Earth Has Life Span Of Nearly 1bn Years More: Study
The future life span of Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere is approximately one billion years, a new study reveals. According to the…
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Like Wine, Environmental Conditions Impact Whiskey Flavor
Flavor differences in whiskey can be discerned based solely on the environment in which the barley used to make the…
UN Environment Assembly Kicks Off With a Call to Make Peace with Nature
Its time for the world to radically change our ways if we are to make peace with the planet and…
Hyderabad Recognized As 2020 Tree City of the World
The Arbor Day Foundation and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation have recognised Hyderabad as 2020 Tree City of the…
Extreme Life Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Poses Several Questions
Dr. Huw Griffiths, marine biologist and lead author of the study, said that the stationary animals are like sponges and…
Humans Versus Earth: The Quest To Define The Anthropocene
Crawford Lake is so small it takes just 10 minutes to stroll all the way around its shore. But beneath…
Uttarakhand Glacier Bursts, Disrupts Life, Many Die, Dozens Missing
A glacial break reported in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand in India has likely led to massive…
Climate Change Is A Global Emergency
Two-thirds of people think the climate crisis is a “global emergency”, according to a UN poll, the biggest ever on…
Nature and Nurture: How the Biden Administration Can Advance Ties With India
As the administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. is set to begin in the United States, the U.S.-India relationship is…
Sonia Aggarwal Named To Be Biden’s Climate Policy Adviser
Sonia Aggarwal, an energy policy expert has been named by President-elect Joe Biden as the senior advisor for climate policy…
2020 Tied for Hottest Year on Record
As if we don’t have enough to worry about, climate change is becoming an increasing burden on humanity. The year…
Climate Change Will Cause 62 Million South Asians To Be Forced To Migrate From Their Homes By 2050
More than 62 million South Asian people will be forced to migrate from their homes due to climate disasters by…
UN Urges World Leaders to Declare ‘Climate Emergency’ at Virtual Climate Summit
Global climate leaders took a major stride towards a resilient, net zero emissions future today, presenting ambitious new commitments, urgent…
Is Delhi, The World’s Most Air Polluted Capital In The World?
After an unexpected respite as coronavirus lockdowns stalled economic activity, air pollution has returned to pre-COVID-19 levels in Delhi, the world’s most air…
Has Mount Everest Grown? Nepal Will Tell Us
Well known around the globe, Everest as the tallest mountain with 29,029 feet, from sea level to summit may not…
The Universe Is Getting Hot, Hot, Hot, A New Study Suggests
Newswise — The universe is getting hotter, a new study has found. The study, published Oct. 13 in the Astrophysical Journal, probed…
How Desert Dust Storms Supply Vital Nutrients to the Oceans
A dust story in El Fasher, North Darfur. This is a natural weather phenomenon in Darfur which occurs regularly between…
Global Temperature Report: October 2020 Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.14 °C (+0.25 °F) per decade
October’s seasonally-adjusted, large-scale temperature averages generally fell a bit from September’s with one major exception. The global average was +0.54…
Arctic Ice Is Nearing Extinct
The German Research Vessel Polarstern has sailed back into its home port after completing a remarkable expedition to the Arctic…
As Planet Burns, One Million Species in World’s Eco-System in Danger of Extinction
UNITED NATIONS: (IPS) – When UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the 193-member General Assembly last December, he focused on the smoldering…
Up to 15 inches of sea-level rise from ice sheets by 2100 predicted by international modeling collaboration
Los Alamos National Laboratory, working with three dozen other institutions from around the world, has helped to create the most…
The Unprecedented Fire Ravaging Western USA Is A Mere Preview Of What Climate Change Has In Store Trump Continues to Question Science on Climate Change
As wildfires raging through the West force millions of residents to confront the consequences of a warming planet, the presidential…
Galaxy Simulations Could Help Reveal Origins of Milky Way
Rutgers astronomers have produced the most advanced galaxy simulations of their kind, which could help reveal the origins of the…
A killer whale who grieved her dead calf for 17 days is a mother again
The killer whale who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving is a mother again….
