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Delhi RWAs list efforts to reduce air pollution at UNEP event

The event also saw the launch of a UNEP-developed guidebook for Delhi’s RWAs, detailing how they can help improve air quality. (HT)
delhi news
Published on Jun 02, 2026 04:24 am IST

Madhav Gadgil wins UN’s highest green award

Madhav Gadgil chaired the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel in 2011O) (HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 06:06 am IST

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil named one of six ‘Champions of the Earth’ by UNEP

Since 2005, the award has recognized 122 laureates for outstanding and inspirational environmental leadership. (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP))
india news
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 04:35 pm IST

Global deal at COP28 as Dubai keeps Paris alive

Welcoming the agreement, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav congratulated the UAE’s COP Presidency “for its fairness, transparency and free exchange of thought”. (AP)
environment
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 04:43 am IST

India contributed 5% to global emissions, says UNEP in report highlighting gap

People walk along the Kartavya Path in front of the India Gate amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 13. Delhi regularly ranks among the most polluted major cities on the planet, with a melange of factory and vehicle emissions exacerbated by seasonal agricultural fires. (AFP)
india news
Updated on Nov 21, 2023 06:42 am IST

India historically contributed to 5% warming: UNEP

The bottom 50% of the world population contributed only 12% of total emissions (Representative photo)
india news
Published on Nov 21, 2023 09:52 am IST

UN report says 17% of food wasted at consumer level

A UN report released on Thursday, March 4, 2021 estimates 17% of the food produced globally each year is wasted.
world news
Published on Mar 04, 2021 08:38 pm IST

What the Paris Agreement means for the climate crisis

The agreement has been able to bring together the vulnerable countries and high-emitting players to tackle a collective problem, and has enabled us to move to the successful first step in the decarbonisation discourse
analysis
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 08:15 pm IST

Extreme weather events impact 75% of India’s districts: Report

A deserted Marina beach during rains before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai on November 25.
india news
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 05:00 pm IST

17-year-old girl from Surat appointed as Regional Ambassador for UN Environment Programme

Khushi Chindaliya’s interest in nature and conservation of the environment has now made her The Regional Ambassador of the United Nations Environment Programme - Tunza Eco-Generation.
trending
Published on Sept 23, 2020 10:58 am IST

Single-use plastic definition in offing/draft ready

A scrap vendor sorts plastic bottles in New Delhi.
india news
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 12:04 am IST

Towards clear conditions

environment
Updated on Sept 06, 2019 04:21 pm IST

Egypt’s rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea corals

A photo taken on April 4, 2019 shows fish swimming off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada. - In dazzling turquoise waters off Egypt's Red Sea coast, scuba divers swim among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral -- but the rebounding tourism sector is worrisome for the fragile marine ecosystem. (Photo by Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP)
education
Updated on May 02, 2019 06:48 pm IST

Husband of Indian killed in Ethiopian plane crash to bring back her body

Shikha Garg was among the four Indians killed in the plane crash
india news
Updated on Mar 13, 2019 09:19 pm IST

Fishing areas off Mumbai have highest plastic waste concentration

Fishing areas off the coast of Mumbai have the highest concentration of plastic waste in the country.
mumbai news
Published on Dec 28, 2018 08:28 am IST

Indoor pollution in India contributes up to 52% air pollution, says UN

The report noted that in India the contribution of indoor air pollution to ambient air pollution is estimated to vary between 22 and 52%.
health
Updated on Nov 01, 2018 12:19 pm IST

On World Environment Day, Delhi is yet to learn from other cities on tackling waste

A man scavenges through a drain full of discarded plastic at Geeta colony in Delhi. As Delhi observes yet another World Environment Day, it is yet to get its act together when it comes to handling solid waste.
delhi news
Updated on Jun 05, 2018 08:59 am IST
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