climate
- India
Climate-risk atlas, district-level data collection: NHRC core advisory group suggestions
New Delhi: District-level data collection on climate change, creation of a “climate-risk atlas” and realigning of CSR subjects with environmental issues to re-focus from urban to rural areas are among the suggestions…
- India
India stresses climate equity, warns against overburdening citizens
New Delhi: India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed…
- World
COP29: $300 billion deal insufficient, say climate advocates
Baku: The voices of the most vulnerable were sidelined, human rights and civil society participation ignored, and accountability swept under the rug, say climate advocates on the conclusion of two-week UN climate…
- World
Over 50 nations endorse Baku declaration on climate action in tourism
Baku: In a first, tourism is included in the action agenda of the UN Climate Change Conference with more than 50 governments endorsing the COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism.…
- World
South Korea pledges $3 million to support climate action in Central Asia
Sejong: The South Korean government said on Sunday that it will donate $3 million over the next three years to support climate change initiatives in Central Asian countries. The finance ministry said…
- India
Wangchuk continues fast, police detains supporters attempting to join in
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk along with his supporters continued their fast for the 15th day on Sunday, October 20. Several others who wanted to join the group for a ‘maun…
- India
Wangchuk urges people to join him for fast against ‘consumerism’
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday called upon people to observe a day-long fast with him and vow to give up consumerism. Wangchuk, who is on the 13th day of…
- India
Climate change to have severe impact on health emergency services globally: Study
Copenhagen: Climate change is likely to have a severe impact on health emergency services around the world, international experts in emergency medicine warned on Sunday. Despite this, few countries have assessed the…
- India
Why Ladakh’s Wangchuk is on foot march mission
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who along with his supporters was detained at Delhi’s Singhu border while marching to Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, is leading a mission to…
- Featured News
From Wayanad to Delhi: Need for stronger climate action
India’s vulnerability to natural disasters has long been recognised as a consequence of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes, and landslides are not new phenomena for the country. However, the…
- News
India needs NITI Aayog-like permanent commission to tackle climate: SC judge
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice K V Viswanathan on Friday said climate change is a serious existential threat and called for the establishment of a permanent commission in India, similar to…
- India
80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
- India
Spring disappears in many parts of India: Scientists
New Delhi: Global mean temperatures have risen by more than 1.3 degrees Celsius since 1850, and set a new record in 2023, revealed a new analysis from Climate Central, a US-based organisation…
- Business
Climate-tech startup BNZ Green raises funds to drive low-carbon economy
New Delhi: Blockchain-based climate-tech startup BNZ Green on Monday said it has secured pre-seed funds worth $100,000 from Climate Detox and others. The funds will be utilised primarily for platform development and…
- India
Need to generate climate to nip in bud anti-national narratives: VP Dhankhar
Noida: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Sunday said there was a need to “generate a climate” to nip in the bud anti-national narratives set afloat by design to malign institutions and high constitutional…
