Representatives from every national government are meeting this week to work toward a global climate agreement, and the location of the conference—Lima, Peru—offers critically important lessons for ne ...More

Karnataka, a vulnerable state to climate change risks, may experience warming levels higher than 2°C soon. Climate change is generally considered a global environmental issue and its impacts are ju ...More

The Indian delegation led by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar had a meeting with the US special envoy on climate change, Todd Stern, at Lima on Sunday. The meeting was one of a series planned ...More

Following a strong letter from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) telling the Environment ministry (MoEF) that its orders violated the Forest Rights Act (FRA), the NDA government has shelved its pl ...More

Vivek Trivedi is a social development officer in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Last month, he represented India at UNESCO's twin conferences on education for sustainable development in Japan. ...More

Brazen Brazil Mining is energy-intensive and is one of the underlying reasons for Brazil developing dozens of large hydropower plants in the heart of the Amazonia, writes Luke Parry All eyes are ...More

In Lima to attend the high-level ministerial segment of the annual climate change conference, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the government will soon amend a number of green law ...More

LIMA: With countries fine-tuning their positions for the high-level segment of the climate conference, Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday had a bilateral meeting with the US speci ...More

Climate experts have warned that Karnataka is likely to be more vulnerable to climate change in India than other states. A report, ‘Transitioning towards climate-resilient development in Karnataka,’ h ...More

The festival showcased several films based on environmental issues faced by people in India and beyond In an effort to spread awareness about environmental issues a film festival named ‘Quotes from ...More

LIMA: With countries fine-tuning their positions for the high-level segment of the climate conference, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday had a bilateral meeting with the US special envo ...More

The letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from attorney general Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma carried a blunt accusation: Federal regulators were grossly overestimating the amount of air p ...More

LIMA: The momentum from a historic US-China pact to resist global warming is showing signs of fading at UN climate talks as the familiar rich-poor conflict persists over who should do what to keep the ...More

Union Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that India would have a new comprehensive climate legislation in the next budget session of Parliament. Speaking at an event o ...More

Here's why something as basic as a battery both thrills and terrifies the US utility industry. At a sagebrush-strewn industrial park outside of Reno, Nevada, bulldozers are clearing dirt for Tesla ...More

Following ambitious pledges by US and China to reduce emissions, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said it is "not fair" for all countries to make the same level of contributions, given their different phases of d ...More

LIMA: Its week 2 at the climate talks being held in Lima, Peru. Ministers began arriving today and more huddles are expected to break the deadlock over climate change. The most important agenda is to ...More

el Aviv: India and Israel are working towards their first agreement to cooperate in the renewable energy sector, expanding their strategic relationship to energy security. A meeting to this effect was ...More

Renowned theatre personality Lakshmi Chandrashekar was spotted at Vidhana Soudha on Saturday evening. Before you wonder if she has opted for a change of roles from theatre to politics (where the lev ...More

PALAKKAD: Even as the deadline notified by the state government instructing statewide quarries to have authentic environmental clearance (EC) from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SE ...More