Facing its worst water crisis, India aims to provide potable water to all by 2024
India plans to provide piped water to all rural houses by 2024 – which is…
Climate Change
Big Story: Severe heat wave grips India again, is there a plan of action?
Over the past week, most of India, barring the northeast, has been in the grips…
Water crisis looms as India witnesses second lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954
As current water levels in India’s 91 major reservoirs stand at just 20%, an estimated…
CPCB fines states for failing to report on waste management plans
Twenty-five Indian states will have to pay a fine of Rs1 crore each per month…
Big Story: Global elections could intensify divide on climate action
Four major election results were announced this fortnight, which could deepen the divide between pro-…
Extreme weather: Chennai faces its worst drought in 70 years
Chennai is witnessing its worst drought in 70 years. The water levels in Chennai’s four…
Centre proposes diluting green clearance norms
India’s environment ministry has reportedly “re-engineered” Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) norms, in the name of…
UN modernizes guidance for greenhouse emission estimates
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has updated guidelines for governments to calculate greenhouse…
UN calls for ambitious climate action, world “not on track”
Ahead of the much-awaited September climate summit, UN leaders appealed to countries to urgently develop…
Big Story: China promises, North America threatens
Chinese president Xi Jinping announced at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) that Belt…