climate change
- World
Bangladesh floods: Six million people marooned; Army called in
Dhaka: Incessant rains and gushing waters have marooned at least six million people in Bangladesh, prompting authorities to call in the Army to assist in the rescue and relief operations. Officials estimate…
- World
UN chief: Governments’ inaction on climate is ‘dangerous’
Berlin: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday of a dangerous disconnect between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. Guterres said…
- World
Why world is facing largest cost-of-living crisis in a generation?
United Nations: The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report. “The largest cost-of-living crisis of the 21st…
- India
‘Unfounded assumptions’: India rejects Yale environment index rating
New Delhi: Rejecting the bottom rank in environmental performance index by the Yale Centre for Environmental Law & Policy, India on Wednesday said that many indicators used for assessing the EPI are…
- World
Singapore’s dengue emergency is a climate change warning sign
Singapore: Singapore says it is facing a dengue “emergency” as it grapples with an outbreak of the seasonal disease that has come unusually early this year. The Southeast Asian city-state has already…
- World
Guterres calls for ‘a shared future for all life’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on the international community to “build a shared future for all life”. “Biodiversity is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, ending the…
- World
UN chief says renewable energy “lifeline” to ending climate change
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, saying the renewable energy is the “lifeline” to ending climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea…
- World
Key climate change indicators break records in 2021: UN report
Geneva: Four key climate change indicators, including greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat, and ocean acidification, set new records in 2021, a report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said. According to…
- India
Heat waves, floods, rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse
New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, including New Delhi where temperatures have…
- World
Musk declines Gates’ request to discuss philanthropy in new leaked texts
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly declined a meeting to discuss climate change philanthropy with Bill Gates because the latter admitted he still holds a short position on Tesla stock.…
- Science
Scientists find climate change can actually accelerate ocean currents
San Diego: An international team led by researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California used computer modelling simulations to discover that climate change is altering the mechanics…
- Technology
Twitter bans misleading climate change ads
New Delhi: Twitter has announced to ban “misleading” advertisements related to climate change on its platform. The micro-blogging platform said that misleading advertisements on Twitter “that contradict the scientific consensus on climate…
- Hyderabad
Revoking GO 111 may lead to climate change in Hyderabad: Report
Hyderabad: The state government’s plan to revoke GO 111 may lead to severe climate change in Hyderabad. Environmentalists warned that the city’s weather will turn extremely hot from the current mild weather. Sagar…
- Technology
Big Tech firms commit $925 mn to reduce carbon footprint
New Delhi: Big Tech companies like Meta (formerly Facebook), Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Stripe, Shopify and McKinsey have pledged $925 million to purchase captured carbon and help save the Earth. Funded by…