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Cars are stranded on a flooded street in Dubai following heavy rains, on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

AA Edit | Dubai: Apocalypse now!

Dubai Floods: A Wake-Up Call for Humanity's Vulnerability to Climate Change

19 April 2024 11:53 PM IST

The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission of India to hold the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30 next year. (AP)

AA Edit | Heed SC message on climate

Landmark Supreme Court Ruling: Right to Equality Extended to Include Protection Against Climate Change

9 April 2024 12:05 AM IST

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after counsels of the MoEF and the Delhi government failed to appear before it and no report was placed on record. (Representational Image)

Yamuna cleaning: NGT slaps Rs 50,000 fine on Centre, Delhi government

They were slapped with a fine for not submitting a status report on rejuvenation and restoration of the Yamuna river.

23 Aug 2017 6:05 PM IST

Warmer waters increase fishs need for oxygen but climate change will result in less oxygen in the oceans (Photo: AFP)

Fish may become 30 percent smaller due to climate change

There is a point where the gills cannot supply enough oxygen for a larger body, so the fish just stops growing larger.

22 Aug 2017 8:21 PM IST

Pattinson dating Sean Penn’s daughter

Pattinson dating Sean Penn’s daughter

Twilight star Robert Pattinson is reportedly dating Sean Penn’s model daughter Dylan.

29 Sept 2013 1:25 PM IST

A lowland with a Lahiriesque touch

A lowland with a Lahiriesque touch

There are some things that Jhumpa Lahiri has always done very well: the elliptical look at an unexceptional moment,...

29 Sept 2013 1:28 PM IST

Crops. (Photo: Pexels)

Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study

This is causing populations at risk of growth stunting and early death. Find out more.

2 Aug 2017 1:52 PM IST

Hotter temperatures speed up the chemical reactions that create air pollutants like ozone and fine particulate matter, which impact public health (Photo: AP)

Air pollution may cause the deaths of 60,000 people by 2030

Research adds to growing evidence that the overall health effects of a changing climate are likely to be overwhelmingly...

2 Aug 2017 8:58 AM IST

Planet Earth. (Photo: Pexels)

Earth likely to warm over two degrees this century: study

Using statistical tools, the study found only a five percent chance that Earth will warm two degrees.

1 Aug 2017 4:59 PM IST

Consensus has long been that the Earths core is about 85 percent iron and 10 percent nickel, with sulphur, oxygen and silicon prime candidates for the other five percent

Earth likely to warm over 2 degrees this century: study

The study using statistical tools shows only a five per cent chance that Earth will warm two degrees or less by the end...

1 Aug 2017 12:56 PM IST

Experts said the studys findings should raise alarms, especially with Indias average temperatures expected to rise another 3 degrees C. (Photo: AFP)

Farmer suicides rise in India as warm climate damages crops, shows...

The study suggests India will see more such tragedies as climate change brings hotter temperatures that damage crops and...

1 Aug 2017 12:12 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Dialogue can resolve conflict, says Modi

Talking about the environment, he said man must relate to nature and revere it and not merely consider it a resource to...

6 Aug 2017 6:11 AM IST