The Manipur government constituted a three-member committee to inquire into the fuel leakage that was reported from the state’s Leimakhong power station in Kangpokpi district on January 10. The fuel…
Forests are considered the most effective and abundantly available carbon sinks, capable of storing and sequestering millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new study from India…
India’s energy system is expected to undergo significant transformation on its journey to its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070. One key change anticipated is the increased use…
Sushma Pandey, a 56-year-old farmer from Hafizabad village in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, is keen to grow arhar (pigeon pea) on her 0.5 hectares of land. However, two challenges prevail: open…
Scientists warn that the earth will cross multiple tipping points and cause irreversible changes to the climate system if global temperatures continue to rise at current rates. Amid the din…
In a background of increasing market pressure and changing climate marked by intensifying storms, extreme weather and uncertain seasons, fishers find insurance cover often inadequate. While fishers’ life insurance schemes…
Researchers in Bihar are conducting government-approved trials to domesticate the nilgai, as a way to curb conflict with humans, particularly farmers, in the region. The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) has been…
On the evening of December 21, 2023, in the wintry chill, 38-year-old fisherman M Santhosh Kumar faced the Kosasthalaiyar river with a steady gaze. The river flows north of Chennai…
For countries to meet the target of keeping global warming within 2°C and ideally below 1.5°C, greenhouse gases need to be reduced, by at least 43%, by 2030. One way to…
Bharati Prusetch, a woman in her late 30s from Phuldhudi, a village in Odisha's Sundargarh district, has transformed her previously barren backyard into a lucrative source of income. She reuses…
India was hit by extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of 2023. Ranging from heat and cold waves, cyclones and lightning to heavy rain, floods…
The excitement around bringing “all fossil fuels” into climate talks for the first time overshadowed another crucial dimension of the climate crisis, which did not get its time in the…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Presidency of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) delivered an agreement calling on countries to “transition away” from fossil fuels and limit global warming to…
The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) made history by delivering a decision to launch a fund for climate losses and damages on the first day of the conference. But as…
Adapting to the effects of climate change is hugely challenging for vulnerable countries and communities, especially as gaps in implementation and finance to build climate resilience widen. But what is…
Positions on phasing out fossil fuels have hardened as climate negotiators race to reach a consensus at the Dubai summit this week. The crux of the discussions has boiled down…
The richest developed countries reduced their emissions by less than 9% over the last two decades, the latest data from their national greenhouse gas inventories, published by the United Nations…
The 28th climate Conference of Parties (COP28) marked a day for Relief, Recovery, and Peace in the two-week-long summit, ushering in the dimension of conflict to a climate platform that…
For nearly three decades of negotiations on ways to contain global warming, food systems and agriculture did not feature prominently at the annual UN climate summits. That changed in the…
The annual UN climate summit began on an extraordinarily positive note on November 30, responding to the needs of vulnerable countries facing the unavoidable impacts of climate change. The 28th…