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How climate change triggered Wayanad landslides

The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution......

1 lakh trees to be felled for Kanwar route: UP govt tells NGT

The National Green Tribunal has been informed by the Uttar Pradesh government's environment department that over 1.12 lakh trees will be felled in the protected forest area in the state to make way......

Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality. IMAGE:......

CPM takes god's path to fight climate change in Kerala

In God's Own Country, hopes for increasing the state's green cover spring from temple courtyards. IMAGE: Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

'Climate Change Is The Main Villain'

'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.' IMAGE: Search and rescue operations underway in Wayanad.......

Ministry of Environment issues new rules post SC order

In response to the Supreme Court’s (SC’s) strong stance on unchecked environmental violations, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced new rules......

Steel recycle mandate for automakers on the anvil

The environment ministry is likely to soon issue regulations that will mandate automakers to recycle a specified percentage of steel from old vehicles, starting from the next financial year,......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Climate change: What will happen to our forests?

Foresters should not succumb to the temptations of easy money for carbon sequestration, says Nitin Desai. The threat of climate change is now overwhelming the dialogue on forest policy. Forests,......

Bloomberg says India bigger problem than China on climate change

IMAGE: Michael Bloomberg. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images India poses a "bigger problem" than China when it comes to fighting climate change, particularly on reducing carbon emissions,......

'Covid loves me so much, it has come back again'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Babul Supriyo/Instagram Politician-singer Babul Supriyo is currently quarantined in Kolkata after contracting COVID for the second time. The first time Babul......

Time to take action on climate change: Yuvraj on Aus bushfire

IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh termed the raging bushfire in Australia as tragic. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Former India World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Thursday termed......

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