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ULBs could provide standards for the use of terraces, balconies, and open spaces within private/cooperative housing society compounds for urban agricultural use.

opinion

Updated on Jul 02, 2022 12:13 pm IST

Ecostani | On normal monsoons, IMD data hides more than it reveals

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It is awareness about the number of rainy hours that can help make people understand the impacts of the climate crisis on the Indian monsoon.

opinion

Published on Jun 07, 2022 08:31 am IST

Polices and People | Earth Day 2022: India needs a water literacy movement

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Home to a fifth of the world’s population, India has only 4% of the world’s water.

opinion

Published on Apr 21, 2022 05:22 pm IST

Policies and People | Invest in cool roofs to beat the extreme heat challenge

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The roof is an important component of the building envelope that directly impacts the building’s energy needs and the thermal comfort of the occupants.

opinion

Updated on Apr 15, 2022 12:15 pm IST

Scientifically Speaking | Don't ignore methane, the more potent greenhouse gas

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How much better natural gas is than coal in terms of emissions depends on how much methane escapes during the course of extracting, shipping, and using natural gas.

opinion

Published on Apr 13, 2022 04:19 pm IST

2021 was fifth-hottest year on record: List of extreme events and their impact

Climate change has led to increase in the levels of carbon dioxide and methane int he atmosphere.

environment

Published on Jan 11, 2022 07:09 am IST

It's right time to completely extract coal for development, says Centre

The government has offered 67 coal mines for sale in the second tranche of auction of mines for commercial mining.

india news

Published on Jun 15, 2021 09:32 pm IST

Global warming responsible for 1 in 3 heat-related deaths: Study

The highest percentages of heat deaths caused by climate change were in cities in South America.

world news

Published on Jun 01, 2021 06:11 am IST

World leaders call for cleaner, greener planet

Representational: World leaders committed under the 2015 Paris accord to keeping the global temperature increase to under two degrees Celsius - and ideally closer to 1.5°C - by 2050. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

world news

Published on May 31, 2021 08:14 am IST

Tesla suspends Bitcoin use. Here's how mining cryptocurrency affects the climate

A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken January 8, 2021. File Photo / REUTERS

business

Published on May 13, 2021 09:03 am IST

A fifth of world's food-output growth has been lost to climate change

Rice is fortified by adding a micronutrient powder that sticks to grains in layers with a vitamin and mineral mix in form of a coating. (Getty Images)

world news

Published on Apr 02, 2021 09:15 am IST

Invest $131 trillion in clean energy by 2050 to hit climate goals: Study

Renewable power capacity will have to expand more than ten-fold by mid-century, accompanied by a 30-fold increase in the electrification of transport, the report found. (Representative Image)

environment

Published on Mar 16, 2021 12:41 pm IST

Jeff Bezos plans to spend $10 billion on climate change by 2030

Jeff Bezos announced the Earth Fund in February 2020.

world news

Published on Mar 10, 2021 06:14 am IST

Study says summers in northern hemisphere could last for half a year by 2100

An Indian man carries a container of water on his head as he walks in a dry pond in a hot afternoon on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar in this file picture from 2014.

environment

Updated on Mar 09, 2021 02:53 pm IST

Feminist perspective needed in environmental studies to combat climate crisis

"As climate change continues to make water sources volatile and scarce, women and marginalised groups stand to lose the most due to their position within water dynamics."

environment

Published on Mar 08, 2021 05:03 pm IST

Two-thirds of tropical rainforests destroyed or degraded globally: Data

The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest region on the north east coast of Queensland, Australia.

environment

Published on Mar 08, 2021 02:51 pm IST

Gender assumptions have harmful impact on climate adaption and resilience

She said the four most common and interlinked assumptions found are: women are innately caring and connected to the environment; women are a homogenous and vulnerable group; gender equality is a women's issue and; gender equality is a numbers game.

environment

Published on Mar 05, 2021 04:46 pm IST

Worried about climate change? There's a book for that.

As the warming world faces raging forest fires, rising seas and increasingly erratic weather, the United States has seen a boom in books about climate change.

books

Published on Mar 04, 2021 07:24 pm IST

Global energy-related emissions rise in December despite pandemic shutdowns

Scientists have previously calculated that CO2 emissions fell by 7% during the full year 2020 as people stayed at home because of the pandemic.

environment

Published on Mar 02, 2021 03:08 pm IST

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