NEW DELHI, Dec 21 - Confirming widespread pollution of the rivers in Assam, the Centre said that water quality criteria in 28 river stretches at 42 locations have been identified as polluted in the St ...More

CHENNAI: Over the last 15 years, Olive Ridleys, the species of Turtle spotted along the coast of Chennai has reduced by over 50 per cent. But it hasn’t gone unnoticed Sunday morning saw a troop of vol ...More

For 12 hours a day, Raju Misra stands at his snack stall in AnandVihar, inhaling toxic fumes and railing against politicians for failing to clean up the filthy air. This bustling suburb is the world’ ...More

Climate change over the last 150 years may estimate future global temperatures, NASA study has found. According to a new NASA study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, to quantify climate ...More

With the big animals gone forever, climate change could get worse, according to a new study. The University of East Anglia research reveals that a decline in fruit-eating animals such as large primat ...More

Extinction of large animals from tropical forests could make climate change worse as these animals are crucial in dispersing trees with dense wood which are more effective at capturing and storing car ...More

Tropical forests can play a major role in the reduction of atmospheric carbon and achieve a below 2 degrees C rise in global warming by 2050, says a recent study published in the journal Nature Climat ...More

NEW DELHI: Even as there is a hue and cry over rising pollution in Delhi, the post of chief of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been lying vacant for nearly four years as the Ministry of ...More

AHMEDABAD: Climate change cannot be tackled without sustainable lifestyles. This idea was India's contribution at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) on climate change held at Paris recently . ...More

A study to assess the impacts of climate change has projected the spread of malaria to newer areas, government today said. The study also projects a variable rate of change in agricultural product ...More

The agreement on climate change, reached in Paris on 12 December, was momentous for reasons beyond the obvious. The world watched the two weeks of negotiations at COP21 (Conference of Parties) eagerly ...More

The Indian interlocutors who attended the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris said on Wednesday that all rich nations were not compliant to the target of raising $100 billion annually for the develo ...More

Even if Batman made it past the Delhi border, his Batmask would need to incorporate a heavy-duty air filter — one that keeps out very fine particulate matter — over his nostrils Eighty. That’s how ma ...More

NEW YORK: Climate change is warming lakes around the world at an alarming rate, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, says the largest study of its kind led by an Indian-origin researcher. ...More

Air pollution, which is one of the top ten killers in the world and fifth leading cause of death in India, is responsible for about 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi, a report by the Centre fo ...More

The much celebrated climate change accord is not a binding agreement that makes it compulsory for nations to go green. It is merely a mission statement with voluntary emission reductions and flexible ...More

At the COP21 talks in Paris, Chennai had been brought up as an unfortunate exhibit of the perfect storm triggered by climate change and indiscriminate urban planning. While India is already driving th ...More

Air pollution is responsible for 10,000-30,000 deaths in Delhi annually and is the fifth largest cause of death in the country, states the ‘Body Burden 2015’ report released by the Centre for Science ...More

Air pollution, which is one of the top ten killers in the world and fifth leading cause of death in India, is responsible for about 10,000 to 30,000 deaths annually in Delhi, a report by the Centre fo ...More

By placing curbs on registration of certain diesel vehicle categories in Delhi and surrounding areas, the Supreme Courthas reaffirmed that the right to breathe clean air is a justiciable principle, ...More