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Streaming binge-worthy videos does come at a cost. Here’s how it impacts the environment

The contribution of digital technology to global greenhouse gas emissions is estimated to be in the range of 1.4% to 5.9%.

Why China and India aren’t the climate villains of COP26

The financial aid that rich countries promised yet failed to deliver was supposed to help developing countries dump coal for cleaner sources of energy.

What is the Glasgow Climate Pact & why India did not commit to coal phase out

The Glasgow Pact was adopted by 197 parties 13 November after the COP26 deliberations were extended by a day. ThePrint explains the key issues covered in the pact.

India didn’t replace coal ‘phase out’ with ‘phase down’ in COP26 proposal, criticism ‘unfair’

Government sources asserted the term 'phase down' was already there in the COP26 text. Many nations had criticised India for weakening the wording from initial proposals.

Took steps but need funds — Punjab tells SC, puts stubble-burning ball in Centre’s court

Punjab wants the Centre to provide an incentive of Rs 100 per quintal to farmers for mixing the paddy straw to the soil and stop burning it, lists diversification plan.

Ban trucks entry, 50% attendance in govt offices: Centre’s measures to curb Delhi’s toxic air

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a Supreme Court bench that rather than implementing work from home, the central government has advised pooling and sharing of vehicles.

India may be behind on climate goals but its one-stop shop for electric vehicles is visionary

The more drivers know about their options — & the more govts can address worries about how far EVs can travel — the less likely they'll be to resort to old, fossil-fuel-driven habits.

Hue & cry over stubble burning baseless: SC pulls up Centre, states on Delhi pollution

New Delhi: The central government Monday claimed stubble burning by farmers contributes to just 10 per cent of air pollution in Delhi, prompting the...

The electric revolution needs to be about much more than cars. We need the bigger picture

To avoid global temperature increases, the integrated energy system of the future must run on 68 per cent direct electricity.

India calls COP26 a ‘success’, says summit has presented developing world’s concerns succinctly

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the climate crisis has been precipitated by unsustainable lifestyles and wasteful consumption patterns in the developed countries.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.