Climate

A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say

October 04, 2025 6:40 pm

Without substantial changes to the food system, the worst effects of climate change will be unavoidable, even if humans successfully switch to cleaner energy.

Urban forests, green energy & inclusive sanitation services: How 2 cities in Gujarat and 5 in Maharashtra paving the path for climate-resilient sanitation

September 22, 2025 10:12 pm

CWAS at CRDF, CEPT University, demonstrates quantifiable results in Vita, Karad and Ichalkaranji in Maharashtra and Anjar and Gandhidham in Gujarat

'Net Zero cannot be our hero': Why climate activists question Net Zero 2050-70 carbon emissions goal and whether 'real zero' is possible as climate change continues to wreck havoc

September 22, 2025 5:28 pm

Net zero may sound like jargon, but at the end of the day, it’s about your child’s lungs, your parents’ heart health, and your own ability to breathe freely

ICJ ruling signals a new era of climate justice

July 25, 2025 1:15 pm

Reframing climate action as a legal duty, world court’s advisory opinion affirms that states must treat it as an ‘existential threat’, adopt targets of the ‘highest possible ambition’, and cooperate to reduce emissions

The Hague: Countries obliged to take climate action, liable for compensation if they don’t

July 24, 2025 4:48 am

The ICJ ruling is not binding on the countries, but sets an important precedent for the thousands of climate lawsuits that have been filed in recent years across the world

How athletes world over are dealing with a new opponent: Heat

July 20, 2025 12:47 pm

Extreme heat could affect the next Olympics in 2028, and more imminently, the upcoming football World Cup next year

From the Opinions Editor: Dealing with heat waves and floods is a knowledge challenge

June 17, 2025 12:02 am

Climate-proofing cities require paradigm shifts in engineering and planning institutes. But first school classrooms should find ways to engage with environment as people’s lived realities

Why Mumbai needs more than just ‘maidans’

May 09, 2025 5:03 pm

From safety and gender equity to heat resilience and flood control, Mumbai must rethink what ‘open space’ really means

Climate tech is a challenge and an opportunity: Shoeb Ali, Co-founder, Transition VC

April 18, 2025 10:23 pm

Mohammed Shoeb Ali, the managing partner and co-founder of Transition VC, talks about the challenges and opportunities faced by climate tech in India, and his bets on new trends in climate tech.

Forest knowledge of Maharashtra's Mahadev Koli tribe can help fight climate change: study

April 16, 2025 7:22 pm

The study documents the Mahadev Koli tribe's use of 51 tree species for medicinal purposes, highlighting that this traditional ecological knowledge should be recognised as scientifically valuable.

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