Antarctica’s glaciers are retreating at a much faster pace than previously believed, a new study released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) indicates. While one major ice shelf has completely disappeared, another shelf three times the size of Rhode Island has broken off since 1986.

Massive Antarctic ice shelf may break away from coast soon

04 Apr 2009

A massive ice shelf anchored to the Antarctic coast by a narrow and quickly deteriorating ice bridge could break away soon, the European Space Agency has warned.

Carbon footprint of textiles

03 Apr 2009

The Indian textile industry will need to cover a lot of ground on crucial environmental issues that will impact both competitiveness and bottom line in a regime driven by environmental and sustainability concerns, writes Vivek Dev

New fuel efficiency standard for US-made vehicles

28 Mar 2009

By 2011 US-made vehicles will have to raise their fuel efficiency by 20 per cent, that will save about 887 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8.3 million metric tonnes

Earth Hour to tick off in India at 8.30 pm tonight

28 Mar 2009

Concerned Indians across the country will be joining a global anti-warming campaign tonight by switching-off their lights for one hour.

Climate change forces Italy-Switzerland to redraw border

27 Mar 2009

Global warming has led to the melting of the Alpine glaciers near the Matterhorn on the Italian-Swiss border, forcing both countries to redraw their 148-year border

Global Earth Hour's lights-out to be held on 28 March

21 Mar 2009

Earth Hour, expected to be world's largest environmental awareness event ever, aims to have 1 billion people in 1,000 cities switch off their lights for an hour

US Navy ships collide near Iran causing oil spill

21 Mar 2009

Climate change outlook becomes more dire than ever

14 Mar 2009

Latest research suggests that changes due to global warming could hit the world twice as hard as previously predicted

Sea levels may rise more than previously thought, says new scientific study

12 Mar 2009

Walt Disney Company to go green

10 Mar 2009

Americans exposed to more radiation from diagnostic scans

04 Mar 2009

E-waste imports to India rising 10 per cent annually

04 Mar 2009

E-waste imports to India rising 10 per cent annually

04 Mar 2009

E-waste imports to India rising 10 per cent annually

04 Mar 2009

Alongside carbon, water footprint steps on the agenda for companies

27 Feb 2009

With companies increasingly focused on reducing their carbon footprint a new movement is urging corporations to track their "water footprint" as well.

CNN International in global sonsorship deal with Suzlon Energy

27 Feb 2009

India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, Suzlon, is building its brand globally to to embody sustainable living through a global sponsorship of CNN's environmental programmes