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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

IGNOU to start registration process for MSc in climate change

June 10, 2026 9:38 am

Students who has done their graduation in any discipline can apply for the programme. The course is a two year prgramme cfor candidates who are interested in climate change.

This World Environment Day, let’s broaden the conversation

June 05, 2026 6:59 am

The transition to a low-carbon economy could create millions of new jobs across manufacturing, engineering, construction, digital services and energy management sectors

Knowledge Nugget | World Environment Day 2026: Let's revisit 5 critical environmental lessons

June 05, 2026 11:39 am

The Arctic, the oceans, and the world's forests all delivered powerful wake-up calls last year. The question is: are we listening? Let's revisit the five environmental lessons that reveal where the planet is headed and what comes next.

El Niño 80% likely, will trigger extreme temperature and rainfall: UN agency

June 02, 2026 5:17 pm

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says El Niño will 'conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world'.

Europe's record heat will end soon. But for the world, why the worst may be yet to come

May 29, 2026 1:35 pm

El Niño, the unusual warming of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, could be among the strongest ever this year. It could reduce India's monsoon rainfall and increase temperatures.

Dear Editor, I Disagree: The ‘long haul’ is a luxury the planet cannot afford

May 28, 2026 7:01 am

‘Long haul’ is, after all, a profoundly human luxury. The rest of the living world does not operate on such indulgent timelines.

Delhi’s dust pollution needs science, not seasonal optics

May 26, 2026 5:42 pm

The Indo-Gangetic Plain has experienced intense heating across its entire stretch. Dust has consequently been lifted on a much larger scale, with transport winds carrying it partly from the Indo-Gangetic region and partly from Rajasthan and adjoining desert areas towards Delhi. Delhi has found itself trapped between multiple dust corridors

US, Russia vote against climate resolution on greenhouse emissions at UN, India abstains

May 22, 2026 1:21 pm

The Paris climate agreement, adopted in 2015, aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a target that gave rise to the slogan “1.5 to stay alive”.

India's highways need a green policy reset

May 20, 2026 3:26 pm

One promising solution is Highway Farm Forestry — a market-linked agroforestry approach in which farmers adjoining highways voluntarily cultivate commercially viable tree crops instead of pollution-sensitive food crops

Why climate awareness isn’t becoming action for Gen Z

May 08, 2026 11:50 pm

A generation that can cite the IPCC's sixth assessment report but cannot name its ward councillor has not yet begun to fight. That, more than the doomscrolling and the despair, is the real measure of where India's climate politics stands

CLIMATE CHANGE PHOTOS

Art meets ecology: 'Critical Zones' exhibition spotlights Earth's fragile ecosystems

February 21, 2024 2:11 pm

Dubbed 'Critical Zones. In Search of a Common Ground', the pioneering showcase is a collaborative effort between ZKM | Karlsruhe (Germany) and the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai.

Unprecedented blaze engulfs Hawaiian island; at least 36 dead

August 10, 2023 9:07 pm

At least 36 people lost their lives in the Lahaina fire, forcing some people to jump into the Pacific Ocean to escape the smoke and flames.

Venice's picturesque canals run dry as Italy faces drought alert

February 22, 2023 6:24 pm

Some of Venice's canals have dried up due to prolonged spell of drought and severe low tides in Italy.

Artificial snow saves resort owners in Europe

January 22, 2023 9:41 am

Resorts in Europe are highly depending on fake snow amidst lack of snow in the area, creating turbulence for their tourism industry.

'Connected=Connectedness', an exhibition on global climate issues

September 25, 2022 4:58 pm

The focus of the works of the invited artists examines the connections between ecosystems and human influence in the broadest sense. They revolve around positions that deal with the present and future state of the world

A shrinking island in Bengal and a river that threatens to swallow it whole

November 28, 2021 9:39 pm

With the tides during the full moon and new moon increasing in intensity, it seems as if the river Chinai and the Bay of Bengal would soon swallow the Mousuni island.

'Fashion Revolution': Unique catwalk show aims to raise awareness for fast fashion, climate change

November 24, 2021 6:19 pm

The show highlighted the perils of capitalism and fast fashion

‘If they die, we all die’: Drought kills in Kenya

November 08, 2021 6:31 pm

As world leaders address a global climate summit in Glasgow, pastoralists in Kenya watch their beloved animals suffer from lack of water and food.

As US reels under floods after Ida, Biden aims for climate action

September 05, 2021 10:51 pm

Ida transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone on September 1, killing 65 people across the US, with most of the deaths in New Jersey, New York and Louisiana.

CLIMATE CHANGE VIDEOS

Climate change is real and it is making hurricanes worse. Here's how

June 22, 2020 6:16 pm

Rising ocean temperatures have fueled some of the most devastating storms in recent years. Kendra Pierre-Louis, a reporter on The New York Times’s climate team, explains how.

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