climate change

Mumbai, March 24 Actress Richa Chadha has raised questions about the need for glass buildings in a tropical country like India.The 'Fukrey' actress pointed out that these glass buildings end up creating the greenhouse effect, leading to more heat.Richa further shared that due to the heat, it...

New Delhi, March 24 India ranks sixth in terms of fine particulate matter pollution, a major air pollutant, while Loni, Uttar Pradesh, is the most polluted city globally, according to the 2025 World Air Quality Report. Delhi is fourth.The report, compiled by IQAir, a Swiss air quality...

Sydney, March 24 – Australia's environment experienced another year of above-average conditions in 2025, but climate change is "accelerating" damage to ecosystems and wildlife, a new report said on Tuesday.The 2025 Australia's Environment Report, conducted annually, found that the number of...

Hisar, March 23 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the Kharif Krishi Mela-2026 at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University on Monday and praised the initiative to bring farmers, scientists, and innovation together on a common platform.The chief minister said...

New Delhi, March 23 Reforms in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), such as reducing tax rates on waste management services and biodegradable products, will accelerate the adoption of eco-friendly manufacturing, strengthen waste treatment infrastructure, and promote sustainable mobility solutions...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has sought a report on the alleged proposal to fell more than 2,000 mature trees for the construction of a new building at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, from the Odisha Forest...

Geneva, March 23 – The Earth's climate is more out of balance than at any time in recorded history, as concentrations of greenhouse gases drive continued warming of the atmosphere and oceans, as well as melting of ice, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.March 23 is...

Islamabad, March 22. Pakistan is one of the most climate-vulnerable nations in the world, with climate change posing an existential threat to its agriculture and food chain, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 and recent World Bank assessments. The crisis is devastating its rivers...

New Delhi, March 22 – India's environmental record is often scrutinized for pollution and climate challenges, but several indicators suggest a quieter, positive story: one of expanding forest cover, rich biodiversity, and growing conservation efforts across the country.Recent data and...

New Delhi, March 22 Australia is "deliberately taking a proactive approach" to support its Pacific neighbors while also engaging key players like India, to ensure that the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) works in the interests of everyone, Australian envoy Philip Green said.The 31st United...

New Delhi, March 22 Australia is "deliberately taking a proactive approach" to support its Pacific neighbors while also engaging key players like India, to ensure that the UN Conference of Parties (COP) works in the interests of everyone, Australian envoy Philip Green said.The 31st United...

New Delhi, March 22 The next phase of the Renewable Energy Partnership between Australia and India involves leveraging the strong platform built by climate change leaders to utilize the complementary skills of both nations, a top official of the Australian High Commission said.In an interview with

Bhubaneswar, March 21 Asserting that Odisha has emerged as a leading state in forest protection and expanding green cover, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said that 558 square kilometers of forest and tree cover have been added in the last two years.Majhi made the remarks while...

Kathmandu, March 21 Glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting at an accelerating rate, with ice loss rates doubling since 2000, even as they lost 12 per cent of their area between 1990 and 2020, according to two reports released by ICIMOD on Saturday.The reports were published to...

Lucknow (UP), March 21 Highlighting the importance of environmental conservation, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that forests are the foundation of life and a vital component of nature's balance.Inaugurating the ‘Aranya Samagam’, a national dialogue on the theme...

On the occasion of the International Day of Forests today, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, urged citizens to pledge to protect forests, safeguarding the life they sustain. In a social media post, the Minister stated that a forest is not merely a...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana’s irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Wednesday that a dedicated nodal agency will be constituted for ‘Flood Plain Zoning’ in the state.He promised to identify the first river reaches for demarcation with mapping of vulnerable pockets before the...

New Delhi, March 17 High temperatures caused by climate change could lead millions around the world to become physically inactive by 2050, and be linked to up to 700,000 additional premature deaths annually and $3.68 billion in lost productivity, according to a study published in The Lancet...

New Delhi, March 16 A parliamentary panel has recommended that the budget allocation for the agriculture department needs to be increased to deal with challenges such as climate change and market volatility.A Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing presented a...

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has submitted India's first National Report on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The ministry stated that the report covers the period from 1...