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Heatwave to continue till May 4 in Tamil Nadu; govt sets up water points

Chief Minister M K Stalin assured the people that precautionary measures have been taken to handle the heat wave by setting up water supply points in over 1,000 locations across the state, including in 299 bus terminuses and 68 markets, and distributing Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) packets to people.

Heatwave to continue till May 4 in Tamil Nadu; govt sets up water points

Heatwave to continue till May 4 in Tamil Nadu; govt sets up water points

Heatwave to continue till May 4 in Tamil Nadu; govt sets up water points

Attribution fundamental to climate litigation, say lawyers; scientists urge data, modelling fixes

Environment lawyers and field experts agree that being evidence-based, attribution science will be crucial to climate litigation and play a key role in limiting baseless lawsuits.

24 April 2024, 05:48 IST

Attribution fundamental to climate litigation, say lawyers; scientists urge data, modelling fixes

Attribution fundamental to climate litigation, say lawyers; scientists urge data, modelling fixes

Attribution fundamental to climate litigation, say lawyers; scientists urge data, modelling fixes

24 April 2024, 05:48 IST

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

"This is something that nations can work on together because the information is there," NASA's head, Bill Nelson said.

24 April 2024, 03:46 IST

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change

24 April 2024, 03:46 IST

Growing importance of ESG assessment and climate disclosures

India has done well to align its disclosure standards with global disclosure requirements, ensuring Indian companies are measuring and reporting their performance on the relevant ESG parameters

15 April 2024, 06:44 IST

Growing importance of ESG assessment and climate disclosures

Growing importance of ESG assessment and climate disclosures

Growing importance of ESG assessment and climate disclosures

15 April 2024, 06:44 IST

March marks yet another record in global heat

Each of the last 10 months ranked as the world's hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin.

09 April 2024, 02:50 IST

March marks yet another record in global heat

March marks yet another record in global heat

March marks yet another record in global heat

09 April 2024, 02:50 IST

Explained | How 3 European human rights cases could shape climate litigation

The verdicts will set a precedent for future litigation on how rising temperatures affect people's right to a liveable planet.

08 April 2024, 07:20 IST

Explained | How 3 European human rights cases could shape climate litigation

Explained | How 3 European human rights cases could shape climate litigation

Explained | How 3 European human rights cases could shape climate litigation

08 April 2024, 07:20 IST

Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain: Report

Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Global Forest Watch monitoring project.

04 April 2024, 04:36 IST

Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain: Report

Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain: Report

Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain: Report

04 April 2024, 04:36 IST

Study examines how invasive species colonise new ground exposed by melting glaciers

Surveying glaciers on the island of South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean, the researchers found that invasive species -- one of the main causes of the ongoing biodiversity crisis -- will likely spread as fast as the glaciers are retreating.

02 April 2024, 10:06 IST

Study examines how invasive species colonise new ground exposed by melting glaciers

Study examines how invasive species colonise new ground exposed by melting glaciers

Study examines how invasive species colonise new ground exposed by melting glaciers

02 April 2024, 10:06 IST

Coal's long goodbye in China and India is a climate headache

While thermal coal is trading at just a fraction of the lofty levels reached in 2022, after Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, prices are still well above historic norms.

24 March 2024, 09:51 IST

Coal's long goodbye in China and India is a climate headache

Coal's long goodbye in China and India is a climate headache

Coal's long goodbye in China and India is a climate headache

24 March 2024, 09:51 IST

Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains

The study also found that when forestation was implemented alongside other strategies to tackle climate change, such as reducing fossil fuel emissions, the negative impacts of these indirect effects were lower.

23 February 2024, 09:12 IST

Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains

Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains

Forestation found to have 'side-effects', could offset CO2 removal gains

23 February 2024, 09:12 IST