UN Secretary General Says, India Can Be ‘Global Superpower’ In Fighting Climate Change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked India to end its reliance on polluting, financially volatile and costly fossil fuels…
Death Valley In US Records ‘Highest Temperature On Earth’
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth – 130F (54.4C) – may have been reached in…
21 Million Tons Of Micro plastic In Atlantic Ocean
There are 12-21 million tons of tiny plastic fragments floating in the Atlantic Ocean, scientists have found. A study, led by…
Vishal Gupta and Fellow Researchers Help Reopen the Greek Economy
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers announced an AI-based project, nicknamed “Eva,” that uses data to support…
The pandemic and our ecological sins – Nature’s return to Venice and Cox’s Bazar is a reminder that we must change
(By Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka (Courtesy, THE UCANews) In mid-April, a biologist filmed a heartwarming video of a jellyfish gliding…
Alia Bhatt pens poem to celebrate Earth Day
First Sara Alia Khan, and now Alia Bhatt. It seems like Earth Day has brought alive the inner poets in…
1.5 billion-year-old Earth had water everywhere, but not one continent, study suggests
What did Earth look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had…
Himalayan towns running dry, say experts
A recent study covering 13 towns across four countries — India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan — in the Hindu Kush…
Every Child on Earth Faces ‘Existential Threats’ From Climate Change, Report Finds
Every child on Earth faces an uncertain future due to the effects of climate change and not one country is doing enough…
80% Of 867 Indian Bird Species Population On Decline
Almost 80 per cent of the 867 species of birds population in India has been on decline in the past…
Iceberg that’s twice the size of Washington cleaves off Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, in a sign of warming
An iceberg about twice the size of the District of Columbia broke off Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica sometime…
George Soros commits $1 billion to fund a network of universities around the world to fight authoritarian regimes and climate change
George Soros, the billionaire investor-turned-philanthropist, said that he was committing $1 billion to fund “the most important project of his life”, a…
Scientists Think We’re Closer to the End of the World Than Ever
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been. Scientists…
America’s #1 Futurist George Issues Shocking Prediction
“This tiny piece of plastic will transform our world forever, Mr. President” The idea George Gilder proposed as he…
‘Normal’ Human Body Temperature Has Changed in the Last Century
Whether you have a stomachache, a wrist sprain or a chronic disease, one of the first things doctors and nurses…
Greta Thunberg Is TIME Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg, 16, a Swedish climate crisis activist, has been chosen by TIME as person of the year. Thunberg is…
India’s Mahila Housing Sewa Trust to Get UN Climate Action Award
A project led by NGO Mahila Housing Sewa Trust to organise and empower women in low-income households to increase their…
UN Report On Climate Change Paints Bleak Picture
With world leaders gathering in Madrid next week for their annual bargaining session over how to avert a climate catastrophe,…
Sea level along Indian coast rose by 8.5 cm in last 50 years
Sea level along the Indian coast has risen by 8.5 cm in the last five decades, India’s Union Minister Babul…
Arctic Ocean may be ice-free for part of year by 2044, finds study
Human-caused climate change is on track to make the Arctic Ocean functionally ice-free for part of each year starting sometime…
Protesting Climate Change, Young People Take to Streets in a Global Strike
“We are in a deep climate hole. To get out, we must first stop digging,” he said. “Is it common…
Is The Deep Water Sea Project In Kerala An Environmental And Livelihood Threat?
