Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told chief climate negotiators of South Africa, Brazil and China that 'equity' and the principle of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' will remain central to India's stance at the UN talks as the world negotiate...

The phase-out of inefficient lighting is one of the quickest, easiest and most cost-efficient ways to combat climate change and save energy globally. Electricity for lighting accounts for almost 20% of electricity consumption and 6% of carbon dioxide emis...

The Mumbai centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Colaba has opened its doors to students pursuing a career in atmospheric and climate sciences. With state-of-the art technology for weather forecasting and high performance computing system...

It is no secret that developing countries like India are finding it difficult to balance economic growth and its development and environment agendas. But at the same time, they have also begun to realise that the impact of unsustainable growth will be a c...

Delegations from Pakistan and India have stressed the need to work together to address challenges to climate change to achieve food and energy security, sustainable livelihoods, conservation of biodiversity, enhanced water use efficiency, promotion of low...

The issue of global governance has acquired increasing salience in recent years. With the process of globalisation and the increasing interconnectedness of economies, issues that transcend national and regional boundaries have become progressively more im...

THE ECONOMIST has long accepted the scientific consensus that the world is warming and that this warming is being caused by carbon-dioxide emissions from human activity. Climate scientists generally believe that avoiding potentially catastrophic warming w...

The National Green Tribunal is the latest to point out that consultants are including “cooked data” in the key environment impact assessment (EIA) reports which determine green clearances for industrial projects. The Tribunal has told the government t...

Climate change is warming the oceans and preventing water layers from mixing, which could upset the carbon storage capacity of microbes and plankton. As the ocean surface warms, evidence shows that it will become more "stratified", or confined to layers ...

Ahead of a meeting with environment ministers of BASIC countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said growth is important for the people but should take place in a way which does not harm the environment. Growth should not be at cost of environm...

Climate change is a rising threat to all nations of the world including Pakistan and India. But without positive will and change of mindset there is little possibility for a positive progress. Experts, at a seminar on Monday, agreed that strategic interes...

You know your negotiating strategy is in trouble when countries ranging as far as Norway in the developed world to partners like South Africa and neighbours like Bangladesh start quoting Gandhi and Nehru back to you.Lessons from the Durban Conference...

The state may be hobbled by a severe power shortage, but its capital is home to more green buildings than any other city in the country. Chennai is home to 42 of the 212 structures in India that are certified as eco-friendly by the Indian Green Building C...

In an attempt to cut down on "soaring" electricity bills, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided to use green and energy-efficient techniques to reduce power consumption by almost 35 per cent. AMC adopts green methods to bring down energy consum...

One of the largest telecom passive infrastructure providers in the world, Bharti Infratel prides itself on being a torchbearer in the field of green communication technologies, and is working hard to enhance its reputation as an environmentally-friendly o...

For the first time since the December climate change meet in Durban, environment ministers from the BASIC countries - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - will come together in New Delhi this week. The meeting will be focused on working out a common an...

The debate over development versus environment appears interminable even as the developing world is being asked to shoulder greater and equal responsibilities with the developed ones despite the latter's past profligate practices. “I believe in grow no...

Warning that an average rise of 1.5-2.5 degrees celsius in temperature would bring 20-30% of living species in the world on the brink of extinction, director-general of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Dr R K Pachauri on Thursday said it would al...

Could a fresh row over airline emissions lead to a global trade war? That is the scariest prospect raised by China’s objections this week to the European Union’s new plan for controlling greenhouse-gas emissions from aeroplanes. The scheme, which came...

Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will have a different kind of carnival this year. From June 20 to 22, the city will host the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, which is expected to bring together heads of states, ministers, senior officials, r...