climate
- India
2022 fifth warmest year for India since 1901: IMD
New Delhi: The year 2022 was the fifth warmest for India since 1901 when India Meteorological Department started keeping weather records. The annual mean land surface air temperature was 0.51 degrees Celsius…
- Pakistan
Pakistani PM launches report in wake of climate-induced catastrophic floods
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched the Resilient, Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework (4RF) report in the wake of the recent catastrophic floods in the South Asian country. The 4RF…
- India
Parl panel to deliberate on climate adaptation investment
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Monday will deliberate on the subject “India’s investment requirements for sustainable growth, particularly for climate adaptation and mitigation”. The panel, headed by BJP…
- World
Bangladesh needs up to $12.5 bn for climate action: World Bank
Dhaka: Bangladesh will need at least $12.5 billion, approximately 3 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), in the medium term for climate action, according to a World Bank report. Financing…
- Pakistan
Climate change likely increased heavy rain that led to Pakistan flooding: Study
New Delhi: Human-caused climate change likely increased the intense rainfall that flooded swathes of land across Pakistan, according to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists as part…
- India
Modi calls up Norway PM, discusses climate-related issues
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store. The leaders discussed bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, including initiatives to…
- World
US: Senate Democrats clear first hurdle on healthcare, climate bills
Washington: US Senate Democrats advanced their long-delayed health care, tax and climate bill following months of uncertainty over whether the major legislation could be passed before the November mid-term elections. The Senate voted…
- India
IMD launches ‘Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India’
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday launched ‘The Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India’ that has been prepared for 13 most hazardous meteorological events that lead to loss…
- Science
Research on Himalayas encouraged to find solutions to calamities: Govt
New Delhi: Scientists studying glaciers in the upper Kali Ganga valley in Uttarakhand have found that a 5-km-long unnamed glacier abruptly changed its main course and merged with an adjacent glacier named…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh among 5 states most vulnerable to climate extremes: CEEW
New Delhi: Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Bihar are most vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts, and cyclones in India, according to a first of its kind Climate Vulnerability…
- Science
Nobel physics prize goes to 3 for climate discoveries
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work in the physical modelling of Earth’s climate,…
- Hyderabad
Fridays for Future Telangana organises ‘global climate strike’
Hyderabad: Fridays for Future’s Telangana unit today organized the ‘Global Climate Strike’ protest here at People’s Plaza, Tank Bund. Holding placards and posters, young activists created awareness about climate change and drew the…
- Science
NASA launches mission to study climate, ocean currents
Washington: After being delayed over a year due to the pandemic, NASA has launched a mission with scientific instruments aboard a self-propelled ocean glider and several airplanes to study the role of…
- Hyderabad
‘Multi-pronged strategy to transform Hyderabad into low-carbon city’
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has employed a multi-pronged strategy to transform into a climate resilient and low-carbon city, Mayor Vijayalaxmi Gadwal said on Friday. Interacting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and mayors from various…
- India
March third warmest in 121 years: IMD
New Delhi: March was third warmest in 121 years in terms of monthly average maximum temperature, the India Meteorological Department on Monday said. The IMD, in its review for the month, said the…
