Environment

Heavy rains are predicted to lash Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from December 7-9 due to low pressure over the southern part of ...

Earth is currently in the middle of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year and new research suggests environmental changes caused t...

Sharm el-Highlighting the growing consensus on oceans being critical to climate negotiations, a new policy brief from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was launched at an UN Framework for Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) official side event at COP27 here, put forth the need for definite goals and indicators, along with institutional and enforcement mechanisms to steer ocean-climate action.

150 million children across East and Southern Africa are gripped by grinding poverty and climate disaster. 16.31 million chi...

India would have to dedicate 5.9% of its GDP towards climate finance. A key challenge for India would be land availability a...

Countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but these efforts remain insufficient to limit g...

Hot weather has become a health risk for many nations, but new data shows that almost every child on earth will be affected by heatwaves by 2050, the Unicef warned in a new report.

In a shocking admission, Minister of State for Health Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh said that only 10 per cent of...

All you need to know about the primate Slender Loris which is getting its own sanctuary in TN

Agri-bio startup BioPrime Agrisolutions raises ₹9 crore in funding round led by Inflexor Ventures

Mumbai International Airport has entirely switched to green sources for its energy consumption needs, making it one of India's 100 per cent sustainable airports.

Forest fires in Russia continued to spread and have consumed nearly 110,000 hectares of land in just three days up to Thursday.

Five low intensity earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir in about 12 hours on Tuesday, officials said.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit the Jammu region on Tuesday, officials said

When PM2.5 levels were compared, Delhi and Kolkata were found to be the top two most-polluted cities in the world, with an average annual exposure (relative to population) of 110 μg/m3 for Delhi and 84 μg/m3 for Kolkata. The unit μg/m3 stands for microgram per cubic metre .The report also compared NO2 levels across the 7,000 cities.

The world's biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, a new report published by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute (HEI) said on Wednesday.

Heavy rains and flooding have been witnessed in western Maharashtra districts since the last two days, prompting the Kolhapur University to suspend the exams scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rains for South Gujarat and Saurashtra region for next three days.

As the world grapples with Covid-19 and monkeypox, a significant study has revealed that more than 200 human pathogenic diseases have been aggravated by climate change and could only worsen in years to come.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in the interior areas of Tamil Nadu while light to moderate showers are expected in the state capital Chennai till August 5.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted isolated rain with thunderstorms in many parts of Tamil Nadu from Monday to Thursday.

As heatwave strikes the UK, and Indian cities battle with record temperatures, a recent report from Christian Aid highlights how the climate crisis is increasing the severity of drought in 10 of the world's major cities comprising London and Delhi and demands an international fund to pay for climate caused loss and damage.