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WASH | Small towns in India need sustainable models for development

Addressing the pressing issues concerning water and sanitation services in small towns assumes paramount significance. By grasping the challenges, we can pave the way for healthier, more sustainable, and flourishing communities

WASH | Small towns in India need sustainable models for development

WASH | Small towns in India need sustainable models for development

WASH | Small towns in India need sustainable models for development

Don't treat human rights issue in isolation, pay equal attention to 'wounded' Mother Nature: Prez

Addressing a gathering at the biennial conference of national human rights institutions of the Asia Pacific at Vigyan Bhawan, she also said the love for nature should be rekindled to conserve and enrich it 'before it is too late'.

20 September 2023, 11:25 IST

Don't treat human rights issue in isolation, pay equal attention to 'wounded' Mother Nature: Prez

Don't treat human rights issue in isolation, pay equal attention to 'wounded' Mother Nature: Prez

Don't treat human rights issue in isolation, pay equal attention to 'wounded' Mother Nature: Prez

20 September 2023, 11:25 IST

Climate experts from Global South condemn developed countries' 'hypocrisy' on fossil fuel expansion

A new report titled 'Planet Wreckers: How 20 Countries' Oil and Gas Extraction Plans Risk Locking in Climate Chaos' has exposed the staggering scale of the issue, revealing that five Global North countries -- the US, Canada, Australia, Norway and the UK -- account for 51% of the planned expansion from new oil and gas fields through 2050.

20 September 2023, 09:52 IST

Climate experts from Global South condemn developed countries' 'hypocrisy' on fossil fuel expansion

Climate experts from Global South condemn developed countries' 'hypocrisy' on fossil fuel expansion

Climate experts from Global South condemn developed countries' 'hypocrisy' on fossil fuel expansion

20 September 2023, 09:52 IST

Save Amrit Sarovars as notified wetlands, greens plea to PM

The ambiguity over listing and then notifying the Atlas-identified wetlands has created so much confusion that the nation is losing the precious water bodies to the haphazard urban development, the green groups pointed out.

20 September 2023, 05:30 IST

Save Amrit Sarovars as notified wetlands, greens plea to PM

Save Amrit Sarovars as notified wetlands, greens plea to PM

Save Amrit Sarovars as notified wetlands, greens plea to PM

20 September 2023, 05:30 IST

Earth's warmest August saw 65 countries set record-high temperatures

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a US government agency, said on Thursday that 2023 witnessed Earth's hottest August in its 174-year climate record.

15 September 2023, 10:53 IST

Earth's warmest August saw 65 countries set record-high temperatures

Earth's warmest August saw 65 countries set record-high temperatures

Earth's warmest August saw 65 countries set record-high temperatures

15 September 2023, 10:53 IST

Ganga's tropical storms to intensify by 20% by 2050, new research finds

The Mekong river runs from the Himalayan Plateau, its source, through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam and falls into the South China Sea.

13 September 2023, 09:34 IST

Ganga's tropical storms to intensify by 20% by 2050, new research finds

Ganga's tropical storms to intensify by 20% by 2050, new research finds

Ganga's tropical storms to intensify by 20% by 2050, new research finds

13 September 2023, 09:34 IST

World way off track to meet Paris goals, says UN report

The comprehensive report by the United Nations underscores the need for climate action to be rooted in justice and equity.

08 September 2023, 17:29 IST

World way off track to meet Paris goals, says UN report

World way off track to meet Paris goals, says UN report

World way off track to meet Paris goals, says UN report

08 September 2023, 17:29 IST

Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-Sept

A study by Climate Central, a US-based research group, looked at temperatures in 180 countries and 22 territories and found that 98 per cent of the world's population were exposed to higher temperatures made at least twice more likely by carbon dioxide pollution.

08 September 2023, 05:25 IST

Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-Sept

Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-Sept

Nearly all world's population exposed to global warming over June-Sept

08 September 2023, 05:25 IST

Half the world's population faced extreme heat for at least 30 days this summer

More frequent, longer-lasting and more intense heat waves are among the clearest outcomes of rising global temperatures driven by the burning of fossil fuels.

07 September 2023, 17:46 IST

Half the world's population faced extreme heat for at least 30 days this summer

Half the world's population faced extreme heat for at least 30 days this summer

Half the world's population faced extreme heat for at least 30 days this summer

07 September 2023, 17:46 IST

Alarm bells ring as Karnataka reservoirs brim with woes

Water Resources Department Secretary Krishnamurthy B Kulkarni said Karnataka is facing a 'critical situation'.

05 September 2023, 08:27 IST

Alarm bells ring as Karnataka reservoirs brim with woes

Alarm bells ring as Karnataka reservoirs brim with woes

Alarm bells ring as Karnataka reservoirs brim with woes

05 September 2023, 08:27 IST