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‘We want partners, not preachers’: Jaishankar’s veiled swipe at Europe
External affairs minister Jaishankar said that Europe struggles to adapt to global changes and must rethink its approach for meaningful cooperation with India.
Updated on May 04, 2025 03:28 PM IST
Edited by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Indian agriculture’s response to global warming
This article is authored by Pilot Neeraj Sehrawat, chief strategy officer, Kailash Kher Foundation and Mukesh Kestwal, chief innovation officer, IIT Ropar.
Published on May 02, 2025 02:55 PM IST
Coffee more expensive now? Climate change and Trump tariffs may be the culprits
The beans are precious because they survived severe drought in a year when environmental conditions depressed coffee production globally.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 08:31 PM IST
AP |
Exclusive| Vedang Raina says the young generation are the changemakers
In an exclusive shoot with us as he went for a beach clean up in Mumbai, Vedang Raina talks about his passion for the environment and the role of Gen-Z in it
Published on Apr 27, 2025 11:02 AM IST
Akash Bhatnagar
How will UK dim sunlight to fight global warming? All we know about the project
The UK could soon conduct experiments to dim sunlight, even though geoengineering projects seeking to change the climate artificially have obeen criticised.
Published on Apr 24, 2025 12:08 PM IST
Sumanti Sen
Lessons from arid Kutch: Global warming a threat to evergreen forests
Tropical rainforests face threats from global warming, with a study revealing past ecological changes and urging action to reduce carbon emissions.
Updated on Apr 21, 2025 10:35 PM IST
Godhooli Sharma, Lucknow
March 2025 2nd-warmest on record, says Copernicus
It was also the warmest March ever for Europe
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 11:35 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
March 2025 second warmest on record, says EU climate agency
Further, the 12-month period of April 2024 – March 2025 was 0.71°C above the 1991-2020 average, and 1.59°C above the pre-industrial level
Published on Apr 08, 2025 02:43 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Climate change: This golf ball art installation in Gurugram is melting!
Below2° is a climate-responsive artwork, recently unveiled at Karma Lakelands. Read on to know how it's designed to melt every year, to signify global warming.
Published on Mar 21, 2025 02:46 PM IST
India hasn’t warmed as quickly but likely to warm faster now: Harvard scientist
Union environment ministry is organising a conference at Harvard focussed on practical, scalable, and evidence-based solutions for India’s climate resilience vision of 2047
Published on Mar 20, 2025 09:29 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body
HT reported on March 14 that the world could cross the 1.5 degrees C long-term global warming threshold by September 2029 if current warming trend continues
Published on Mar 19, 2025 06:09 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
‘World will breach 1.5C° by Sept 2029 if trend continues’
Ambient temperatures have already reached 1.38°C above the pre-industrial levels, the service known as C3S reported
Published on Mar 14, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Melting ice is unlocking new travel routes in Greenland: All you need to know
Is Greenland the world’s best-kept secret? Find out what’s really under its ice!
Updated on Mar 09, 2025 02:41 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Extent of global sea ice hits all-time low amid warming
Arctic sea ice reached its lowest monthly extent for February, dropping 8% below average, marking the third consecutive month of record lows
Published on Mar 07, 2025 04:01 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Tiny island is selling citizenship for $105,000 to save itself from rising seas
Nauru's citizenship will provide visa-free access to 89 countries including the UK and the UAE.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 06:35 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Ashley Paul
J&K witnesses light spell of rain, snow; more expected in coming days
J&K experienced significant rain and snow, with more expected in the coming days, helping to address previous precipitation deficits.
Updated on Feb 26, 2025 10:55 PM IST
HTC, Srinagar
No immediate relief in sight from climate crisis
In a world faced with the need to transition to cleaner energy and fix climate disturbances, dominance of fossil fuels in quest for energy security continues
Published on Feb 15, 2025 08:05 PM IST
It was so warm in 2024 that Tim Hortons made money from cold drinks in winters
Tim Hortons said it made money off of cold drinks in the end of 2024
Updated on Feb 13, 2025 10:03 PM IST
Ashley Paul
Ferry service between India, Sri Lanka may restart in February
Climate change-induced gale-force winds, erratic monsoons, and a turbulent sea are now hindering the smooth operation of the India-Sri Lanka ferry service, which was resumed 17 months ago.
Published on Feb 12, 2025 08:22 AM IST
K A Shaji, Chennai
UN’s climate chief defends progress as US pull-out looms
His remarks came against the backdrop of the US, under new president Donald Trump, withdrawing from the Paris Climate Deal
Published on Feb 07, 2025 12:25 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Slipping on climate crisis challenges
A new study suggests catastrophic warming is likely inevitable, as Earth is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than thought, challenging climate goals.
Updated on Feb 06, 2025 08:25 PM IST
HT Editorial
US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
Published on Feb 06, 2025 08:37 AM IST
AP |
Rise in forest fires in J&K amid prolonged dry spell
In the past two months, over two dozen forest fire incidents were reported in different parts of J&K. Top forest officials acknowledged that less precipitation in the forests could trigger more forest fires in the coming weeks
Published on Feb 06, 2025 05:12 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details
The Paris agreement is a voluntary climate pact designed to reduce warming while adapting to changing political winds in the U.S.
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 05:27 AM IST
AP |
Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again
This the second time Trump is ordering the US to abandon the Paris agreement — he did so in a 2017 order as well — and the process is expected to take a year
Published on Jan 21, 2025 09:17 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts
The withdrawal of the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change came days after the year 2024 was declared the warmest year on record
Published on Jan 21, 2025 10:04 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Chasing the monsoon, IMD in mission mode
The launch of Mission Mausam aims to make us even bigger and better in the coming two years
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 09:18 PM IST
PS Goel
Wildbuzz | The rose as an empty pose
Few would have observed that amid this seeming rainbow of petals that should have attracted a symphonic buzz of insects, honey bees and butterflies are few and far between
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 08:46 AM IST
Vikram Jit Singh
Weather Bee | 2024 warming is 1.6°C in ERA5 data
The daily ERA5 data also shows that 2024 has had 274 days when warming relative to the pre-industrial average was at least 1.50°C
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 01:37 PM IST
‘On track to meet commitments’: India in biennial update
The country has progressively decoupled its economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the emission intensity of GDP by 36% between 2005 and 2020.
Updated on Jan 02, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi