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Elder Ka'nahsohon Kevin Deer performs a ceremony as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on.

Why have countries failed to meet their biodiversity goals?

December 9, 2022 18:11 IST

Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting in Montreal, Canada from December 7 for a new global agreement on halting environmental loss.

As per the bulletin, heavy to very rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur and Pudukkotai on Thursday. (File)

Cyclone Mandous approaching: Here is all you need to knowSubscriber Only

December 9, 2022 18:31 IST

Mandous is expected to cross India's coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota on the night of December 9.

The Great Barrier Reef is ‘in danger’: Australia pushes backSubscriber Only

December 1, 2022 20:50 IST

A joint report by the IUCN and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has recommended that the Great Barrier Reef “be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger”, something Australia is opposing. We explain why.

A man rides a boat past a toll plaza amid flood water on main Indus highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 15, 2022. (Reuters Photo: Akhtar Soomro, File)

Money to fight climate change: Are taxes the answer?Subscriber Only

November 30, 2022 11:47 IST

COP27: The Sharm el-Sheikh agreement includes an estimate of the money required to fight climate change. To meet the demand, corporates will have to step in. New taxes may have to be imposed, and more innovative solutions sought.

A view shows the Shiveluch volcano spewing volcanic ash and smoke, on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, November 22, 2022. (Yuri Demyanchuk/ Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences via REUTERS)

What’s known about the Russian volcano that may be about to erupt?

November 27, 2022 13:43 IST

Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Kamchatka, having erupted at least 60 times in the past 10,000 years.

A protest at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

At COP27, one hit and many missesSubscriber Only

November 23, 2022 08:08 IST

At COP27, the decision to set up a loss and damage fund has earned the conference a place among the major milestones in global climate change response. But on many other fronts, the final agreement delivered little.

Vanessa Nakate, of Uganda, left, participates in a Fridays for Future protest at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit while holding a sign that says "pay for loss and damage".

COP27: How will UN climate deal on loss and damage work?

November 21, 2022 21:31 IST

The deal says the fund will assist “developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change," though there will be room for others that are severely affected by climate disasters.

A family in a makeshift tent surrounded by flood water during the Pakistan floods.

Floods in Pakistan, hurricane in US, nearly daily extreme weather events in India: the severe climate disasters of 2022Subscriber Only

November 18, 2022 21:33 IST

India recorded “extreme weather events on 241 of 273 days” in the first nine months of the year, according to one study.

The carbon border tax involves imposing an import duty on a product manufactured in a country with more lax climate rules than the one buying it. (Illustrative Image, Image credit: Pixabay)

What is carbon border tax, which India opposed at COP27Subscriber Only

November 17, 2022 19:19 IST

The BASIC group, comprising India, China, Brazil and South Africa, said in a statement that “unilateral measures and discriminatory practices, such as carbon border taxes, that could result in market distortion and aggravate the trust deficit amongst Parties, must be avoided.”

Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday. (Reuters)

Road to net-zero statusSubscriber Only

November 16, 2022 08:24 IST

At the ongoing COP27, India outlined its plan to achieve a net-zero emission status by 2070. What are the sectors it will focus on? Why does a key area. agriculture, find no mention in the plan?

A tree stands on a cleared area in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

What the latest UN science says about climate change

November 11, 2022 13:03 IST

A look at what major reports in the last few months have stressed regarding the science of climate change.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) greenwash march in Glasgow Bristol (UK), 2021. (Wikimedia Commons/Stay Grounded)

Red flags over ‘greenwashing’ at COP27 — what is it?Subscriber Only

November 9, 2022 07:19 IST

Greenwashing as a practice is prevalent enough to create concerns over climate goals getting completely undermined, and was considered serious enough for the UN Secretary General to set up an expert group solely to look into this. What is greenwashing, and why is it dangerous? We explain.

Participants attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 8, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

The many groups at COP27: Who is negotiating at Sharm el-Sheikh climate conference?

November 8, 2022 18:28 IST

Each country has its own concerns, and interest groups band together to collectively bargain for a better deal. Meet the participants and their agendas.

What an Oxfam report says about carbon emissions of the world’s richest peopleSubscriber Only

November 8, 2022 07:56 IST

The report said that on average, billionaires are responsible for emitting “3 million tonnes” of carbon a year, which is “more than a million times the average for someone in the bottom 90% of humanity.” Here is how it reached its conclusions.

