IIT Guwahati develops new technology in partnership with NTPC New Delhi, April 15: 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 developed …
Read More »World Health Day 2022: The health of all peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security
Prioritize equitable health to build well-being societies for a healthier, fairer, and greener world: WHO This year on World Health Day (7 April) the WHO is putting the spotlight on the direct link between climate change, environmental degradation and our health and calling for urgent action to protect our health …
Read More »Nature-inspired technique to help turn seawater into freshwater
Climate change & Growing population pose a major global challenge in terms of water availability in the coming times New Delhi, Nov 18: Efforts to develop more efficient desalination techniques for converting seawater into freshwater are slated to get a major boost with researchers gaining new insights into the molecular …
Read More »Teen from India calls for clean energy at COP26 meet
New Delhi, Nov 12: A 15-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu had exhorted the world to move towards clean energy during the recently concluded 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change at Glasgow, Scotland. “I am not here to speak about the future, I am …
Read More »Flash flood fury in Uttarakhand, a classic example of Climate Change
By Dr Seema Javed Extreme weather events are not new to the country; however, the increasing frequency of these events are. All thanks to climate change, which has been altering weather patterns across India. The latest example is the torrential rains in Uttarakhand earlier this week. The weather remains calm …
Read More »24% of deaths are due to environmental pollution and other environmental risks
WHO and UN partners’ compendium of 500 actions aims to reduce diseases from environmental factors and save lives Almost 25% of deaths worldwide could be prevented if the actions in the compendium were fully implemented New Delhi/Geneva 06th September 2021: WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a …
Read More »Pineapple agroforestry could help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss
New Delhi, Aug 18th,: Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practised by ethnic “Hmar” tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for North East India. This traditional practice can provide twin solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new study. This study was carried out …
Read More »Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world is stunted, UN agencies warned on Monday. 12 July 2021:New data that represents the first comprehensive global assessment of food insecurity carried out since the coronavirus …
Read More »Dangerous! Study links black carbon to premature mortality
Unchecked emission of black carbon into the environment could lead to premature mortality New Delhi, July 0, 2021: A new study has found that unchecked emission of black carbon into the environment could have a significant adverse effect on human health and even lead to premature mortality. The Indo-Gangetic plain …
Read More »Making health system resilient towards climate variability
Abha Tewary / Rajeev Kumar Mehajan / Mahaveer Golechha / Dileep Mavalankar New Delhi, May 26th: There is very high confidence within the scientific community that the “health of human populations is sensitive to shifts in weather patterns and other aspects of climate change”. IPCC’s ‘Special Report on Global Warming …
Read More »Asian-led CSO network calls on Elon Musk to engage in the decarbonization of Bitcoin.
Even the verification process needed to trade Bitcoin is also a polluting endeavor. Bitcoin system's current design requires more electricity than is needed to power Denmark
Read More »CEEW warned last year, 85 per cent districts in Uttarakhand vulnerable to extreme floods
Over 85 per cent of districts in Uttarakhand, which are home to over nine crore people, are hotspots of extreme floods and its associated events, according to an independent analysis released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).
Read More »Experts tackle the infectious disease, exposures in India
Climate change and COVID-19. There is a complex interplay between the immune system and confounding variables — like crowding — that may be causing high infection rates, rather than air pollution per se
Read More »Climate change under a gender lens
Countries in the Asia Pacific region are at the forefront of bearing the onslaught of climate change. During the last three decades, 45% of the world’s natural disasters have occurred in this region, which is vulnerable to floods, cyclones, earthquakes, droughts, storms and tsunamis. While climate change affects everyone but …
Read More »Decline in Arctic sea ice does not sound good for the environment, warns NCPOR
New Delhi, 16 June (Mohammad Faiyaz Anwar): The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due to global warming. The decline of sea ice has led to localized increase in evaporation, air humidity, cloud cover, and rainfall. Arctic sea …
Read More »Green Stimulus Index Brazil, Russia India, Indonesia and Mexico stimulus handing money to major polluters
Analysis : Brazil, Russia India, Indonesia and Mexico stimulus handing money to major polluters Over the past 2 months the world has witnessed unprecedented government financial interventions in response to Covid-19. Governments have rightly put people first and focussed on the immediate implications of the crisis – with roughly 73% …
Read More »Climate change will add to health burden in India: study
The public health gains achieved in the past few decades, in the form of control or elimination of infectious diseases and improvements in children’s health, could be wiped out if uncontrolled climate change goes on, warns a new study released on Thursday.
Read More »New IPCC report warns of marine heat waves, extremely severe cyclones
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Wednesday released a Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. The report focuses on the emergence of ocean extremes in response to increasing carbon emissions
Read More »The Heat Is On: Taking Stock of Global Climate Ambition
Nearly all high-emitting countries are lagging behind in the fight against climate change and must step up, according to the most comprehensive report to date on the world’s climate ambitions.
Read More »WHO Director-General urges world leaders to protect health from climate change
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged to world leaders to protect health from climate change.
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