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India’s Urban Heat Islands Are Magnifying the Climate Crisis

June 17, 2026

Temperatures in Indian cities have been rising to record levels over the past couple of decades and the blame can’t be put either on global warming or climate change. The culprit is a phenomenon that has been called athe ‘Urban Heat Island’

Greenwashing Numbers

Vivian Fernandes

March 4, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

The biannual India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR), released on January 13, proclaims heart-warming tidings that the country’s forest or tree cover has increased by 1,540 sq km since the last survey in 2019. But environmental experts say this is green

Teetering On The Brink

Jyoti Verma

March 4, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Over the past two years, people around the world have felt, endured, and resigned themselves to the wrath of the Covid-19 pandemic. While many lives were taken by the virus, those who survived are left with long Covid, the after-effects of steroids,

World Wildlife Day 2022: Exotic Animals Belong in the Wild

TC Web Desk

March 3, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

In August 2021, 2,247 endangered Indian star tortoises were seized at Chennai airport while being smuggled to Thailand. The case was one of the many cases reported from Tamil Nadu airports, especially smaller airports, with most animals smuggled in cruel conditions. The

When Green Turns To Red

Kalyan Chatterjee

March 3, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

The world is threatened by global warming and India, as expected, is attempting to play a leading role. In the short foreseeable term, it aims to meet half of its energy requirements from renewable sources and reduce carbon emissions by one billion

SDG Ranking: India Slips to Spot 120, Lags Behind Bhutan, Bangladesh

Tannuka Juneja

March 2, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

India fell three places to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations’ member states adopted in 2015, finds the India Environment Report 2022 released by Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on

Centre Launches International Monsoons Project Office

TC Web Desk

March 2, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

The Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) virtually. The office will be hosted at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, an institution under the Ministry of Earth

Climate Change Hits Food Supplies, To Make World Poorer: IPCC

TC Web Desk

March 1, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

If unchecked, climate change and extreme weather conditions will plummet millions more into poverty, while pushing up food prices and disrupting trade and labour markets, warned UN climate experts on Monday. The statement came after a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on

UN Environment Assembly Opens; Ending Plastic Pollution on Agenda

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March 1, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

Ministers of environment and other representatives from over 170 nations are taking part in the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), a three-day hybrid assembly in Nairobi beginning Monday, with action on a globally binding agreement on plastic pollution at

Women: India’s Rural Energy Pioneers

TC Web Desk

March 1, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has found a new partner globally to drive the sustainability mission – women. Another important element common to the projects under this mission is employment, where women are encouraged to take up self-employment or become entrepreneurs. Today, these

Government Grants ₹250 Crore to Rajasthan for Legacy Waste Remediation

TC Web Desk

February 26, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

In a boost to build ‘Garbage Free Cities’ in Rajasthan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on Friday approved proposals worth ₹250 crore submitted by the state for remediation of more than 45.5 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste

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India’s Urban Heat Islands Are Magnifying the Climate Crisis

Greenwashing Numbers

Teetering On The Brink

World Wildlife Day 2022: Exotic Animals Belong in the Wild

When Green Turns To Red

SDG Ranking: India Slips to Spot 120, Lags Behind Bhutan, Bangladesh

Centre Launches International Monsoons Project Office

Climate Change Hits Food Supplies, To Make World Poorer: IPCC

UN Environment Assembly Opens; Ending Plastic Pollution on Agenda

Women: India’s Rural Energy Pioneers

Government Grants ₹250 Crore to Rajasthan for Legacy Waste Remediation

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