UN Climate Action Summit falls short on expectations
All expectations of announcement of concrete action at the UN Climate Action Summit came crashing…
Climate Change
The UN CAS: A summit of great expectations
The clock is ticking. Climate change is destroying our lands and oceans. While the acceptance…
UNCCD COP 14: Diluted Delhi Declaration presented, but business leaders keen to help restore degraded land
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 14th Conference of Parties (COP) was held…
Death toll due to floods has crossed 1400 this year, says MHA as North India faces fury
Heavy rains lashed several north Indian states this past week. While parts of Rajasthan, Punjab…
Climate Action Summit: Mostly smoke, little fire
Early this month, the AFP published a damning report on a leaked draft of the…
Global healthcare’s carbon footprint: US, China top emitter list, but India has more to lose, says study
With an aim to become a $5 trillion economy in the next few years, India…
India to host UN meet focused on land degradation, but country still unclear on 2030 target
This week, representatives from 196 countries are meeting in Greater Noida, India, at the 14th…
Amazon fires: Brazil govt says situation returning to normal, but experts warn ‘the worst is yet to come’
Brazilian Minister of the Environment Ricardo Salles may have blamed ‘dry weather, wind and heat’…
1,058 deaths so far during 2019 monsoon in India, environment minister denies links with climate change despite clear signs
Western India continued to face the wrath of the Indian monsoon this fortnight. Floods triggered…
IEEFA study: India needs $500-700 billion investment to achieve renewables targets
India will require around $500-700 billion in renewables investments in the next 10 years to…