Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
However, the temperature rise in India is sober considering that the world is on track for far more warming. India is now two and a half times more likely to experience a deadly heat wave than a half century ago, and all it took was an increase in the average …
Zambia and Madagascar have reaffirmed their commitment to the PARIS Agreement on Climate Change due to the devastating adverse effects that the phenomenon has had on the two countries including the Southern African Development Community (SADC)and the entire African continent. The two countries have expressed profound concern at the adverse …
Barely one tenth of renewable energy technology is ready to meet long-term climate change targets as governments have failed to adequately support large-scale deployment, a report by the International Energy Agency showed on Tuesday. Under a global climate pact, called the Paris Agreement, nearly 200 countries agreed last year to …
Most Americans believe the United States should take "aggressive action" to fight climate change, but few see it as a priority issue when compared with the economy or security, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. The June 2-4 opinion poll suggests American voters may not penalize President Donald …
European leaders have been urged to scale up their efforts to tackle climate change as it emerged the EU does not intend to make extra emissions’ cuts to fill the gap left by the withdrawal of the US from the Paris agreement. At a summit with China in Brussels last …
The UN Paris Agreement puts in place a legally binding mechanism to increase mitigation action over time. Countries put forward pledges called nationally determined contributions (NDC) whose impact is assessed in global stocktaking exercises. Subsequently, actions can then be strengthened in light of the Paris climate objective: limiting global mean …
The winter in January-February this year in India was the hottest in history, with 2.95 degrees Celsius more than the baseline, said a CSE study on Monday. Revealing its findings on World Environment Day, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) underlined the crisis of global warming in the context …
Human negligence and greed are responsible for the environmental degradation. The world observes World Environment Day every year on 5 June, but little is being done to save the planet except rhetoric. Growing concern over the climate change, carbon emissions, rise in pollutants, depleting green-cover and groundwater, exhausting non-renewable sources …
The External Affairs Ministry played down reports that the cap on H1B visas was set to be lowered, and highlighted that no such move had been undertaken till date. External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's accusation that India demanded "billions and billions" for the Green Climate …
Several domestic policies have undergone surreptitious changes in recent times The US’ pull-out from the Paris Agreement may deal a body blow to efforts to mitigate climate change — the country is both among the top three carbon emitters and was a potential key donor to the UN Environment Programme. …
WASHINGTON: Indian-origin US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has defended President Donald Trump's controversial decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris accord but underlined that America was committed to curbing climate change. Trump last week withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement and said that India would get billions …
Gurgaon: It may be in the news for the wrong reasons, but climate change is a topic whose urgency increases with every passing day, week and month. Last week, the Sehgal Foundation, a city-based NGO, played host to a screening of Nila Madhab Panda's 'Kadvi Hawa', a National Award winner …
No meeting like the one in Paris or any law can preserve the environment if people don't come forward to address the issue, Union minister Harsh Vardhan today said on the eve of World Environment Day. Addressing a function, the minister said it is futile to celebrate World Environment Day …
India and China are showing strong leadership to combat climate change and the decision by the US to withdraw from the Paris Agreement will not deter these global efforts, the UN Environment chief said on Friday. "The science on climate change is perfectly clear: we need more action, not less. …
Bose Varghese offers practical ways for companies to fight climate change & be future-ready Global warming and climate change have accelerated in the last decade. When the Paris Agreement committed to keeping the global warming below 2°C, it was in fact a commitment to drastically reduce carbon emissions and move …
US President Donald Trump’s rethink on the Paris climate accord has sent shock waves across the world with environmentalists worrying about its long-term impact on the fight against climate change, particularly in countries like India and China. The US is the world’s largest polluter. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has …
BEIJING: China said on Thursday it will stick to the Paris climate deal as the world awaited an announcement by US President Donald Trump on whether to keep the United States in the global pact to fight climate change. During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump denounced the accord, and called …
NEW DELHI: If US President Donald Trump decides to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, it will dampen the spirit of global climate action as many countries not only look at America for support for their mitigation measures but also expect the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world …
Climate change is undeniable and it is "absolutely essential" the world fight the problem together, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argued on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the Paris climate deal. Trump refused to endorse the landmark climate change accord at a summit of the …
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all leaders of government, business, and civil society to back the Paris climate change agreement and take actions to slow down global warming. In his first major speech on climate action on Tuesday, Guterres promised that he will intensify high-level political engagement to "raise …
