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Air pollution experts compared the Diwali week this year with the corresponding period in 2018 and said that the air quality has been very good this time.

When will climate, bad air be a live poll issue?

In India, there have been several instances where public protests led to some changes or withdrawal of policy decisions.

31 Oct 2019 12:00 AM IST

These high intensity storms have been tied to the very warm sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Indian Ocean cradle of deadly cyclones?

Here's why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones.

18 May 2019 2:41 PM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

What we need is a global climate jihad

Never in human history has such a prospect threatened, except possibly for a while during the Black Death of the 14th...

14 May 2019 5:39 AM IST

The researchers found that following drought, fallen trees, defoliation and canopy damage produced a significant loss in canopy height. (Representational image)

Here's how to deal with climate change by planting more trees

An additional 1 billion hectares of forest will be required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050.

7 July 2019 11:26 AM IST

Russias Prime Minister on Monday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement, just hours ahead of a key summit trying to tackle ever increasing gas emissions. (Photo: File)

Russia joins Paris climate accord ahead of key summit

While many countries will be present at the summit at the head of state level, Russia is only sending a deputy...

24 Sept 2019 12:16 PM IST

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Rome-Fiumicino International Airport to attend the G-20 leaders meeting, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Rome. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden, Pope Francis to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican

As only the second Catholic president after John F. Kennedy, Biden has made his audience with the pope a clear priority

29 Oct 2021 11:57 AM IST

Eat a wide variety of high-fibre plant foods every single day, including vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

Organic farming impact climate, says study

Organically farmed food occupies larger land which impacts weather.

29 Dec 2018 3:12 PM IST

The majority of the rulebook for the Paris agreement has been created. (Photo: AP)

Talks adopt rulebook' to put Paris climate deal into action

Negotiators delayed other key decisions until next year a move that frustrated environmentalists and countries.

17 Dec 2018 1:54 PM IST

Since organic meat and milk production uses organic feed-stock, it also requires more land than conventional production (Photo: AFP)

Organic food can be worse for climate than conventionally cultivated...

If we use more land for the same amount of food, we contribute indirectly to bigger deforestation elsewhere in the...

14 Dec 2018 4:49 PM IST

Estimates suggest health savings from reduced air pollution may be between 1.4-2.5 times greater than cost of climate change mitigation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study

Health costs from air pollution include medical treatment, patient care, and lost productivity.

3 March 2018 10:03 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how dryness is aiding disease transmission

Scientists say the effect of sickness on behaviour is most pronounced in animals that are very dependent on access to...

22 Jun 2018 7:14 PM IST

The loss of ozone is weakening protection from UV rays on the planet and CFC-11 is also a powerful greenhouse gas causing global warming (Photo: AFP)

Earth risks tipping into 'hothouse' state: study

The risk of tipping cascades could be significant at a 2 C temperature rise, and could increase sharply beyond that...

7 Aug 2018 7:29 PM IST