![]() | We need to ensure success of Mission LiFE: Energy MinisterLiFE movement aims to motivate individuals and communities to practise a lifestyle that is synchronous with nature to combat the climate change. |
![]() | Drought caused by climate change linked to farmer suicides, says reportIndian farmers are at the most risk group for death by suicide. It accounts for over 15 per cent of the country’s total suicide record in 2021. |
![]() | Ex-PM Liz Truss urges UK to get tough with China on TaiwanIt is "absolutely clear" that Chinese President Xi Jinping "has ambitions to take Taiwan", she added at a press conference later. |
![]() | When the wind god fell sick: Connected with natureThe eponymous story, When the Wind God Fell Sick, tells the tale of a god who falls ill due to the destruction of the forests. |
![]() | Fish culture extension threatens Kerala's 3000-year-old grain that combats climate changeWhile prawns fetch more money than pokkali, a focus on them is upending a delicate ecosystem, making it difficult for farmers who want to continue with pokkali, environmental experts say. |
![]() | Will TN continue to walk the talk to become climate resilient?The current actions will shape the future of the state, considering 43% of coastline eroding, weather patterns changing and more industries putting enormous stress on land and water. |
![]() | India’s first environmental monitoring studio to come up in TN: MinisterTamil Nadu’s economic growth rate is higher than the national average and is on track to achieve a USD 1 trillion economic goal with a steady flow of investments. |
![]() | Scientists find Indian farmers adapted to temperature change for rice, maizeThe researchers suggested two ways by which the crops could adapt - the farmers could change their management practices or the varieties themselves be sturdier. |
![]() | Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: PollThe findings from The AP-NORC poll echo growing evidence that many individuals question their own role in combating climate change. Still, the poll suggests people are paying attention. |
![]() | Annual crop loss of 147 million kg due to pest attacks: Tea research bodyThe major pests prevalent in north Indian tea plantations are tea mosquito bugs and looper caterpillars apart from thrips. |
![]() | 1.6K died in extreme weather events in ’22, most in floods, landslips: ReportThe report underlined that the continued increase of heat-trapping greenhouse gases is causing socio-economic upheavals and environmental impacts. |
![]() | The curious case of a Bill on forest conservationThe SC’s interventions resulted in the banning of mining in Kudremukh and the Aravallis, and the establishment of the compensatory afforestation fund. |
![]() | UN's weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hotKiller floods, droughts and heat waves hit around the world, costing many billions of dollars. The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane in the air reached the highest modern record. |
![]() | 2022 fifth or sixth warmest year on record, says WMO; India & Pakistan particularly affectedContinuous drought in East Africa, record-breaking rainfall in Pakistan and record-breaking heatwaves in China and Europe affected drove food insecurity and boosted mass migration, WMO observed. |
![]() | Intensity, frequency of heat waves to increase due to climate change, say expertsEarlier this month, the IMD predicted above-normal maximum temperatures from April to June for most parts of the country, except parts of the northwest and the peninsular regions. |
![]() | Asian chip makers must cut soaring emissions: GreenpeaceThe global semiconductor manufacturing industry is projected to emit 86 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2030 -- more than double Portugal's total emissions in 2021 -- Greenpeace said. |
![]() | Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American batsA report by experts from the U.S., Canada and Mexico said 81 of the continent’s 154 known bat types “are at risk of severe population decline” in the next 15 years. |
![]() | New glacial lakes pose threat to HimalayasAs per the recent study carried out by the State Centre on Climate Change of the Himachal Pradesh Council for Science Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) |
![]() | As Earth warms, more ‘flash droughts’ suck soil, plants dryBy definition, flash droughts – because they result from low soil moisture levels – are especially bad for agriculture, experts said. |
![]() | Kerala residents try to save Periyar river, officials deny problemsResidents say the industries take in large amounts of freshwater from the Periyar and discharge concentrated wastewater with almost no treatment. |
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