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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.

A research conducted by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) in Lucknow has revealed that mangroves on Indian coasts that act as coastal g...

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

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.

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

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.