CLIMATE CHANGE

At the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from May 29 to 31, 2025, India reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the cryosphere and supporting climate resilience. Representing…
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Gandhinagar will host the second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) conference from March 27–29, 2023. The Second ECSWG will open with a side event on water resources management, where G20 member nations will…
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A recent study conducted by researchers from the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, has revealed the reasons behind the lowest Antarctic Sea Ice Extent (SIE) in February 2022. They have investigated the role of…
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the Conference of Parties, held every year since 1995, is the supreme decision-making body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Reviewing the…
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Currently, the world is amidst intense dialogue with one another on the defining global challenge humanity faces- climate change. This year, the ongoing 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) of the United Nations Framework…
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Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav has said that India is home to one of the world’s largest remaining areas of mangroves- the Sundarbans, and has extensive experience in mangrove restoration that…
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Food systems account for nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2015, food-system emissions amounted to 18 Gt CO2 equivalent per year globally, representing 34% of total GHG emissions. ICRISAT (International Crops Research…
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In a development that could help combat climate change significantly, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Guwahati, in partnership with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited, has designed and…
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has…
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Punjabi University, Patiala, has added a feather to its cap with Dr Himender Bharti, Head of its Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, nominated as a member of the recently constituted specialist group of International Union for…
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