With the rise of global warming also comes the rise in extreme weather predictions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports in their Special Report on Extremes (SREX) that poorer nations with high concentrations of populations are the...

It would be too optimistic to claim that the 2009 Copenhagen Summit represented a breakthrough or turning point in the battle against climate change. But it was the first moment when the United States, China and India — the world’s biggest polluters â...

When Mariam Akhtar began teaching at a government school in a water-starved village in Indian Kashmir, she received an education of her own in the ways local people adapt to climate change. “I was surprised to see the heads of most of my students shaved...

The productivity of staple grain wheat could decline by upto 18% by 2020 due to adverse impact of climate change which is causing rise in temperature, Parliament was informed today. The yield of another major food crop rice might also fall by up to 6 per...

Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heatwaves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of scientists has said.Climate change panel warns of severe s...

PUTTING a price on something that is priceless is, well, tricky. It is, however, possible to assign a number to how much damage is being done to that thing. In the case of the oceans, a conservative estimate of the cost of climate change is that by the ye...

Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists says in a report issued Wednesday. Cl...

It’s bad news for all – from farmers to policymakers. Yields of tea, coffee and cardamom from high altitude plantations in the Western Ghats are falling because of the changing regional climate. Worse, the region is likely to see a 1.7-1.8 degrees C r...

BANGKOK, Mar 27 (IPS) - India, like other Asian countries, has focused its climate change adaptation strategies on rural and urban areas while neglecting the urban fringes, say experts. Peri-urban areas are characterised by haphazard, accelerated expansio...

The world's surging population is a big driver of environmental woes but the issue is complex and solutions are few, experts at a major conference here say.  Answers lie with educating women in poorer countries and widening access to contraception but al...

The potential impact of climate change on the environment and socio-economic systems can be understood in terms of sensitivity, adaptability and vulnerability of our existence on this planet. Based on a recent scientific report, it stresses the magnitude ...

 “We have to draw up plans to study the influence of the warming Indian Ocean on monsoons, cyclones and one-day heavy rainfall events that lead to flash floods with measurements and computer modelling. The atmosphere and ocean interact closely during t...

Climate change has accelerated in the past decade, the UN weather agency said Friday, releasing data showing that 2001 to 2010 was the warmest decade on record. The 10-year period was also marked by extreme levels of rain or snowfall, leading to significa...

The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned on Monday.  Scientific estimates differ but the world's temperature looks set to rise...

Earth Hour will be observed on March 31 this year and the city started the run-up to the event with an 'Earth Hour 2012 Cyclothon' on Saturday. Over 100 cyclists collected in the morning and cycled 8km from WWF-India along Lodhi Road. Several more partic...

Productivity of major food crops such as wheat, rice, maize and pulses in India is almost half of that in neighbouring China, according to a data. In fact, yield of staple grains like maize and pulses in India is even less than that of countries like Paki...

The government has asserted that there is no change in India's nuclear policy and protests against the Kudankulam power project are inspired by "national and international groups ideologically opposed to nuclear power" who exploited the post-Fukushima sit...

Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intell...

India has the world’s largest water infrastructure, but the poorest water delivery system in the world. On World Water Day 2012, water experts are demanding a dramatic revamp of the present water management strategy . Unlike the US and Australia, which...

Ushering us into his magnificent suite at the Taj Land's Land Hotel, Rajendra Pachauri is a tad apologetic. "I'm not used to such luxury," he says, as we sink into deep leather sofas while taking in the breathtaking view of the sun setting into the Arabia...