NEW DELHI: Total annual groundwater recharge in the country marginally increased in 2025 compared to last year and so did the water availability for different uses, but nearly one-fourth of the assessment units collectively continued to be in semi-critical, critical and over-exploited categories due to notable decline in recharge in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,…
Noida: Smog continued to smother the city, and Noida’s AQI saw little change on Thursday at 408 (severe), against 409 the day prior. Greater Noida, meanwhile, saw some relief as AQI dropped to 380 (very poor) from Wednesday’s 420. However, in neighbouring Ghaziabad pollution levels rose slightly as AQI slipped to 430 from 422 the…
Pune: India had been undergoing faster and more uneven climate shifts than earlier estimated and the country had warmed by 0.89°C (2015–2024) compared to the early 1900s (1901-1930), revealed a new peer reviewed study.The hottest day of the year had been warming by 1.5-2°C in western and northeast India since the 1950s, the assessment published…
Representative image (AI) India’s average temperature rose by nearly 0.9 degrees Celsius in the last decade (2015-2024) with the number of warm days increasing across most of the country, a new study says, highlighting the urgent need for adaptation strategies.The hottest day of the year also registered a temperature rise of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius in…
NEW YORK: Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics — but how much is too much? The bar is low, according to a new study out Monday: less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for example.That threshold “is much smaller than we expected,” said…
Protests in Brazil amid Cop30 summit (AFP image) Belem, Nov 15, 2025 -Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years.Under a searing sun, Indigenous people and activists sang, chanted and…
As the World Climate Conference, COP30, is underway in Belem, Brazil, the disastrous consequences of environmental crimes are visible across the Amazon. This highlights an oft-overlooked fact in the fight to combat a warming world: Tackling organized crime is also key to safeguarding the climate. In the Amazon, criminal groups like the Comando Vermelho (CV),…
BELEM: California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic party is “back on its feet” after a string of election wins — and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets.The 58-year-old leader of the Golden State spoke to AFP at the UN’s annual climate summit, held…
NEW DELHI: The 30th session of the annual UN climate conference (COP30) kicked off on Monday in Belem, Brazil, with a focus on climate finance to mobilise $1.3 trillion annually for developing countries by 2035. Discussions on the inaugural day, however, were centred around setting key agenda points, involving five critical issues, for negotiations. The…
The Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae) has become an unlikely pop culture icon, earning the nickname “Spider-Man lizard” because of the striking red and blue hues of its male form. Native to East Africa, this reptile thrives on the sunlit rocks of Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda, displaying an extraordinary blend of biological adaptation and…
Representative Image (Image credits: AP) NAIROBI: Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen, dismissed by NGOs as “greenwashing”, could destroy her community’s way of life.Under the scheme, local Maasai are being offered money to keep their cattle on a strict “rotational grazing” scheme so that the grass…
NEW DELHI: Several people were detained on Sunday afternoon after they gathered at India Gate as part of a “clean air protest”, demanding urgent govt action and strict policies to mitigate what they called an “air emergency”. Some women even brought their children, holding nebulisers and medical prescriptions, to the site — symbolic reminders of…
Brazil knows how to put on a show. From the World Cup and the Olympics to a recent free Lady Gaga concert that drew millions of people to Copacabana Beach, few nations stage global spectacles quite like it. Next up is climate diplomacy’s most important annual event, the UN climate summit, known as COP. Thirty…
India has reiterated that equitable, predictable, and concessional climate finance remains central to achieving global climate goals, underscoring the principle of fairness and shared responsibility at the Leaders’ Summit of COP30 in Belem, Brazil.Delivering India’s National Statement, Ambassador Dinesh Bhatia said the country’s climate action continues to be guided by equity, national circumstances, and the…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a roundtable with leaders (Image credits: AP) BELEM: World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world’s forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees.The initial government commitments still…
India’s marine mammal research could soon take a major leap forward with new initiatives to track whales, dolphins, and other species by capturing their sounds from several kilometres away.At a special session on marine mammal research, held alongside the fourth International Symposium on Marine Ecosystem (MECOS4) at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, experts discussed…
WASHINGTON: A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by artificial intelligence and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30.A new report released Thursday by the Coalition Against Climate Disinformation (CAAD) finds despite increasing support…
Kaziranga unveils new survey reports of Fish, Frog and Reptile diversity (Photo credit: ANI) Kaziranga unveils new survey reports of Fish, Frog and Reptile diversity Kaziranga unveils new survey reports of Fish, Frog and Reptile diversity (Photo credit: ANI) Kaziranga unveils new survey reports of Fish, Frog and Reptile diversity Kaziranga unveils new survey reports…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and China’s vice premier Ding Xuexiang (Image credits: AP) BELEM: World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering. About 50 heads of state and government…
The European Union struck a deal Wednesday on the 27-nation bloc’s next big emissions-cutting targets, after making a string of concessions to win over reluctant capitals in time for the UN’s COP30 summit. After marathon overnight talks, the bloc averted the worst-case scenario of turning up empty-handed to next week’s gathering in Brazil — where…
