In the Himalayas, territorial disputes are making it harder to study climate change

Even as militaries clash in the region, cross-border teams of scientists collaborate on climate models.

Lou del Bello

· Mar 02, 2021 · 01:30 pm

‘India a red-hot investment opportunity’ for its clean energy shift: US climate envoy John Kerry

John Kerry said he was ‘heartened’ to see that India’s 2021 Budget focused heavily on clean energy sources.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 12, 2021 · 01:07 pm

While meeting its unambitious climate pledge, India is pushing coal-fired power plants

Five years after the landmark Paris Agreement, climate change is gathering pace despite the pandemic-forced hiatus in greenhouse gas emissions.

Joydeep Gupta

· Dec 14, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Instead of aiding poor countries in reducing carbon emissions, rich nations are short-changing them

Observers warn that neglecting climate finance may hinder action in developing countries, especially in South Asia.

Lou del Bello

· Dec 12, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Coronavirus pandemic has shown how health systems can fall short to handle climate change

A new report highlights that global warming can cause productivity losses equivalent to billions of working hours, intense wildfires, droughts and diseases.

Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 05, 2020 · 07:30 pm

As parts of Karnataka record drop in rainfall, experts warn that deforestation must be halted

The occurrence of extreme weather events has increased both in terms of frequency and intensity across the state.

Kapil Kajal

· Sep 05, 2020 · 07:30 pm

India’s health budget is not enough to tackle impending climate disasters, warn experts

Extreme weather events in the future are expected to bring along more infectious diseases and worsen malnutrition.

Disha Shetty, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 14, 2020 · 07:30 pm

More people will die of extreme heat than of all infectious diseases combined

Rising heat-related deaths due to climate change reveal an unequal world, with poorer countries at greater risk.

Soumya Sarkar

· Aug 12, 2020 · 01:54 pm

Greta Thunberg to donate 1 million-euro prize to climate groups

The 17-year-old Swedish activist won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.

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· Jul 21, 2020 · 03:27 pm

India’s weather conditions may become ‘near unliveable’ in the next 50 years, finds study

Globally, 3.5 billion people will be at the risk of living in places as hot as the Sahara desert if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.

Scroll Staff

· May 05, 2020 · 01:26 pm

People hate being flight shamed, but that won’t stop them from flying

Flying is the single fastest way to grow one’s individual carbon footprint.

Roger Tyers, The Conversation

· Feb 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm

International Mountain Day 2019: History and theme

The theme for International Mountain Day 2019 is ‘Mountains Matter for Youth’.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 11, 2019 · 09:16 am