NEW DELHI: The world will have to completely phase out fossil fuels in electricity generation by the end of this century and reduce their use to 20% by 2050 if disastrous consequences of climate chang ...More

Emissions may need to drop to zero by the end of this century for the world to have a decent chance of keeping the temperature rise below a level that many consider dangerous. Chairperson of the Inte ...More

NEW DELHI: India's stand at the UN Climate Conference which is currently underway in Peruvian capital Lima will help enhance ties among developing world, government said today. A meeting of the Un ...More

Apart from monitoring the standard air pollutants in the atmosphere, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will soon start monitoring more harmful chemicals. KSPCB presently monitors s ...More

India has to internalise climate considerations into development planning Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) R.K. Pachauri on Sunday said the window of action on tack ...More

KOLKATA: Climate change is causing toxic metals trapped in the sediment beds of the Hooghly estuary in the Indian Sunderbans to leach out into the water system due to changes in ocean chemistry, say s ...More

The United Nations’ expert panel on climate science on Saturday finished a report on global warming that the UN’s environment agency said offers “conclusive evidence” that humans are altering the Eart ...More

The report caps a six-year effort involving thousands of scientists to describe what global warming is doing to the planet and what can be done to stop it. After an all-night session, the United Nat ...More

SAN JUAN: The rapid propagation in recent years of infectious diseases such as Malaria, Chikungunya and even Ebola is one more example of how climate change threatens global health security. "Climati ...More

The United Nations' expert panel on climate science has finished a report on global warming that the UN's environment agency said offers "conclusive evidence" that humans are altering the Earth's cl ...More

One is so used to legendary singers throwing tantrums that it was refreshing that an iconic musician could be so disciplined. Not only was Bob Dylan punctual, he went through a repertoire seamlessly m ...More

Sydney, Oct 31: Australia is set to approve measures giving polluters financial incentives to reduce emissions blamed for climate change, in a move critics described as ineffective environmental p ...More

BHUBANESWAR: Agri-scientists discussed management options for enhancing productivity and livelihood security under the effect of climate change at a national seminar started at Orissa University of Ag ...More

KOLKATA: Away from the agitation over the vice-chancellor's appointment, the Global Change Programme, a special programme of Jadavpur University, got down to serious academics on Thursday, explaining ...More

Certainly not a ₹5,000-fine for spitting. The job must be given to an outside agency, with a definite time-frame The Government launched the first phase of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP-1) in 1986 ...More

The earth is puffy with heat-trapping carbon dioxide, which threatens large-scale disruptions in climate. Evidence of this is visible in the form of drastic variations in rain pattern, extreme hot and ...More

Australia is set to approve measures giving polluters financial incentives to reduce emissions blamed for climate change, in a move critics described as ineffective environmental policy. The so-c ...More

Bangladesh tops a list of 32 countries that face extreme risks because of climate change. According to a study undertaken by UK researcher Maplecroft, 32 countries out of 196 surveyed face that lev ...More

NEW DELHI: Delhi's air has again made headlines for the wrong reasons. The US embassy's pollution monitor at Chanakyapuri on Wednesday measured air quality at 'very unhealthy' levels, prompting a po ...More

A Michigan University study of 25 garment factories in Bangalore has shown that green technology saves energy, boosts profits and productivity in industrial units. The study conducted over a per ...More