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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

If climate change doesn’t slow down, many bird species will be on brink of extinction

Pushp Bajaj - August 4, 2019

A new study has found that birds are changing their reproduction and migration patterns to cope with the climate crisis but not fast enough.

Europe is reversing trend on deforestation, thanks to migration & govt policies

Johnny Wood - August 3, 2019

In the last century, trees flourished as people left the countryside for the city, and intensive agriculture meant less land was needed for farming.

Global heatwave: The human body is already close to its thermal limits

Tom Matthews - July 29, 2019

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, it is so full of water vapour that sweat no longer evaporates. Our body’s core temperature starts rising.

Tiger census in India finds numbers have doubled since 2014

PTI - July 29, 2019

PM Modi, who released the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018 Monday, said India has emerged as one of the safest tiger habitats in the world.

Conspiracy theorists on Youtube are crowding the conversation on climate change, finds study

Luke McGrath - July 28, 2019

The amount of disinformation on YouTube makes it difficult to discuss geoengineering, and is undermining the authority of science, says Joachim Allgaier, author of the study.

Human-induced climate change is causing record-breaking heat waves

Justin Fox - July 27, 2019

Taking climate change seriously requires differentiating between what’s virtually certain and the extreme weather events about which far less is understood.

Study shows saving elephants helps us fight climate change

Ahimsa Campos - July 21, 2019

What elephants eat and how they eat contribute significantly to forest biomass, research has shown.

‘Eco-shaming’ is on the rise, but does it work?

Elaine Thelen - July 21, 2019

With increasing environmental activism, there's a new trend to call out people who pollute the planet.

Brazil’s president wants to deforest the Amazon, and the UN has few options to stop him

Ash Murphy - July 16, 2019

The Amazon is a crucial carbon sink, which makes responding to Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro's deforestation efforts a matter of international responsibility.

A 550 km-long mass of rotting seaweed is heading for Mexico’s beaches

Sean Fleming - July 14, 2019

It’s a bleak picture. Beaches ruined by deposits of foul-smelling, rotting seaweed are bad for tourism.

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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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What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

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India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

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Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

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China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

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