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  UN head urges better safeguards for climate disasters

  World | March 14, 2015 11:37 IST

  SENDAI, Japan: The president of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu appealed to a U.N. disaster conference Saturday for help as a powerful cyclone swept across his archipelago, driving painfully home the rising risks from

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  Climate change sparked Syrian conflict: report

  World | March 03, 2015 21:17 IST

  Climate change between 2006 and 2009 was most likely to have caused extreme drought in Syria, one of the factors which triggered the violent uprising against president Bashar al-Assad in March 2011, says a study

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  UN refuses to conduct probe against Pachauri in sexual harassment case

  World | February 25, 2015 10:26 IST

  United Nations: The United Nations on Wednesday made it clear that it will not conduct any inquiry into accusations of sexual harassment against RK Pachauri, who resigned as the chairman of the Inter-governmental Panel on

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  Your luxurious glass walled apartment may become your Tomb: Climate change effects

  World | February 23, 2015 8:32 IST

  New York: The fear looming for years in our mind is finally coming true. Sea levels will rise four to eight inches in coming decades, and up to 50 inches by 2100 and New York

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  India among most at risk of climate change: Global Commission

  India | February 06, 2015 8:50 IST

  New Delhi: India is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and global action is needed to address that challenge, according to the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.Future growth in both

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  Climate change will hit Australia harder than rest of world: Study

  World | January 29, 2015 15:40 IST

  Sydney: In their most comprehensive forecast yet, Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and Bureau of Meteorology, have predicted temperature rises of up to 5.1c in Australia by 2090.CSIRO

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  NASA to launch first Earth-observing mission today

  World | January 29, 2015 9:33 IST

  Washington: In another major breakthrough, NASA will today launch its first US Earth observing satellite called Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission (SMAP) that will help scientists predict weather conditions more accurately.The purpose of this satellite

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  Without India, climate fight can't be won: Barack Obama

  India | January 28, 2015 9:16 IST

  New Delhi: US President Barack Obama believes that the world does not "stand a chance against climate change" unless countries like India cut carbon emissions.US President said this during his Town Hall speech at Siri

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  Modi-Obama climate change usual rhetoric: Greenpeace

  India | January 26, 2015 10:28 IST

  New Delhi: Greenpeace India Sunday expressed its disappointment that the India-US bilateral talks on climate change did not go beyond "rhetoric" and "platitudes".In response to the joint agreement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US

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  US must understand India's growth imperatives: Prakash Javadekar

  Politics | January 24, 2015 6:59 IST

  New Delhi: Urging developed countries to walk the talk on climate change, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said he expects the US to understand India's "need for growth" that aligns with its bid

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  Climate Change: PM for credit to green initiatives

  Politics | January 19, 2015 21:40 IST

  New Delhi: Pitching for a paradigm shift in the global approach towards climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said instead of only focusing on emission cuts, due credit should be given to efforts made

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  Marine wild life about to collapse in 100 years: Study

  World | January 19, 2015 13:50 IST

  Washington: The collapse of wildlife on land due to human activity is about to recur in the sea in the next 100 years, a consortium of scientists has found.According to the researchers, wildlife in the

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  Temperature rise affecting global wheat yield

  World | January 16, 2015 12:07 IST

  Washington: For every degree Celsius rise in temperature, the world stands to lose six percent of its wheat crop, finds a global study.Lead researcher Senthold Asseng from University of Florida used a computer model approach

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  Ban Ki-moon asks India to take lead in reaching Paris climate pact

  India | January 13, 2015 14:36 IST

  New Delhi: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today asked India to take a leadership role in reaching a "meaningful" climate change pact in Paris later this year.The UN climate conference to be held in Paris

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  Sustainable practices are the need today: Environment Minister

  India | January 10, 2015 11:05 IST

  Gurgaon: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said sustainable practices were the need of 21st century, as he inaugurated the Prakrit school that seeks to focus on sustainable learning and living practices

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  Climate talks: Optimism over-supply, action short-supply

  India | January 02, 2015 9:15 IST

  I sent New Year greetings to all my friends who are prominent members of the climate negotiating teams of their governments. It ran thus: "CO2operation and Not CO2nflicts! Let 2015 be year of Paris ProtoCO2l

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  India remained positive, proactive in Lima: Javadekar

  India | December 20, 2014 8:35 IST

  New Delhi: India was "positive" and "proactive" in its approach to climate change negotiations that were concluded in Lima last week, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday.Unveiling a publication on climate change adaptation, he

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  Climate deal struck after marathon talks; India's concerns met

  World | December 15, 2014 10:34 IST

  Lima: Negotiators have adopted a compromise draft for national pledges to cut global carbon emissions at marathon UN climate talks here that addressed all of India's concerns and paved way for a new ambitious and

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  SAARC scientists to review climate change impact on coral reef

  India | December 14, 2014 20:42 IST

  Panaji: Several scientists from SAARC countries will come together in Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands from tomorrow for a five-day workshop that aims to throw light on the impact of climate change on

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  In overtime, UN climate talks remain deadlocked

  World | December 14, 2014 7:28 IST

  Lima: Crucial UN climate talks, already into extra time, today remained deadlocked as the developing countries rejected the compromise outline after the US and China clashed over the draft text of the envisioned global climate