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UK-India collaboration for a sustainable future

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UK and India national flags (Shutterstock)
Published on May 05, 2025 06:05 AM IST

Kukrail forest: Green lungs of city losing capacity to expand

According to the research, the pollen of plants and trees, including Indian Plum, Indian Coral Tree, False White Teak, Amla, Mahua and Indian Beech Tree, were found significantly low in numbers (File Photo)
Published on Apr 03, 2025 06:44 AM IST

What Delhi must do to rescue the Yamuna

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The river is intimately connected with the Capital’s water supply, sanitation, flooding, drainage, and transport networks (AFP)
Published on Mar 09, 2025 08:43 PM IST

Biodiversity loss, climate change, human health interdependent crises: IPBES

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The IPBES report said that biodiversity is fast declining at a rate of 2-6% per decade. (Representational image)
Published on Dec 18, 2024 11:49 AM IST

Private finance for ecosystem-based adaptation through nature-based solutions

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The Green Concept works in applied ecology, carbon assessments and ecosystem restoration (Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 17, 2024 03:06 PM IST

MP Manish Tewari flags urbanisation around Chandigarh in Lok Sabha

Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari also enquired about the steps to preserve Chandigarh’s planned urban heritage and the possibility of a comprehensive policy framework, balancing urbanisation, environmental sustainability and agricultural preservation. (ANI File Photo)
Published on Dec 06, 2024 07:40 PM IST

West must walk its talk on conservation

Greenpeace activists hang on a building a banner that reads “COP 16 Action for Nature” in Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on October 18, 2024. The 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) will be held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1, 2024. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Nov 04, 2024 08:26 PM IST

Increasing early weather warning systems’ coverage

Villagers stand near damaged temporary houses following the landfall of cyclone Dana in East Midnapore district around 180km southwest of Kolkata, on October 25, 2024. Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India's east coast, with officials warning of more fierce weather on October 25. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
Published on Oct 28, 2024 01:05 PM IST

Can the climate crisis be resolved through new technologies?

Climate Crisis (Shutterstock)
Published on Oct 11, 2024 06:14 PM IST

MoEFCC orders environmental impact assessment in Mohammedwadi, Kondhwa

The plea stated that these activities have caused unprecedented environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, increased occurrence of landslides, and incidents of severe flooding during the monsoon season. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 05:10 AM IST

Biodiversity-friendly agriculture in India

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Published on Jun 28, 2024 06:34 PM IST

Defence, business ties in focus as French president Macron begins India visit

French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 06:43 AM IST

The exciting world of wildlife CSI, and its absolute necessity

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Despite CITES, populations of many species like rhinos and elephants continue to decline. In the case of elephants, this is even more complicated because many elephants are in captivity. (HT File Photo)
Published on Oct 18, 2023 08:40 PM IST

Tactics to strategy - Climate solutions heading the right direction

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Climate change solution
Published on May 11, 2024 02:44 PM IST

Give India the carbon space to develop: Yadav to G7 countries

Bhupender Yadav says developed nations must take on larger and rapid CO2 emission cuts to meet carbon neutrality goals before 2050 (PTI)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 05:06 AM IST

Cause and Effect | Is the world on the brink of multiple tipping points?

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Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant near wind turbines Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 2% last year, beating previous estimates but still falling far short of the cuts needed to meet its medium-term climate goals. (AP Photo)
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 07:54 PM IST

Kerala’s tragedy offers a lesson

It is not easy to strike the right balance between development needs and preservation of the natural world, but, as studies show, there are ways of managing the crisis better
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 07:33 PM IST

Reform, but with a green focus

While undertaking the reform process, however, India’s fragile environment must not become a casualty
Updated on May 14, 2020 08:59 PM IST

India can lead the way in nutritious, sustainable diet, say experts

Indian food raw mango rice, which is a traditional and popular dish, is especially made on the festival day of Ugadi.
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 07:53 PM IST

Million species at risk of wipeout: Draft UN study

Biodiversity loss and global warming are closely linked, according to the 44-page Summary for Policy Makers, which distills a 1,800-page UN assessment of scientific literature on the state of nature.
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 02:12 AM IST

Make nature an election agenda in the 2019 polls

Politicians can no longer talk about, say, agriculture without the need to protect birds and bees responsible for pollination and organisms responsible for soil health
Updated on Apr 15, 2019 08:56 AM IST

Food production needs to be more eco-friendly

Published on Jan 17, 2019 07:18 AM IST

Human need wiping out animals at alarming rate

The report, released on Tuesday, says the two main drivers for such unprecedented ecological loss is over-exploitation of resources and agriculture.
Updated on Feb 22, 2021 04:14 PM IST

Biggest lesson from Kerala: The developmental agenda should be sustainable

Residents collect food and water from a truck distributing relief materials to those stranded by floods in Pandanad in Alappuzha district, Kerala, August 21, 2018
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 08:03 PM IST