There was a time, not too long ago, when the air around Darjeeling was as crisp as the tea it produced. The abusive Indian summer hardly ever touched the Queen of the Hills and tourists had a good tim ...More

Cassia fistula, or the kani konna, the yellow flower associated with Vishu celebrations in Kerala, bloomed so late last year that it couldn't be used for the festivities.The drongo has changed its bre ...More

These are the three giant stomachs of Lille." Amid the hum of machinery and warm odour of putrefying autumn leaves, official Pierre Hirtzberger is explaining how three giant fermenters can c ...More

LOS BANOS, Philippines: Asian rice farmers typically do not fly around the world on holidays or own big-engine cars but scientists say they have an important role to play in helping cut the world's ou ...More

LOS ANGELES: Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday that it will eliminate a major greenhouse gas in its new vending machines and coolers, raising the bar for climate friendly refrigeration in the food and bev ...More

WASHINGTON: With the world losing the battle against global warming so far, experts are warning that humans need to follow nature's example: Adapt or die. That means elevating building ...More

NEW DELHI: India Inc has started recognising the risks associated with climate change, with the software and services sector taking the lead in monitoring their emissions and formulating plans for r ...More

WASHINGTON: Strong majorities around the world back action to fight climate change, with enthusiasm especially strong in developing nations, a World Bank survey said Thursday. The 15-nation ...More

PARIS: If Earth heats by 4°C the planet we call home would become a very unwelcoming place. Even as some world leaders tamp down expectations for the December 7-18 UN climate conference, experts ...More

PARIS: If Earth heats by 4°C the planet we call home would become a very unwelcoming place. Even as some world leaders tamp down expectations for the December 7-18 UN climate conference, ex ...More

Sharing Uttarakhand’s proactive initiatives on Environment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that a separate Climate Change department would be set up in the State soon. He was ...More

The Centre on Wednesday said state governments have been asked to prepare the local level adaptation action plans on climate change consistent with the objectives of the National Action Plan on Clim ...More

Sirsi: India Regional Climate Centre (IRCC) was launched here on Monday by Simon C. Martin, Head, Group Corporate Sustainability, HSBC. The launch programme was held under the auspices of Earthwat ...More

NEW DELHI: In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades,eight times the rate of global warming, says a new st ...More

Port of Spain(Trinidad & Tobago), Nov 29 – French Presiden Nicholas Sarkozy has said that there was a tremendous sense of urgency surrounding the coming UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen ne ...More

New Delhi, Nov. 29: India on Sunday said there was no question of taking any binding carbon emission cuts, indicating the coordinated approach major emerging economies including Beijing and New Delhi ...More

LONDON: Rather bizarrely, the European Parliament has chosen Nick Griffin, the controversial far-right British National Party leader and a self-confessed climate-change denier, to the next month’s Cop ...More

SALT LAKE CITY: Ski resorts across the U.S. are using this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to jump start their winter seasons, but with every passing year comes a frightening realization: If global tem ...More

Port of Spain: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made clear on Saturday that while India is willing to “sign on to an ambitious global target for emissions reduction,” it must be accompanied by “an equita ...More

If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tough remarks at the CHOGM summit today are any indication, India remains uncompromising on its stated position on climate change. Adopting an unusually strong sta ...More