Short affidavit on behalf of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated January 22, 2025. The application was registered suo motu by the NGT on the basis of a news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing …
As the world braced for bruising negotiations and prayed for a deal at Copenhagen, an icon of the Internet age sang for the glaciers of Kashmir. Against the breathtaking backdrop of the snows of Gulmarg, alternative rock and pop artiste and YouTube sensation Terra Naomi strummed her guitar and sang …
Retreat Faster Than Observed Earlier Jayashree Nandi | TNN Bangalore: As big global players play the game of negotiations, and as the opposition wakes up to the implications of India
GANGTOK, Dec 3: The glaciers in Mount Khangchendzonga in Sikkim side have shown an estimated annual retreat of 4.15 m during two decades from 1986 to 2005 which could possibly led to some reduction of water availability in future. This was stated by Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh in his …
Coastal cities and islands all across the world, including India, are facing serious threat from thinning of ice in Antarctica, according to latest research by 100 world-leading scientists from eight countries released here on Wednesday. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, in the first comprehensive review of the state of …
RASHME SEHGAL India's coastal cities are under a new threat. The rapid melting of Antarctica ice will see sea levels rise by over one metre international scientists warn. The first comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate and its relationship to the global climate system released by the Scientific …
The glacier of the world famous Mount Kanchenzonga in Sikkim has receded 4.5 metres in the last 17 years (1986-2005), Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh confirmed on Monday. The studies conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) indicate that the Mt. Kanchenzonga glacier in Sikkim is …
Large areas of Himalayas covered with seasonal snow during winter are rapidly changing during summer, significantly affects the stream flow of many rivers originating from Himalayas. This necessitates the efficient time series monitoring of seasonal snow cover in the rugged mountainous region throughout the winter and summer periods for weekly/monthly …
This comprehensive report surveys the full range of scientific findings on all aspects of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau. Summarises over 150 recent research reports published in scientific journals, by Chinese and international scientists. Says that Tibet is in trouble, as climate change is now happening faster than in …
In this overview paper the authors describe how community-based approaches to climate change have emerged, and the similarities and differences between CBA and other participatory development and disaster risk reduction approaches.
Climate change is leaving Ladakhis rather confused. This cold desert perched on the roof of the world is now warmer. There is more rain. Ladakhis are seeing these changes as a mixed blessing. Till some years ago Ladakh received merely 35 mm of rain. No farmer or household counted on …
KATHMANDU, NOV 29 - The government will discuss climate change and global warming issues at the historic Cabinet meeting to be held at Kalapathar (5,250 metres above the sea level) on Dec. 4, said officials on Sunday. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will later present the conclusions of the meeting …
Greenland has lost about 1,500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, which is responsible for one-sixth of global sea level rise, scientists have claimed. Researchers from Broeke of Utrecht University in the Netherlands came to the conclusion after studying the difference in annual snowfall and snowmelt in Greenland …
We present evidence that the Indian Sundarbans is experiencing the effects of climate change over the last three decades. Observations of selected variables, such as the surface water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and transparency show significant long-term variation over a period of 27 years (1980
The dramatic loss of Kilimanjaro's ice cover has attracted global attention. The three remaining ice fields on the plateau and the slopes are both shrinking laterally and rapidly thinning. Summit ice cover (areal extent) decreased ?1% per year from 1912 to 1953 and ?2.5% per year from 1989 to 2007. …
N. GOPAL RAJ An official discussion paper on the status of Himalayan glaciers is coming under fire. The paper, issued recently by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, argued that the glaciers, which nourish several great rivers such as the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra, have not retreated abnormally. It also …
RASHME SEHGAL The controversy over the retreating Himalayan glaciers has taken a new turn with Dr R.K. Ganjoo, a glaciologist from the Institute of Himalayan Glaciology, insisting these glaciers are not in retreat. Having studied glaciers for the last 30 years, he claimed that while the volume of some glaciers …
Rubbishing the claim by a government-backed study that melting of glaciers was not due to climate change, leading environmentalist R.K. Pachauri on Sunday dubbed it as "totally unsubstantiated scientific opinion" and flayed environment minister Jairam Ramesh for endorsing it. Dr Pachauri, the head of Nobel prize winner Intergovernmental Panel on …
RANDEEP RAMESH Grim forecast: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had warned that Himalayan glaciers were receding at an alarming rate. A leading climate scientist recently accused India
