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    Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet

    environment
    Published on Feb 3, 2021 08:06 IST
    Overall, the planet was about .05 degrees (.03 degrees Celsius) warmer for the year because the air had fewer cooling aerosols, which unlike carbon dioxide is pollution you can see.

    From Wagah to Arunachal, women cycle to promote pollution free environment

    Our motive is to spread the message of women empowerment. The Uttarakhand government is supporting us," says one of the two women, Suruti Rawat. (Representative Image)
    india news
    Published on Feb 3, 2021 03:46 IST

    Industries outside NCR have major influence on Delhi’s air quality: New study

    Representational Image. (HT archive)
    environment
    Updated on Feb 3, 2021 04:07 IST

    SC seeks Centre's reply on encroachments on Ganga's floodplains in Patna

    In this file picture, a flooded Collectorate Ghat at the bank of Ganga River in Patna can be seen following heavy monsoon showers in July 2020
    environment
    Updated on Feb 2, 2021 09:38 IST

    Sea levels rising faster than most pessimistic forecasts

    The new observations show about a half-meter of sea rise by the end of the century can now be expected with just a 0.5 degree Celsius rise in temperatures. Oceans could rise more than 1 meter at 2 degrees Celsius, a trajectory that will be easily passed under current climate policies. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Published on Feb 2, 2021 05:56 IST

    10k aquatic mammals fall victim to fishing vessels each year: Government

    India also has other important and endangered megafauna like dugongs and whale sharks whose population status is unknown, say the guidelines.
    environment
    Published on Feb 1, 2021 02:10 IST

    Marine heat waves may become more intense, frequent, say scientists

    Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder in the US said the thickness of this top layer of the ocean is responsible for marine heat events.
    environment
    Published on Jan 29, 2021 12:22 IST

    Decaying urban gas lines are fueling global warming

    (FILES) This file photo taken on September 7, 2020 shows the Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility in Lubmin, north eastern Germany. - Construction work resumed Friday, December 11, 2020 on the disputed Nord Stream 2 pipeline which is to bring Russian gas to Germany, the project's managers said, despite protests from the United States. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
    environment
    Published on Jan 28, 2021 09:22 IST

    Denotify turtle nesting site in Andaman for shipment project: Wildlife board

    The coast line of south Andaman Island near Port Blair. (File photo)
    environment
    Updated on Jan 28, 2021 04:58 IST

    Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations dropped 71% since 1970

    This 2001 photo provided by Dr. Greg Skomal shows a shortfin mako shark off the coast of Massachusetts.
    environment
    Updated on Jan 27, 2021 17:31 IST

    World's largest survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action

    In many participating countries, it is the first time that large-scale polling of public opinion has ever been conducted on the topic of climate change.
    environment
    Published on Jan 27, 2021 13:28 IST

    Airlines could reduce CO2 emissions with better use of wind

    Airlines could “substantially” reduce their fuel consumption if planes become more efficient at riding the wind, according to new research.
    environment
    Published on Jan 27, 2021 12:53 IST

    Indonesia boosts steps to curb climate risks as disasters hit growth

    “We need to adapt to a new normal global health landscape and a more extreme climate simultaneously,” Nurbaya said. This is why we have “high ambition to achieve a climate change agenda.”
    environment
    Published on Jan 27, 2021 08:21 IST

    Two-thirds of world see 'climate emergency': UN survey

    The survey results reinforce recent studies suggesting that some countries, and perhaps global society, could be approaching a virtuous "tipping point" in public opinion that would drive an accelerated transition to a carbon-neutral world. (Representative Image)
    environment
    Published on Jan 27, 2021 07:38 IST

    Here's how air pollution is linked to increased risk of irreversible vision loss

    Representational image
    health
    Published on Jan 26, 2021 11:48 IST

    Study says nuclear war might trigger big El Nino and decreased seafood

    Researchers during a recent study have found that a nuclear war could trigger an unprecedented El Nino-like warming episode in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
    environment
    Published on Jan 25, 2021 13:52 IST

    Renewables Beat Fossil Fuels in EU for First Time Last Year

    Renewables are for the first time the dominant power source in Europe’s electric grid.
    environment
    Published on Jan 25, 2021 11:08 IST

    Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

    An aerial view of floating ice taken by a drone launched from Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship in the Arctic Ocean.
    environment
    Published on Jan 25, 2021 10:49 IST

    Let’s handle the Covid-19 vaccination waste too

    Syringe management is not new to the Health Ministry, which has enormous experience in vaccinations.
    environment
    Updated on Jan 25, 2021 24:02 IST

    Delhi had 7 of India’s 10 bad air hot spots last year: Report

    Delhi’s air quality has rapidly worsened to “severe” on the air quality index (AQI) on Thursday morning
    environment
    Published on Jan 24, 2021 21:16 IST

    Dense fog covers entire northern plains, cold wave conditions to return in Delhi

    Large scale dense to very dense fog (visibility<200m) has been reported over the northern plains as per satellite images
    environment
    Published on Jan 24, 2021 04:39 IST

    Ten gram sabhas object to mining in Chhattisgarh's biodiversity rich forest

    Hasdeo Arand forests are dense, biodiversity rich and inhabited by tribals. (Photo by Manoj Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
    environment
    Updated on Jan 23, 2021 04:12 IST

    Rural women to help monitor tap water quality

    “One water connection to a household makes a big difference; you can’t imagine. It bring confidence to the family,” Shekhawat said.
    environment
    Published on Jan 23, 2021 24:18 IST

    ‘Citizens need to help save rivers’

    Experts also said that it was not just rising temperatures, but change in the rainfall pattern and delayed monsoon that were taking their toll on the health of rivers.
    environment
    Published on Jan 23, 2021 24:13 IST

    ‘Community participation key to Jal Jeevan Mission success’

    The government claims to have provided over 30 million such connections in the past one year.
    environment
    Published on Jan 23, 2021 24:10 IST

    Dia, Bhumi hope more filmmakers and actors join hands for environmental actions

    Mirza recalled that when she started talking about environmental protection 15 years ago, there were a few people in the mainstream media who were reporting anything at all.
    environment
    Published on Jan 23, 2021 24:06 IST

    HT Environment Conclave: Citizens can help check river pollution, say experts

    Representational image. A man rows a boat in the heavily polluted waters of the Yamuna River. (Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)
    environment
    Published on Jan 22, 2021 11:45 IST

    ‘Tiger numbers low due to decline in forest cover’

    Andheria said the approximate figures from around 100 years ago show India had 40,000 tigers then, compared to which, the current numbers are very low.
    environment
    Published on Jan 22, 2021 01:11 IST

    ‘Extreme weather events may surge in near future’

    On India’s vulnerability, Nair said, based on the climate change projections and past data, the Indian monsoon is robust, rainy days were declining and dry spells were increasing.
    environment
    Published on Jan 22, 2021 01:06 IST

    ‘Lockdown lessons can help govt’

    Experts also stressed the need to spread awareness that pollution is not just an urban problem.
    environment
    Published on Jan 22, 2021 01:01 IST
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