Environmental Issues

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

04 April 2024, 04:36 IST

Top-down model of governance can't work for Himalayan region: Sonam Wangchuk

The 'People for Himalaya' campaign aims towards securing the Himalayas from disasters caused by excessive corporatisation of the region over the years, in the name of development and pilgrim tourism.

01 April 2024, 08:55 IST

Top-down model of governance can't work for Himalayan region: Sonam Wangchuk

01 April 2024, 08:55 IST

One thing most countries have in common: Unsafe Air

IQAir researchers analyze data from more than 30,000 air quality monitoring stations and sensors across 134 countries, territories and disputed regions— and found large gaps in ground-level air quality monitoring in Africa and the Middle East, including in regions where satellite data show some of the highest levels of air pollution on Earth.

19 March 2024, 05:35 IST

One thing most countries have in common: Unsafe Air

19 March 2024, 05:35 IST

Nagpur takes lead with India’s first city-specific Zero Carbon plan for buildings

The Plan includes a holistic roadmap covering public buildings, government-led affordable housing, commercial buildings as well as homes, and an implementation strategy to achieve net-zero buildings city-wide by 2050.

04 March 2024, 08:33 IST

Nagpur takes lead with India’s first city-specific Zero Carbon plan for buildings

04 March 2024, 08:33 IST

Nation shouldn’t lose this asset: SC pushes for expert panel on restarting Vedanta’s copper smelter facility in TN

The apex court suggested appointing a bipartisan expert committee to take care of concerns of the Tamil Nadu government and Vedanta group and explore the possibility of reopening the copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, closed since 2018.

14 February 2024, 16:45 IST

Nation shouldn’t lose this asset: SC pushes for expert panel on restarting Vedanta’s copper smelter facility in TN

14 February 2024, 16:45 IST

Tonka beach gets its first Olive Ridley turtle nest this season

However, local fishermen and private port officials continue to fight overlaying of asphalt road at the proposed site at Kasarkod Tonka.

17 January 2024, 16:06 IST

Tonka beach gets its first Olive Ridley turtle nest this season

17 January 2024, 16:06 IST

2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, WMO confirms

The yearly average global temperature approached 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, which is significant because the Paris Agreement on climate change aims to limit the long-term temperature increase to no more than the same amount.

13 January 2024, 12:51 IST

2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, WMO confirms

13 January 2024, 12:51 IST

Singapore to phase out bottled water at meetings, cut on air conditioning

These greening efforts were detailed in the GreenGov.SG report, the government's first sustainability report card, was published by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) on Friday.

15 December 2023, 14:29 IST

Singapore to phase out bottled water at meetings, cut on air conditioning

15 December 2023, 14:29 IST

Our minds handle risk strangely – and that’s partly why we delayed climate action so long

As extreme weather and temperatures arrive, many of us wonder whether it had to get this bad before we acted. Did we need to see to believe?

06 November 2023, 11:55 IST

Our minds handle risk strangely – and that’s partly why we delayed climate action so long

06 November 2023, 11:55 IST

Low-income countries could lose 30% seafood nutrients from climate change: Study

These findings about the loss of nutrients, including calcium, iron, protein and omega-3 fatty acids, were valid in a high emissions and low mitigation scenario, the researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, said.

31 October 2023, 12:58 IST

Low-income countries could lose 30% seafood nutrients from climate change: Study

31 October 2023, 12:58 IST