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‘India only G20 nation to meet climate goals’

Updated on Aug 16, 2021 04:53 am IST

A farmer works near solar panels installed in the field to help pump water for irrigation purposes, in Gujarat’s Dhundi. (AFP)

New snake species found in Assam in over 100 yrs, it has a bindi on its neck

The new snake species, Rhabdophis bindi has been discovered in Assam. (Photo Courtesy-Wildlife Institute of India)

Published on Aug 15, 2021 08:35 am IST

Four new Ramsar wetland sites recognised in India

Migratory birds in the Sultanpur national park bird sanctuary, in Gurgaon, Haryana in November 2013. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 15, 2021 04:37 am IST

4 more sites in India added to Ramsar list: All you need to know

Termed 'kidneys of landscape', wetlands contribute to water purification and water regulation.(HT File Photo)

Published on Aug 14, 2021 05:53 pm IST

Centre notifies ban on single-use plastic

According to a fact sheet released by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and environment ministry in 2018, around 43% of manufactured plastics are used for packaging purpose and most are of single-use.(AFP file photo. Representative image)

Updated on Aug 14, 2021 05:05 am IST

Plan to enforce single-use plastic ban in works, says pollution control panel

In Delhi’s own draft action plan, which is pending approval, the state pollution control board has detailed short, medium and long-term measures to phase out plastic use.(PTI file photo)

Updated on Aug 14, 2021 02:55 am IST

July was world's hottest month on record: US agency

According to data released by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, last month was the third warmest July on record globally.(Bloomberg)

Published on Aug 13, 2021 11:52 pm IST

Climate crisis and callous urbanisation will make floods more expensive in India

Floods are now increasingly affecting the non-farm sector in India.(HT file photo)

Updated on Aug 13, 2021 04:25 am IST

Greenhouse emissions must peak by 2025: Leaked report

The draft also said that planned future technologies meant to reduce absorb as much carbon as the world generates at that point has not yet been a reality.(Reuters file photo)

Updated on Aug 13, 2021 01:46 am IST

Most pollution control boards across India lack transparency, finds study

Fine particulate air pollution is associated with a higher risk of dementia, according to the findings of a new study.(Unsplash)

Published on Aug 12, 2021 11:31 pm IST

Worried about CO2 warming up Earth? This invisible gas traps 80 times more heat

Methane is a hydrocarbon that is a primary component of natural gas.(Representative Photo/AP)

Published on Aug 12, 2021 12:13 pm IST

India already recording events IPCC warned of

A signboard blown away by Cyclone Tauktae near Gateway of India in Mumbai on May 18, 2021. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 12, 2021 06:10 am IST

High-impact, cascading extreme events will strike India more frequently: IPCC

Waves lash over the Gateway of India during cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai in May, 2021. (AFP File)

Published on Aug 11, 2021 05:18 pm IST

India sees 42% decline in tobacco use in school-going children: Survey

Tobacco use in school going children was highest in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram (58% each), and lowest in Himachal Pradesh (1.1%) and Karnataka (1.2%). (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Aug 10, 2021 09:58 pm IST

A warming world is affecting Indian agriculture, industries

Representational Image. (File photo)

Updated on Aug 11, 2021 12:17 am IST

‘Climate change is for real, 100% certainty that it is caused by human activity’

Representational Image. (File photo)

Updated on Aug 10, 2021 09:29 am IST

India to face irreversible impacts of climate crisis, flags IPCC report

Representational Image. (File photo)

Updated on Aug 09, 2021 04:25 pm IST

1.5°C warming in next 10-20 years, world fails to meet key climate goal: IPCC

Representational image. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 09, 2021 03:35 pm IST

Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit: UN report

The 3,000-plus-page report from 234 scientists said warming is already accelerating sea level rise, shrinking ice and worsening extremes such as heat waves, droughts, floods and storms.

Published on Aug 09, 2021 01:40 pm IST

To survive, cities must transform

A man uses a tree branch to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Pefki, on the island of Evia, Greece.(Reuters)

Published on Aug 09, 2021 03:26 am IST

How money-for-plastic project to save Sunderbans is helping Bengal villagers

More than 800 women in the Sunderbans have taken part in the plastic collection process and many are involved in spreading awareness about pollution. (Photo sourced from NGO involved in the project)

Published on Aug 08, 2021 05:09 pm IST

Inseparable tiger brothers of MP- Heera and Panna

The tiger cubs, brothers by birth, share prey to spending time together on the road in the buffer zone of Panna tiger reserve in MP, surprising experts. (File Photo/Representative use)

Published on Aug 07, 2021 01:03 pm IST

Greece battles wildfires for third day, more than dozen villages evacuated

After an all-night battle with the flames, firefighters appeared to have saved the ancient Olympics site. (Representational Image)

Published on Aug 05, 2021 01:15 pm IST

Cloudbursts linked to climate change, say experts; Centre asks for proof

Cloudbursts frequently ravaged large parts of the hills in recent months and led to loss of lives and properties. (File photo)

Published on Aug 04, 2021 08:32 pm IST

Maharashtra: Pollution from tarballs needs urgent attention, say Palghar fisherfolk

Tarballs at Wadhavan beach. (Sunil Kumar Raut/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 04, 2021 11:08 am IST

Concrete, violations take toll on Delhi’s green giants

1395 trees, some of which were planted between 1920 and 1935, when New Delhi was being built, died or uprooted between 2015 and July 20 this year. sourced

Published on Aug 03, 2021 03:37 am IST

Extreme weather linked to climate crisis shrivels farms

Heavy rainfall causes flood in Chiplun of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, on July 22. (HT file)

Updated on Aug 03, 2021 01:01 am IST

Nations should compete over green list to measure efforts on conservation

Think of what might happen if Brazil decides to be on that list. How will that impact devastated ecosystems, like the Amazon? REUTERS/Jake Spring(REUTERS)

Published on Aug 02, 2021 12:07 am IST

Bhumi Pednekar carries her own cutlery, gives fans peek into sustainable life

Bhumi Pednekar(Instagram)

Published on Jul 31, 2021 09:52 pm IST

Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increased in past 4 decades, say scientists

A man takes pictures as waves lash over onto a damaged shoreline during Cyclone Yaas. (AFP)

Published on Jul 29, 2021 04:16 pm IST

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