Super El Niño Effect Hits Home: Bengal’s Villages Face Early Climate Breakdown
The first signs of the developing global Super El Niño are no longer confined to satellite maps over the Pacific Ocean.
The first signs of the developing global Super El Niño are no longer confined to satellite maps over the Pacific Ocean.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Monday said that India will host the 1st International Big Cat Summit, on June 1 and 2, in New Delhi, inviting industry to play an active part in big cat conservation.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday announced the designation of Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh as a Ramsar site, taking India’s total to 99 and the state’s tally to 12.
In a warming world, forests are the quiet architecture of survival—and the Indian Forest Service its steadfast sentinel.
In the unfolding environmental history of the twenty–first century, few institutions operate as quietly yet as decisively as the Indian Forest Service (IFS).
In the bustling halls of COP28, India’s resolute stance on climate negotiations reverberates, echoing the nation’s plea for “equity and justice.”
Getting to net zero emissions by mid-century is conventionally understood as humanity’s best hope for keeping Earth’s surface temperature (already 1.2°C above its pre-industrial level) from increasing well beyond 1.5°C – potentially reaching a point at which it could cause widespread societal breakdown.
But the applause might not yet be warranted. The deal itself leaves much undecided and has been met with criticism by climate justice advocates and front-line communities.
As we navigate the complex landscape of climate change and the urgent need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, there emerges a beacon of hope on the horizon ~ the surge in electric vehicle (EV) adoption.
Reena Gupta is representing Delhi at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, with nearly more than 100 mayors and leaders of the world's leading cities united to confront the climate crisis.
