Environment

Air pollution and noise increase risk for heart attacks

26 Oct 2018

SC rules out extension of BS-VI deadline beyond 1 April 2020

25 Oct 2018

'Himalayan gold' on the brink

25 Oct 2018

Renewable’s share in India’s power generation at a record 13.5% in August

23 Oct 2018

Microplastics discovered in human stools across the globe in 'first study of its kind'

23 Oct 2018

Experts warn Kerala of more landslides as quarries blast off Sahyadri

22 Oct 2018

At least 8 dead as cyclone Titli lashes Andhra, Odisha coasts

11 Oct 2018

The severe cyclonic storm has now crossed over from Andhra to Odisha where over three lakh people from five coastal districts have been moved to safety

Larger cities have smaller water footprint than less populated counterparts

09 Oct 2018

Act now or perish, says UN climate panel

08 Oct 2018

In order to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2030, global emissions need to be cut by 45 per cent from 2010 levels, the IPCC report said, adding that since the landmark Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015, global warming has, in fact, gone up by 1°C

More wet and dry weather extremes projected with global warming

08 Oct 2018

Large-scale wind power needs more land, causes more climatic impact than previously thought

05 Oct 2018

Researchers find that the transition to wind or solar power in the United States would warm average surface temperatures over the continental United States by 0.24 degrees Celsius

Amazon rainforest conservation victories spill losses to neighbors

05 Oct 2018

Ground shaking during devastating flood offers new insights

05 Oct 2018

Cooling effect of pre-industrial fires on climate underestimated

04 Oct 2018

PM Modi conferred `Champion of Earth’ award

03 Oct 2018

UN Environment is recognising Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his bold environmental leadership on the global stage and his pledge to eliminate all single-use plastics in the country by 2022

SoftBank’s Son offers free solar power after projects complete 25 years

03 Oct 2018

Son said while a solar power plant has a total life span of 80 years, its capacity lowers by 15 per cent in the first five years, but generation is maintained at 85 per cent for the rest of its lifetime

UN honours PM Modi, France’s Macron with `Champions of Earth Award’

27 Sep 2018

Besides Modi and Macron, this year’s laureates include Cochin International Airport (for entrepreneurial vision), Joan Carling (defenders), Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods (science and innovation) and China's Zhejiang's Green Rural Revival Programme (inspiration and action)

IMD sounds alert as rain wreaks havoc in North, kill 11

26 Sep 2018

IMD has forecast very heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and heavy rainfall over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu