With Atlas Mountain on one side and the vast Sahara on the other, Ouarzazate — also known as Morocco’s Hollywood, where films like “Gladiator” and TV series “Game of Thrones” were shot — has become, i ...More

The meet exposed India’s lack of a cogent climate policy There was a touch of déjà vu as the developed countries in particular wriggled out of an immediate commitment to act at the recently concluded ...More

Delhi, Faridabad and Varanasi have the poorest air quality among the 32 Indian cities which are connected to the web-based system National Air Quality Index Portal. Howrah, Nashik and Durgapur had the ...More

As per unaudited figures available, the total principal amount available with the Ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) in various State accounts net of rele ...More

A group of the countries most at risk from climate change said they would strive to make their energy production 100 percent renewable "as rapidly as possible", as part of efforts to limit global warm ...More

Toronto: Canada will speed up plans to virtually eliminate traditional coal-fired electricity by 2030, the government said on Monday, a stance contrasting sharply with that of U.S. President-elect Don ...More

At whatever moment you read these words, there are birds aloft in the skies, migrating. A skein of geese, a stand of flamingoes, a cast of falcons, all bound for a destination which promises warmer we ...More

A green body today said the discussions at the recently concluded climate change conference at Marrakesh were of "partnerships" as 22 countries joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA), ...More

If Paris set the global agenda for fighting climate change last year, providing the over-arching political and procedural framework for the process, it was at Marrakech this past week that world leade ...More

Melting sea ice may shift migration routes of Arctic whale, which in turn may lead to increased predation of the species, a new study has warned. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in ...More

Canada will shutter its coal-fired power plants by 2030 as part of its strategy to cut greenhouse gas emission under the Paris climate accord, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced Monday. ...More

New Delhi: To avoid death of animals in forests due to electrocution by power transmission lines, the Union environment ministry has come out with guidelines detailing safe practices to be followed wh ...More

NEW DELHI: A day after the conclusion of the UN climate change conference at Marrakech in Morocco, India on Sunday said that the overall outcome of the Conference represented "forward movement" in cli ...More

New Zealand has signalled its commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change by joining an international programme to fast-track the accord, Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett said on Monday ...More

India today said it participated “constructively” in the crucial climate change conference here to ensure that actions are based on the principles of equity and climate justice. Building on the momen ...More

MUMBAI: Intending to fight against global warming, climate change issues and to save the environment, the state government has decided to plant trees on a large scale. The government has set a target ...More

Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS/MAP) Morocco will provide its full support, assistance and advice to the Fiji Islands in organising COP23, President of COP22 SalaheddineMezouar said here on Friday. After mee ...More

MARRAKESH, Morocco (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A group of the countries most at risk from climate change said they would strive to make their energy production 100 percent renewable "as rapidly as ...More

Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) The Climate Vulnerable Forum -- a group comprising over 40 countries -- on Friday agreed to meet 100 per cent domestic renewable energy production as rapidly as possible and ...More

Marrakesh, Nov 18 (PTI) India today said it would be "premature" to comment on US President-elect Donald Trumps controversial remarks of canceling the hard-fought Paris climate deal and will take a de ...More