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India withdraws offer to host COP33 climate summit in 2028

Soumya Pillai - April 8, 2026

Soil near Delhi-NCR battery recycling sites have high levels of lead, finds Toxics Link study

How will Delhi conduct its first city-wide tree census

40% Indian districts still don’t have a single air quality monitoring station, says Airvoice study

London’s Thames has bounced back, and a large seal population is proof of it

Sean Fleming - September 15, 2019

Tighter environmental regulations, upgraded waste systems and many habitat enhancement projects have revived the river.

How oceans have helped us avoid the worst of climate change

Pushp Bajaj - September 15, 2019

CO2 levels in Earth’s atmosphere breached an ominous landmark in 2013, but it didn’t have the expected impact.

Kulhads aren’t exactly the eco-friendly alternative to plastic cups you think they are

Mohana Basu - September 13, 2019

Scientists say it’s better to use earthen cups than single-use plastics but ‘kulhads’ don’t have small carbon footprint & can take decades to degrade.

Adapting to climate change now will come at a heavy cost

Eric Roston - September 10, 2019

Humans must pay to end the burning of fossil fuels, but they must also pay to change how they live, invest & build in a climate-changed world.

At UN meet, PM Modi sets target of restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030

Mohana Basu - September 9, 2019

At the end of this meet, participant nations are expected to announce the Delhi Declaration that will represent a global resolve to fight climate change.

Surviving climate change, these super corals can handle acid, heat and suffocation

Emma F Camp - September 8, 2019

Finding out how these “super corals” can live in extreme environments may help us unlock the secret of coral resilience.

First Gender Caucus at UN convention discusses women’s issues linked to land

Mohana Basu - September 5, 2019

The Gender Caucus was part of the 14th Conference of Parties to UNCCD and included discussions on land tenure, drought and sandstorms.

Climate change threatens cultivation of Indian banana, global warming likely to hit output

Sandhya Ramesh - September 5, 2019

A new study has found that climate change will slash banana yields, in a prospect daunting for India, the biggest consumer and producer of the fruit.

At UN convention, scientists propose global indicator to measure droughts

Mohana Basu - September 5, 2019

UNCCD lead scientist Barron Joseph Orr proposes a three-tier system for establishing a drought indicator.

Planting saplings not enough to cut carbon footprint, we need forests: Former IFS officer

Mohana Basu - September 4, 2019

At 14th UNCCD COP 14 meeting, experts say ecological restoration is the only way to combat desertification of lands and significantly reduce carbon footprint.

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Environment

India withdraws offer to host COP33 climate summit in 2028

Soil near Delhi-NCR battery recycling sites have high levels of lead, finds Toxics Link study

How will Delhi conduct its first city-wide tree census

40% Indian districts still don’t have a single air quality monitoring station, says Airvoice study

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