With millions of refugees pouring into countries in Europe, renewed attention is being paid to those who are displaced.
In December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified emission standards for limiting sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and mercury emissions in coal-based thermal power plants.
Dr Anshu Bharadwaj, ED, CSTEP was the National Focal Point (NFP) at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
On a per capita basis, India is one of the lowest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world, yet it is threatened by the impact of global warming and climate change.
An efficient recycling ecosystem will greatly help in reducing the loss of critical materials.
The article explores the effects that India's climate policy will have in the context of the country's existing development problems India is expected to face severe challenges as a result of climate change and these will disproportionately affect the poor and the most vulnerable The country's current climate policies nevertheless adopt an approach that seems unlikely to improve conditions for the poor, unless it shifts from a top-down, growth-oriented strategy towards prioritizing access to basic goods and services as a primary policy goal.
The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi, launched the Patna Clean Air Action Plan (PCAAP) on 23 November 2019.
To increase the reliability of India's national emissions inventory, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) must consider developing 'country-specific' emission factors using real- time measurements across all sectors.
COVID-19 is glaringly revealing the vulnerability of the systems we rely on.
The link between rising levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and changing climatic patterns was first definitively put forth in 1898 by Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist.
The domino effect set in motion by COVID-19 is a blunt reminder that under-prepared systems will have to bear devastating shocks.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution.
Changes in the climate system over tens of thousands of years brought about ice ages and interglacial warming periods.
The rise in temperature, high rainfall variability, and increased frequency of extreme events in recent decades are all evidence of climate change.
EVs are being aggressively pursued by many countries across the world as one of the solutions to address climate change.
