New York, March 14 (IANS): Global Sea levels rose faster than anticipated in 2024, primarily due to the expansion of ocean water as it warms, NASA reported on Thursday.A NASA-led analysis found that last year's
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Brasilia, March 13 (IANS): Brazil is facing criticism over large-scale deforestation in the Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit, raising questions about the country's comm
Srinagar, February 17 (IANS): As an unprecedented dry spell has hit Kashmir this winter, people are frightened by the dangers of drought looming over their heads. There has been just one major snowfall in the V
New Delhi, February 13 (IANS): While anaemia is long known to be caused by iron deficiency, experts on Thursday noted that air pollution and vitamin B12 deficiency have emerged as major culprits behind its incr
Mogadishu, February 11 (IANS): The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched a seven-year project with Somalia that aims to enhance climate adaptation and resilience for
New Delhi, February 6 (IANS): India retained its third spot on the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) annual list of top 10 countries and regions for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in 202
Brussels, January 10 (IANS): The year 2024 is confirmed to be the warmest year globally since record began in 1850, underlining the urgency for decisive global action against climate change, the EU-funded Coper
New Delhi, December 22 (IANS): A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking direction that all wetlands of size less than 2.25 hectares be notified and protected under the provisions of the Wetlands (
New Delhi, December 9 (IANS): The country is generating 41.36 lakh tonne per annum (TPA) plastic waste every year and Tamil Nadu is the largest polluter with an annual quantity of 7.82 lakh TPA, the Parliament
Busan, December 2 (IANS): Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session early Monday with agreement o
Sydney, November 28 (IANS): An Australian-led international research has found that over 1.5 million deaths globally every year were linked to the health impacts of air pollution caused by landscape fires.Accor
Sydney, November 28 (IANS): An endangered type of cockatoo found only in southwest Australia is among the longest-living bird species in the world, according to a new research.The research, published in the Pac
Seoul, November 24 (IANS): South Korea will host the final round of international negotiations for a binding plastic regulation agreement next week, officials said on Sunday, with attention paid to whether coun
New Delhi, November 18 (IANS): A dense blanket of smog enveloped the National Capital Territory of Delhi on Monday morning, severely disrupting train services and deteriorating the overall air quality.The toxic
Baku, November 13 (IANS): With developed and developing countries divided in negotiations over climate finance at the COP29 talks, the High Ambition Coalition, an alliance of the world’s most climate-ambitiou
New Delhi, November 13 (IANS): India accounts for per cent of the global total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and it is expected to increase by 4.6 per cent in 2024, according to a new report released on Wedne
New Delhi, November 13 (IANS): The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Wednesday said it is organising a two-day 'Chintan Shivir' in Bhubaneswar on November 14-15 to focus on strategies to achi
New Delhi, November 8 (IANS): Government-owned power giant NTPC announced on Friday that in “a major groundbreaking achievement,” it has been “successful in the synthesis of CO2 captured from flue gas wit
New Delhi, November 3 (IANS): Government interventions in India and Pakistan may be able to curb the illegal practice of crop burning and reduce deadly air pollution in South Asia, a new study has said.Accordin
New Delhi, October 28 (IANS): With much bolder new national climate plans from every country due next year, a UN report on Monday showed stark but not surprising facts that current national climate plans fall m
