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Trump had spent only a few minutes at the climate summit, a centrepiece of this year's UN General Assembly schedule. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump mocks climate change activist Greta Thunberg in a tweet

Swedish 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg scolded audience at UN Climate Action Summit on Monday, repeatedly asking, 'How dare you?'

24 Sep 2019 11:25 AM

PM Modi made the comments while speaking at the Leaders' Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (Photo: PTI)

Modi takes a dig on China for helping Pak, says 'terrorists' shouldn’t be given funds, arms

PM called for global solidarity and readiness against terrorism in same way the world has shown against challenges like climate change.

24 Sep 2019 10:07 AM

During floods and landslides in August 2019, two villages were completely destroyed killing several people. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Protect the Western Ghats to tackle floods

India must stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to fight floods.

23 Sep 2019 4:07 PM

Koizumi was speaking on the eve of a United Nations climate summit in New York where activists plan to float a blimp showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emerging from a bucket of coal to protest Japan's pans to build new coal-fired power plants. (Photo: Social Media)

Will make fight against climate 'sexy, fun': Japan Environment Minister

Koizumi, 38, became the third youngest lawmaker to join a post-World War Two Japanese cabinet when Abe announced a reshuffle this month.

23 Sep 2019 2:47 PM

People held a funeral on the mountainside to bid adieu to Pizol glacier. (Photo: AFP)

Climate funeral march in Swiss mountains

Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier.

23 Sep 2019 1:51 PM

Bleaching occurs when stressed corals release algae that provide them with vital nutrients. (Photo: AFP)

Heat wave from Pacific Ocean poses threat to Hawaiian corals

Lingering Pacific heat wave threatens Hawaii coral.

23 Sep 2019 1:11 PM

The report found that rather than falling, carbon dioxide grew two per cent in 2018, reaching a record high of 37 billion tonnes. (Representational Image)

Five-year period ending 2019 set to be hottest on record, says UN report

The report comes ahead of a major UN climate summit that Guterres has called to ask countries to raise greenhouse gas reduction targets.

23 Sep 2019 12:22 PM

PM Modi has said that India has a capacity of 4GW and the country has set a target of adding 100 GW of solar power by 2022. (Photo: File)

PM Modi likely to discuss India's plans for renewable energy at UN summit

India's important role and contribution to global climate action efforts have been underlined by fact that Modi is 4th speaker at Summit.

23 Sep 2019 11:01 AM

Combating climate change

The world peace body has decided to commemorate this International Day of Peace with the lesson of climate change.

22 Sep 2019 11:36 PM

A landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn global warming and pollution are ravaging Earth's oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale. (Photo: AFP)

Thousands of activists conduct mass cleanup of world’s beaches

Environmental activists pluck plastic from world's beaches on mass cleanup day.

22 Sep 2019 12:54 PM

"So India is a very important actor, an actor with a legacy that is very complex, because of the coal weight in the production of electricity. And so India for us is a fundamental partner in this discussion. And obviously, part of the dialogue was also related to our own efforts and the need to green the UN," he said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UN praises India for climate action, says Modi govt making fantastic efforts

Guterres was speaking to agroup of journalists ahead of the high-level Climate Action Summit.

21 Sep 2019 4:51 PM

Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world can’t wait any longer. (Photo: AP)

‘I want a future’: Global youth protests urge climate action

Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New York.

21 Sep 2019 12:29 PM

No other region of the world has warmed as quickly as the Arctic in the past decades. (PHoto: AFP)

Polar expedition to study effect of climate change from Arctic

'Largest polar expedition in history' to probe Arctic climate.

21 Sep 2019 11:11 AM

At a contribution of about one million dollars, India has gifted solar panels that have been installed on the roof of the UN Headquarters in New York, one panel each for every 193 UN Member State. (Photo: UN | Twitter)

PM Modi to inaugurate 'Gandhi Solar Park', India's gift to UN HQ

PM Modi will be honoured for his leadership of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission), which he had launched on October 2, 2014.

20 Sep 2019 3:09 PM

The Storm King dam near Stanthorpe in Queensland made for a popular swimming spot, but is now running dry. (Photo: AFP)

Water crisis looms over eastern Australia

'Day Zero' looms in Australian Outback as climate change bites.

20 Sep 2019 2:20 PM

The Inkachaka dam looks full, but the snowcaps in the mountains around have disappeared. (Photo: AFP)

Bolivia’s capital uses new ways to tackle climate change

Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world's highest capital.

19 Sep 2019 1:44 PM

'Please save your praise. We don’t want it,' Thunberg told the Senate Climate Change Task Force. (Photo: AFP)

'Save your praise, take action on climate change': Greta Thunberg

The 16-year-old has inspired millions of students and others to join her weekly strikes to demand action to fight climate change.

18 Sep 2019 3:45 PM

Large-scale reforestation also poses other problems: the planted trees may compete with local cultures and forests and may not necessarily be beneficial to the local environment. (Photo: AFP)

Planting trees is not the cure to carbon emissions

Tree-planting to offset carbon emissions: no cure-all.

18 Sep 2019 12:15 PM

Scientists have calculated that PCB levels of nine milligrammes per kilo are sufficient to impair reproduction and the immune system of marine mammals. (Photo: AFP)

Alarmingly high toxins found in English Channel dolphins

English Channel dolphins riddled with toxins.

13 Sep 2019 9:47 AM

The presence of microplastics in the soil could cause long term damage to the worms and the soil quality. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Microplastics are inhibiting earthworm growth, degrading agricultural soil

A study shows that the presence of microplastics in soil is not allowing worms to thrive, thus reducing soil quality.

12 Sep 2019 12:25 PM

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