenging inadequate climate policies
Published on Apr 11, 2024 07:04 PM IST
Weather Bee | Does the end of El Niño signal a lull in global temperatures?
Analysis of the ONI and temperatures shows a weak correlation, indicating that the end of El Niño may not result in immediate cooling of global temperatures
Published on Apr 10, 2024 08:34 PM IST
Swiss seniors win big at court, emissions reduction targets for Europe set
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a group of older women’s human rights were being harmed by the impacts of the climate crisis
Published on Apr 09, 2024 08:47 PM IST
March 2024 warmest ever, 12-month average temperature reaches new record
March 2024 warmest ever, 12-month average temperature reaches new record
Published on Apr 09, 2024 03:50 PM IST
PTI |
Iranian conservationists advocating for cheetahs released from jail
They were among more than 2,000 prisoners granted amnesty on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Published on Apr 09, 2024 03:19 PM IST
AP |
In Botswana, a case of conservation colliding with human-wildlife conflict
Trophy-hunting may not be the best way to preserve the elephants that roam the African savannah at all— and here's how ecological balance can still be preserved
Published on Apr 08, 2024 11:09 PM IST
How is the UK at risk of both floods and drought?
Britain’s water woes are tied to how we’ve exploited our natural resources. It’s time to let nature return to doing more of the work.
Published on Apr 08, 2024 03:29 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Awareness about air pollution-related terminologies low among urban poor in Delhi-NCR: Study
Awareness about air pollution-related terminologies low among urban poor in Delhi-NCR: Study
Updated on Apr 07, 2024 04:48 PM IST
PTI |
East flowing rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar basins have no water at present: Official data
East flowing rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar basins have no water at present: Official data
Published on Apr 07, 2024 01:54 PM IST
PTI |
Three elections that can arrest temperature rise and help us course correct
This year, about 60 countries or regions are scheduled to go to polls, including some of the major emitters. The policies they bring in can change the Earth
Published on Apr 05, 2024 11:07 PM IST
Over 7,500 trees cut for 16-km section of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: RTI response
Over 7,500 trees cut for 16-km section of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: RTI response
Published on Apr 04, 2024 02:17 PM IST
PTI |
Weather Bee | How strong is the current El Niño cycle?
With severe heat waves expected soon, partly attributed to the temperature surges caused by El Niño, it is important to know how strong the current cycle is.
Published on Apr 03, 2024 08:32 PM IST
Why is Taiwan exposed to earthquakes and well prepared to withstand them?
Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained.
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 10:47 AM IST
AP |
Climate change isn't doing much good for Olive Ridley turtle eggs
In a first, Tamil Nadu has announced the setting up of climate-resilient hatcheries that will ensure just the right temperatures for their eggs to hatch
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 12:06 AM IST
Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change
Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change
Published on Apr 02, 2024 04:07 AM IST
AP |
India Predicts Searing Heat in Threat to Lives and Power Supply
India forecast hotter-than-usual temperatures over the coming months, raising the risk of water shortages, crop damages and higher coal use to avoid power blackouts in the planet’s most populous nation.
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 05:51 PM IST
Bloomberg |
LS polls: Over 60 environmental groups demand ban on mega infrastructure projects in Himalayas
LS polls: Over 60 environmental groups demand ban on mega infrastructure projects in Himalayas
Published on Mar 30, 2024 11:20 AM IST
PTI |
Will China save the planet or destroy it?
The country’s carbon emissions will soon peak. Then comes the hard part
Published on Mar 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Activists watch for potential impact on environment as key ridge cleanup unfolds
The ship carried 56 containers with hazardous materials, and of those, 14 that carried perfumes, soaps and unspecified resin had been destroyed.
Published on Mar 29, 2024 10:26 PM IST
PTI |
It’s only March and we’ve crossed 40°C in some places – it’s unseasonably hot
The number of days when any place in India breached 40°C in March and the sum of areas where the threshold was breached has rapidly increased since the 2000s
Published on Mar 27, 2024 06:52 PM IST
Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm
Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm
Published on Mar 25, 2024 02:47 AM IST
AP |
Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue
Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue
Published on Mar 25, 2024 01:24 AM IST
AP |