Centre to monetise assets, including in coal, railways, to raise ₹6 lakh crore by 2025
The central government announced plans to monetise assets in a bid to raise ₹6 lakh…
Climate Change
India records 33% rain deficiency in August after second monsoon “break”
A “break” in the monsoon season this month resulted in a 33% deficiency in the…
Half the world’s children at ‘extreme risk’ from climate change: UNICEF report
The report includes a Children’s Climate Risk Index that revealed every child on earth is…
Sensing an opportunity: Why India should accept, not resist, decarbonisation
With the oil economy on its way out, and a clear low-carbon pathway for the…
India ratifies Kigali Amendment for ozone and climate protection, will now develop HFC strategy
With the ratification, India’s fluorocarbon manufacturers will now be prohibited from emitting super-potent HFC-23, a…
The sum of all of India’s net zero fears
Adding decarbonisation to the to-do list of a country already battling high emission levels, modest…
ISRO develops flood hazard atlases for Assam, Bihar and Odisha
The states of Assam, Bihar and Odisha are all set to get flood hazard atlases…
1.5°C warming limit will be breached in next 20 years, warns IPCC report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed the world’s worst fears in a report…
Population exposed to floods in India to grow by 2030: Study
A new study published in Nature journal reveals that India is one of the most…
New IPCC report narrows window for action to limit global warming to 1.5°C
The Physical Science Basis report is the first instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report…