Courtesy: The First Post The mighty Arabian Sea could be seen advancing rapidly onto the coast, destroying, almost completely, the…
Extreme climate change has arrived
Before climate change thawed the winters of New Jersey, this lake hosted boisterous wintertime carnivals. As many as 15,000 skaters…
Indian sand artist wins People’s Choice Award at Boston festival
Sudarshan Pattnaik’s sculpture highlighted the dangers of plastic pollution in oceans Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the…
Americares India Responds to Flooding in Assam and Bihar
Americares India is organizing medical teams to treat survivors of the monsoon rains that have inundated South Asia. More than…
PM Modi invites G20 countries to join global coalition on disaster resilience
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience, saying disasters…
Students From 1,600 Cities Just Walked Out of School to Protest Climate Change. It Could Be Greta Thunberg’s Biggest Strike Yet
Hundreds of thousands of students around the world walked out of their schools and colleges Friday in the latest in…
One million species threatened with extinction because of humans
One million of the planet’s eight million species are threatened with extinction by humans, scientists warned Monday in what is…
April 22nd is Earth Day Perceptions of people on potential threats to EARTH
April 22 is Earth Day, an annual event that highlights environmental concerns and encourages civic action. This year’s Earth Day…
All South Asian Countries, Except Afghanistan, Are Happier than India; Finland Tops the List, US Ranked # 19
All South Asian countries, except Afghanistan, are happier than India, according to the World Happiest Report 2019. India ranked #…
New York mural of astronaut, Gandhi talks about future
The high-tech future of green jobs and the Gandhian virtue of the dignity of work meld their messages on a…
Interfaith Brunch hosted by Hindu community held in New Jersey
“Living the Change” was the theme of the 32nd annual Interfaith Brunch on February 18, 2019 at the elegant Seasons banquet…
Cities around the world turn off lights to mark Earth Hour
Cities around the world are marking Earth Hour by turning off the lights in a call for global action on…
9 of the 10 Worst Global Risks are Linked to Water
By Jens BerggrenReprint, Spokesperson & Advisor at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 21 2019 (IPS) – Every year,…
Indian nuns’ center in Mumbai bags award
Sahayini has trained and placed 500 marginalized youth and contributed social advancement of the poor. A Salesian social development agency…
10 Safest Cities in the World
As with anything, traveling comes with its risks. Odds are, you’ve heard some stories of tourists becoming victims of crimes or being…
Screen time for children: Good, bad, or it depends?
This is not the first time when technological advances have created a virtual riot in homes, schools, and offices. When…
Mayor Steve Chirico committed to making Naperville a Model City
Naperville IL: Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, running for re-election, kick-started his campaign on Thursday, January 24th at Features Bar and…
Indian Bishops start office for ecology The newly established Commission aims to “embark on a new path to care and protect the environment.”
India’s Catholic bishops have decided to establish a new office for ecological concerns in line with the universal Church’s efforts…
Blooms once in 12 years & treasures the unknown: Kerala’s pride, ‘Neelakurinji’
Once every 12 years, the Hills of Munnar in the southern state of Kerala in India, turn blue. People flock…
At record high global carbon emissions, planet earth in peril
Global emissions of carbon dioxide have reached the highest levels on record, scientists projected last week, in the latest evidence…
200 nations gather in Poland to plan to prevent catastrophic climate change
With the direst warnings yet of impending environmental disaster still ringing in their ears, representatives from nearly 200 nations gathered…
India promises to play constructive, balanced role in UN climate summit
Indian Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the high level of greenhouse gas emission was a major concern and reaffirmed…
‘2/3rd global population could be under stress due to water scarcity by 2025’
The 2011 Census says that 1.79 crore of rural and 1.41 crore of urban population is affected with high arsenic…
Indian American Budding Environmentalists win EPA’s PEYA Awards
Several young Indian Americans made it to the list of the President’s Environmental Youth Award, awarded by the U.S. Environmental…
Climate change: Oceans ‘soaking up more heat than estimated’
By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent The world has seriously underestimated the amount of heat soaked up by our oceans over…
Air pollution killed highest number of under-5 children in India in 2016: WHO report
At least 100,000 children below five years died in 2016 due to health complications associated with high outdoor and indoor…
World’s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens
Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began on…
‘A nuclear war would be a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions’
With Trump administration trying to pull out of the Nuclear Treaty it signed with Russia decades ago, Archbishop Bernardito Auza,…
India lost $80 billion from natural disasters in 20 years, ranks 4th in the world for economic losses: UN report
Climate change is putting people in harm’s way. A report titled ‘Economic Losses, Poverty and Disasters 1998-2017’ compiled by the…
Kurinji Blooms in Kerala after 12 years
Set to paint the hills and valleys of Munnar a stunning purple-blue, the Neelakurinji, the flower that blankets the hills…
Scientists Lay Out Paths to Solve Climate Change
Climate scientists have understood for decades that unchecked, man-made global warming will wreak havoc on human civilization. The challenge has…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cochin Airport Among UN Environment Program’s Champions of Earth Award Recipients
The United Nations Environmental Program announced on September 26th that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India-based airport Cochin International Airport…
Sushma Swaraj says India ready to take lead on climate action
The themes at the United Nations General Assembly have been varied, but what’s been the main theme at the U.N….
