Climate Change

Countries have legal obligations to protect children from climate change: UN

New Delhi: The United Nations Committee on Rights of the Child has called upon the governments to take “administrative” action…

3 years ago

Over 450 million children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia: UNICEF

New Delhi: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 76 percent of children (460 million) under 18…

3 years ago

Climate change increases cost of sovereign and corporate debt worldwide: Study

New Delhi: Climate change will increase the cost of sovereign and corporate debt worldwide according to new research led by…

3 years ago

COP28 will be most significant COP since 2015 Paris Agreement: Simon Stiell UNFCCC

Chennai: As the world is grappling with more extreme weather events, Simon Emmanuel Kervin Stiell, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework…

3 years ago

Financing for disaster risk reduction completely transformed in India: Pramod Kumar Mishra

New Delhi: Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Pramod Kumar Mishra has said the financing for disaster risk reduction has been…

3 years ago

Centre launches ‘WINDS’ portal to provide accurate weather data to farmers

New Delhi: Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju has called for adapting “responsive and appropriate scientific mechanism" in Agriculture…

3 years ago

India must take leadership position in climate action: Amitabh Kant

Mumbai: India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Monday said that India must take a leadership position in climate action to…

3 years ago

India UAE call for global collective action to address challenges of Climate Change

New Delhi: India and UAE called upon the world to recognized the "urgent need" to address the challenges of climate…

3 years ago

Sixty six percent of Indians exposed to extreme flood events: CEEW

New Delhi: The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has said that around 66 per cent of individuals in…

3 years ago

European Parliament passes ‘Nature Restoration Law’ to protect natural ecosystem

New Delhi: The European Parliament on Wednesday passed "Nature Restoration Law" for the restoration measures of natural ecosystem and biodiversity…

3 years ago