A woman poses near a sign for the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit on display outside the green zone, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP)

COP27 discusses funds for poorer nations to tackle climate disasters. But who will pay, and howSubscriber Only

November 7, 2022 20:17 IST

Money is at the heart of every response measure that needs to be taken to fight climate change. The needs are at least a couple of orders of magnitude higher than what is currently available or pledged. Here is what is happening.

Activists from the group Just Stop Oil block a road in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 demanding to stop future gas and oil projects from going ahead.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Before COP27, a status checkSubscriber Only

November 2, 2022 17:46 IST

The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference begins on Sunday. As climate challenges turn steeper, what steps are likely at the conference? What role will the Ukraine war play?

The annual report assesses the gap between the pledges taken by different countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the estimated reduction required to maintain the average global temperature rise to below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C, by the end of this century. (Representational)

Why the Emissions Gap Report 2022 has raised alarm on climate actionSubscriber Only

November 1, 2022 14:45 IST

According to the report, national pledges taken by countries since last year only make a “negligible difference” to predicted 2030 emissions.

Two beaches in Lakshadweep has been given Blue Flag. (Photo: Twitter@Bhupendra Yadav)

Two more Indian beaches get ‘Blue Flag’: What is this coveted eco-label?Subscriber Only

October 28, 2022 07:33 IST

India now has 12 'blue' beaches, a certificate awarded by the prestigious international programme of cleanliness and environmental sustainability run by the global nonprofit Foundation for Environmental Education

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Cleanest day-after-Diwali air in Delhi since 2015: how did this happen?Subscriber Only

October 26, 2022 08:38 IST

Delhi air pollution: Essentially the fact that it was windy; also that Diwali came early this year, and it wasn't cool enough. Both these are important factors; also, stubble-burning had a lower impact this year.

Low pressure (indicated as L) formed in Bay of Bengal on Thursday. IMD

October storm in Bay of Bengal after 3 years: When, where it is likely to hitSubscriber Only

October 21, 2022 08:55 IST

Cyclone Sitrang: If realised, this will be the first cyclone to develop in the Bay of Bengal in October since 2018, and will be called Sitrang, as named by Thailand. The last October cyclone in the Bay of Bengal was Titli in 2018.

Steams flow down the Tien Shan range, where the Tuyuksu glacier is melting rapidly, in Kazakhstan in 2018. This is happening around the world. (The NYT)

Tipping points of global warmingSubscriber Only

November 4, 2022 17:41 IST

A study has found that even at the current levels of warming in the world, several climate 'tipping points' could be crossed, setting off irreversible, catastrophic, and self-perpetuating changes.

Higher than normal temperatures were recorded over Africa, north America, southern Asia, Atlantic, and northern South America regions.

This September was 5th warmest in 143 years: NOAA reportSubscriber Only

October 19, 2022 06:00 IST

The US-based NOAA confirmed that 2022 could feature among the 10 warmest years ever recorded on Earth.

The rainiest month in a calendar year for Pune is July, when the city records an average monthly rainfall of 186.6mm. (Photo: Arul Horizon)

Why Pune has recorded 339 per cent surplus rain this OctoberSubscriber Only

October 19, 2022 03:57 IST

If rains persist in the coming days, which the IMD has forecast, this month could feature among Pune’s wettest Octobers ever. We explain what is happening.

Bolivia granted all nature rights equal to that of humans in 2011, establishing the Law of the Rights of Mother Earth, which redefined Mother Earth as “an indivisible community of all living systems and living organisms, interrelated, interdependent and complementary, which share a common destiny.” (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Why countries like Bolivia and New Zealand have awarded legal rights to non-humansSubscriber Only

October 15, 2022 11:47 IST

As the world fights climate change and the exploitation of nature, countries like Ecuador and New Zealand have taken some significant steps in bringing laws into the natural world.

The last weekend in Delhi was extremely wet. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

The lingering monsoonSubscriber Only

October 12, 2022 06:56 IST

The heavy October rainfall over North and Northwest India underscores the changing patterns of monsoon activity over the subcontinent. Driven by climate change, the 'normal' has shifted, and the country may soon have to make adjustments in a range of sectors.

EAM Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Rubio hold bilateral discussions in New York

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Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar and US Senator Rubio met in New York to discuss the 25% tariff on Indian oil imposed by Trump. This was their first in-person meeting since the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting. India and the US also began talks for a trade agreement, with positive discussions during a recent visit by US trade officials to India.

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