Teen Shreya Ramachandran wins 2018 Gloria Barron Prize for Environment
Shreya Ramachandran, 14, of California, has been chosen to receive The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes 2018, an award that celebrates…
“Taming the Sun:” Varun Sivaram leads efforts to cleaner, greener, innovative technology
Solar energy could one day supply most of the world’s energy needs, but its current upsurge is in danger of…
U.N. Chief Warns of a Dangerous Tipping Point on Climate Change
Warning of the risks of “runaway” global warming, the United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, on Monday called on global…
Sewa International sets up Hotline to help Hurricane Florence victims
As Hurricane Florence has hit the East Coast of the United States, Sewa International, an Indian American nonprofit with extensive…
Techies Who Raised $1.5 Million for Kerala Flood Relief From Social Media, Invited By Kerala CM
Three Indian Americans from Chicago, Illinois have raised a remarkable $1.5 million in five days to aid the over one…
Kerala floods: NASA’s before and after satellite images show scale of devastation
With the Kerala floods making news across the globe, US space agency NASA has released “before and after” photographs depicting…
Fiji, Rising Sea Levels Threaten Main Island – Archbishop Warns “Our Island is Disappearing’
Parts of Fiji’s main island are on course to disappear because of rising sea levels, according to the country’s archbishop,…
Taj Mahal Threatened
India’s iconic Taj Mahal has been threatened in recent months by insect poo – environmentalists say that bugs from the…
Best Times to See the Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century
Less than a year after the 2017 solar eclipse created a path of totality across the United States, the longest total lunar eclipse of…
Climate change will hit living standards of 600 million Indians: World Bank
Unchecked climate change will dent India’s GDP by 2.8 per cent and depress the living standards of nearly half the…
Pope Francis to Oil Executives: Time for Clean Alternatives
Pope Francis spoke June 9, 2018, to some 40 participants in the Symposium for Directors of the main companies in…
From Madhuri Dixit to Dia Mirza, Bollywood Stars on World Environment Day: Let’s Do Our Bit
Bollywood celebrities like Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Dia Mirza and Jackie Shroff have urged people to save planet Earth on World Environment…
Dia Mirza ows at Environment Summit in San Francisco
Actress-activist Dia Mirza, the UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for India, flew to San Francisco earlier this week to participate in…
Nature’s ‘alarming’ decline threatens food, water, energy: UN study
Human activities are causing an alarming decline in the variety of plant and animal life on Earth and jeopardising food, clean water…
Pramilla Malick to run again for New York State Senate Seat
Environmental activist Pramilla Malick plans to run again for the state Senate seat held by John Bonacic, the Mount Hope…
Scientists issue a grim new warning on Climate Change: ‘We Are Not Prepared’
New research shows that countries around the world are falling short of greenhouse gas goals in the Paris climate deal,…
The Earth’s Future Will Not Come from Heaven
Most readers will find it difficult to accept what I am going to express here. Even though it is based…
Trump Regime on the Verge of Okaying Two New Warheads That Could Make Nuclear War More Likely
As has been reported since last summer, the Trump regime seeks to build two new nuclear weapons, one of which—a low-yield warhead…
Dia Mirza is UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for India
Former Miss Asia-Pacific, actor, producer, entrepreneur and environmentalist, Dia Mirza, was appointed as UN Environment’s Goodwill Ambassador for India on Nov….
India loses billions to air pollution: UN
India had the highest share of welfare costs (or a loss of income from labour), of about $220 billion (about…
India leading emerging nations in race for universal energy access
India is on course to achieving universal access to electricity and clean cooking facilities by the early 2020s, a decade…
Trump and the Truth about Climate Change
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Laureate | Project Syndicate – TRANSCEND Media Service Tell Donald Trump: The Paris Climate Deal Is…