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Heavy rainfall predicted in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam districts by IMD
Thiruvananthapuram, As incessant rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Fr...
Samsung says on track to achieve net zero by 2050
With the one year anniversary of Samsung's release of its mid- to long-term environmental management strategy nearing, the South Korean tech giant has said it was on the path toward achieving net zero companywide by 2050.
Climate change is making it difficult for animals to talk the 'language of life'
Climate change is impacting chemical communication in marine, freshwater and land-based species, leading to significant changes in their behaviour, according to a recent study. Infochemicals, which play an essential role in ecological processes and interactions between different organisms, are being altered by changes in temperature, carbon dioxide and pH levels, causing various species to lose their ability to communicate effectively. Addressing the potential impact of chemically mediated relationships between disease-causing pathogens and their hosts is critical to understanding how communication breakdowns may affect human health.
BI India Bureau
Desert state of Rajasthan on red alert: Cyclone Biparjoy to cause extremely heavy rains on June 16-17
Thursday, June 15: Cyclone Biparjoy is ready to touch down over India's west coast today. The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm is expected to make landfall near Gujarat’s Jakhau Port by Thursday evening, and gradually lose steam as it continues to move inland — all while triggering potentially catastrophic torrents of rain in the region.
Anagh Pal
World Environment Day: 10 simple things to fight climate crisis
The United Nations marks June 5 as World Environment Day for encouraging worldwide awareness, and action to protect our environment. Here are ten eve...
El Nino - All about how it impacts the Indian climate and economy
El Nino - All about how it impacts the Indian climate and economy...
Daphne du Maurier's The Birds predicted environmental crisis 70 years ago
In Daphne du Maurier's short story, The Birds (1952), a change in bird behaviour is linked to the impact of technological de...
Srishti Magan
Elixir of life? Belgrade installs liquid trees to combat pollution and this is how they work
Serbia came up with the idea of ‘liquid trees’ to counter the problem of air pollution. Technically termed bioreactors, liquid trees are tanks containing six hundred litres of water and microalgae. The microalgae bind carbon dioxide and produce pure oxygen through photosynthesis. The bioreactors installed in Serbia double up as benches and even offer power outlets for charging mobile phones.
Hundreds of wildlife species are contaminated with 'forever chemicals': Environmental Working Group
Widespread pollution from the toxic "forever chemicals," known as Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS), is contaminating and potentially harming hundreds of species of wildlife around the world, said a new study.
BSIP Study: Mangroves shrinking in India due to climate change
A research conducted by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) in Lucknow has revealed that mangroves on Indian coasts that act as coastal g...
Saline groundwater in Sundarbans makes people buy drinking water, quit farming
The central sector of the Indian Sundarban biosphere reserve is hyper-saline. No freshwater discharge is coming from the upstream area and this part is receiving only the tidal water of the Bay of Bengal
Alert in south coastal Andhra for cyclone 'Mandous'
A cyclone alert has been sounded in south coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Thursday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the cyclone Alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts.
Low pressure mounts over Andaman Sea, heavy rain expected to lash TN
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 losing thousands of species each year, reveals research
Earth is currently in the middle of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year and new research suggests environmental changes caused t...
Making oceans critical to climate action: TERI
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.
Over 150 million kids in Africa in the grip of poverty, climate disaster: Report
150 million children across East and Southern Africa are gripped by grinding poverty and climate disaster. 16.31 million chi...
Eetika Kapoor
India needs to invest $12.1 trillion to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050: McKinsey
India would have to dedicate 5.9% of its GDP towards climate finance. A key challenge for India would be land availability a...
Plans to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 deg C still insufficient: UN
Countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but these efforts remain insufficient to limit g...
Almost every child on earth will suffer from heatwaves by 2050: Unicef
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.
Only 10% of sewage water is being treated before being dumped in Gomti river, says Minister of State for health Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh
In a shocking admission, Minister of State for Health Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh said that only 10 per cent of...
Eetika Kapoor
All you need to know about the primate Slender Loris which is getting its own sanctuary in TN
All you need to know about the primate Slender Loris which is getting its own sanctuary in TN
Mumbai International Airport switches to green sources for its energy needs
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 burn over 100,000 hectares in 3 days
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 tremors jolt J&K; no loss of life reported
Five low intensity earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir in about 12 hours on Tuesday, officials said.
Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hits Jammu region
An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hit the Jammu region on Tuesday, officials said
