Sinking beauties
Sea levels that are rising as a result of climate change are biggest threat for most of the island states across the world. Out of these, 52 small island states are seeing a sea level rise that is four
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Global Traffic Scorecard 2016
With population and economic growth around the world pressuring urban mobility, applying big data to understand and combat congestion is crucial to the health and development of our cities. The INRIX Global
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Flood fury 2015
Flash flooding triggered by torrential rains has killed 71 people in Gujarat, as annual monsoon season hits the country. Track the latest updates as floods threaten and disrupt normal life in - Jammu and
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Toxic boom
frican and Asian countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, China, Pakistan, India, and Vietnam are turning into illegal e-waste hubs, bypassing the legitimate global waste and recycling market that is thought
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Trash for thought
Track the growth of plastic waste, from the time of discovery of polyethelene in 1933 till the present, when plastics have become a major environmental hazard on land and in sea.
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IPCC Synthesis Report- Select Quotes
The latest report of the Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that global warming is unequivocal , and that the role of humans in causing it is clear . The report sent out a clear
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Cyclone Hudhud
Cyclone Hudhud crosses Vizag, loses speed; kills 5 in Andhra, Odisha.
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International migration flows: tracking the trends
With the refugee crisis in Syria, the rhetoric of the US presidential campaign and the recent Brexit vote, it’s no surprise that the movement of people is such a major talking point, explore info graphic
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Air pollution costs Europe US$ 1.6 trillion
A staggering US$ 1.6 trillion is the economic cost of the approximate 600,000 premature deaths and of the diseases caused by air pollution in the WHO European Region in 2010, according to the first-ever
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How India commutes to work?
As Delhi's odd-even scheme prepares to make a comeback in April 2016, India Environment Poratl takes a look at what modes of transport, if any, India uses to get to work.
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Living dead
Three decades after the Bhopal gas lead killed a few thousand people overnight, the struggle continues for its survivors. A number of issues concerning the survivors of the disaster, termed the biggest
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Wake up call
<p>Underscoring yet another reason why an ambitious climate deal must come out of upcoming COP21 talks in Paris, a new United Nations report warns of the "high price" of extreme weather disasters
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Turning the corner on toxic pollution
<p>Today pollution kills nearly 9 million people while more than 200 million people worldwide suffer from ailments, diseases, sicknesses. The fact that more than one in seven deaths in the world are pollution-related
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Smart agriculture: weapon against climate change impacts
How can the world adequately feed the projected population of over 9 billion people by 2050 in a manner that aids economic development and at the same time reduces pressure on the environment? Is climate-smart
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America's air get cleaner over the past decade
<p>America's air get cleaner over the past decade - Interactive Map.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/America%20air%20get%20cleaner.html" target="_blank">Know
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Who is doing more to save the planet- 2015 Climate Change Performance Index
The 2015 Climate Change Performance Index shows a new "record" in global energy related CO2 emissions. Moreover, in the coming years, atmospheric CO2 concentration is set to exceed the 400 ppm benchmark.
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Killer coal
<p>Killer coal - An assessment of death and disease caused by India's dirtiest energy source.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Coal%20Kill/index.html"
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U.S. warming fast since 1st Earth Day
<p>U.S. Warming Fast Since 1st Earth Day.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Climate%20Change%20-%20America.html" target="_blank">Know More</a></p>
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Africa's water: the path to universal access
<p>Africa's water: the path to universal access.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Africa's%20Water.html" target="_blank">Know More</a></p>
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Mr Modi, wish us a Happy Environment Day
<p>Mr Modi, wish us a Happy Environment Day.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/Green%20Agenda%20for%20saffron/index.html" target="_blank">Know More</a></p>