India jumped two spots, and is now ranked 8th as per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023). The first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any country. In effect, therefore, India's rank is the best amongst all large economies.
More than 228,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that Coke be dropped as a sponsor.
From India's delayed monsoon withdrawal to Brazil's current drought situation, unchecked climate change can lead to unthinkable damage to this planet.
Britain news: Many parts of the UK are sweltering under record high temperatures for the time of the year and very little rainfall, with an amber extreme heat warning in place until Tuesday.
“This historic bill will reduce inflation, lower costs, fight climate change. It's time to move this nation forward,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for the Democrats.
The IMD is bolstering its observational network with the augmentation of radars, automatic weather stations and rain gauges and satellites to improve predictability.
Climate change has been affecting our lives for many years now and the effect of it on the planet can be witnessed in a then-and-now picture shared from Norway.
The results might underestimate how common such a heatwave is now and how frequently it can be expected if greenhouse gas emissions continue, because the relatively short length of weather data records limited the statistical analysis that the researchers could make.
The high-profile annual powwow of rich and powerful from across the world will begin with a welcome reception on May 22 and will continue till May 26.
Underlining that India had "no hand in exploiting our Mother Earth", PM Modi said,"We have taken on the challenge of saving her. By 2070, we have set Net Zero target...India has been able to fulfil its climate action because, unlike others who put all the responsibility of saving the planet on multilateral organisations, we see it as a responsibility of each citizen to do their bit to save the world."
Currently, around half of all grains produced worldwide are used as animal feed, researchers noted. At the same time, a complete switch of humanity to vegetarian or vegan diets may not be the best solution, the researchers added.
Earth Day is a global event that calls for immediate action on climate change and global warming and urges individuals, organisations and political order to step up their commitment towards a green future.
Heatwave conditions prevailed in mid and low hills of Himachal Pradesh in the past 15 days.
Dehydrated skin is completely different from dry skin. The former only lacks water and is a condition, while the latter needs additional natural oils or sebum to restore it to health and is a skin type.
The second installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II's report, titled "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability", said climate-related risks to agriculture and food systems in Asia will progressively intensify with the changing climate, with differentiated impacts across the region.
The Government proposed to introduce Digital Rupee, using blockchain and other technologies, to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23 for more efficient and cheaper currency management system.
France-based Schneider Electric is ranked the world’s most sustainable corporation in 2021 by Corporate Knights.
Laetitia Hédouin said she first saw the corals during a recreational dive with a local diving club months earlier.
India is second to none when it comes to climate action and climate justice, but the Security Council is not a place to discuss either issue, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said.
US climate chief John Kerry said defended the Glasgow deal by saying "this is not the finish line for climate change...what we need is to live in pollution free".
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