Continued neglect an existential threat for India’s grasslands
With no protective policy in place, the country’s once dominant grasslands, essential for climate mitigation,…
Climate Change
On a melting spree: Extensive study finds rapid acceleration of glacier loss across the world
Globally, glaciers lost 298 gigatonnes of ice every year between 2015 and 2019— a 31%…
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it…
Countries raise targets at Biden’s Earth Day summit
Biden’s climate summit partly managed to galvanise some developed countries to deepen climate action. Japan…
IMD predicts “normal” monsoon, third in a row
The India Meteorological Department last week released its long-range forecast for this year’s monsoon. According…
Global warming dominating monsoon dynamics in India, monsoons to be more chaotic: Study
For every degree Celsius of warming, monsoon rainfalls will likely increase by about 5%, according…
Paris Agreement commitments fall short on health care, systemic course correction needed: Global report
The first-of-its-kind decarbonisation pathway for the healthcare sector urges deep emission cuts from wealthiest and…
The future of rice: Shrinking production area, yield and productivity
The cultivation of rice, a staple in the Indian diet, is increasingly being affected by…
What the net-zero target for India means
Does it make sense for India, still decades away from peaking, to chart out net-zero…
Kerry in India: US climate envoy talks climate finance with Javadekar
US special envoy for climate John Kerry met environment minister Prakash Javadekar during the former’s…