State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Hottest of them all
The first three months of the year 2002 were the warmest ever recorded
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Backroom deals
Is US roping in India on the sly to subvert Kyoto Protocol?
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Local lessons
Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages
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Glacial meltdown : Too hot to handle
Within the next five years, the world could be witness to a natural disaster of catastrophic magnitude. Unprecedented damage could sweep away in its wake tens of thousands of lives. This is a
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Stop dam put into cold storage
A stop dam which was to be constructed at village Raipur in Fanda block under 'Pani Roko Abhiyan' at an estimated cost of Rs 20 lakh with the help of public participation, was put into cold storage
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Maan project to be completed by June
Deputy chief minister Subhash Yadav has said that Maan irrigation project, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs 142.27 crores by Narmada valley development Authority at Dhar district will be
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Sahara crossing into Europe -disaster in waiting
The Sahara desert is moving across the Mediterranean into southern Europe, where a lethal combination of global warming and soil-degradation are expected to bring far-reaching changes, experts say in
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Nine EU states 'lag behind on emissions'
Nine EU countries are lagging behind their targets for reducing emissions of the gases responsible for global warming, according to a new report from Europe's environmental watchdog.
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Lower House approves ratification of Kyoto pact
The Lower House approved the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, bringing Japan closer to ratifying the pact on curbing greenhouse gas emissions. The chamber also approved a bill to revise the Law Concerning the
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Weatherman sees 'normal monsoon' even in days of drought!
The on-going debate over the effects of global warming and El Nino in the country has almost isolated the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on the issue and left it alone to defend its theories.