Global Warming

The agreement reached in December 2015 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris marks a turning point in international climate change mitigation. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today gave…

Bhubaneswar, March 01: One day awareness and advocacy programme on Environment Protection, Sanitation, Plantation, Climate Change & Global Warming for the Youth Red Cross Volunteers & Counsellors was organized on Monday by the Youth…

Washington, Dec 19:US President Barack Obama intensified his criticism of Republicans for refusing to admit global warming is occurring. "Keep in mind that right now, the American Republican Party is the only major party that I can think…

Paris, Dec 9: The goal of capping the global warming to 2 degrees Centigrade may be giving way to demands for the ceiling to be fixed at 1.5 degrees. The island countries have raised the demand for a lower cap, saying they stand to lose…

United Nations, Nov 18: The upcoming UN climate change conference should consider the role of nuclear of power in producing electricity with low environmental impact, according to Yukio Amano, the Director General of the International…

US President Barack Obama made his emblematic statement at the G20 summit in Turkey on November 15 that the Paris attacks were an "attack on civilized world. If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing threat beyond that…

Washington, Nov 10: With President Barack Obama set to push for a global agreement at the upcoming climate talks in Paris, the US has expressed the hope that India would step up and make an important contribution. "We certainly would…

New York, Nov 3: The entire Arctic coastline and most of the Arctic Ocean will experience an additional two months of open water each year by the 2050s, projects a new study. Some sites in the Arctic Ocean -- once covered by sea ice -- may…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the National Air Quality Index to tackle the air pollution. The index will provide information on the quality of air to the public about the level of pollution in the air on a daily basis in…

Climate change has triggered the spread of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts such as West Nile virus and Ebola, an alarming study shows. Researchers from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US warn that humans can expect…