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Budget 2025: India to strengthen climate resilience, energy transition

Budget 2025: India to strengthen climate resilience, energy transition

A cornerstone of the Budget’s green agenda is the 'National Manufacturing Mission' designed to support the growth of domestic industries under the 'Make in India' initiative

01 February,2025 07:46 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
MBMC launches 'Climate Action Plan' to achieve net-zero emissions by 2047

MBMC launches 'Climate Action Plan' to achieve net-zero emissions by 2047

The plan targets a 36 per cent reduction in emissions through the adoption of renewable energy sources, energy-efficient measures for buildings, and improved waste management practices

29 January,2025 04:19 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Ocean surface warming four times faster in last four decades: Study

Ocean surface warming four times faster in last four decades: Study

The study noted that about 44 per cent of the record warmth was attributable to the oceans absorbing heat at an accelerating rate

28 January,2025 04:07 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
WEF 2025: 25 countries join the fight against plastic pollution, climate change

WEF 2025: 25 countries join the fight against plastic pollution, climate change

About 6 million tonnes of plastic waste enters oceans each year and over twice that amount pollutes land, mismanaged plastic waste is severely disrupting ecosystems

25 January,2025 11:47 AM IST | Davos | IANS
Soumya Swaminathan: Zoonotic diseases, climate change threaten human health

Soumya Swaminathan: Zoonotic diseases, climate change threaten human health

Swaminathan, who is also the former Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, emphasised the critical role of integrated research, including data from weather, climate, health, and environmental sources, to predict and prevent future outbreaks

24 January,2025 07:39 PM IST | Kochi | PTI
Climate change fuels dengue surge: New system predicts outbreaks

Climate change fuels dengue surge: New system predicts outbreaks

Researchers develop a cutting-edge dengue early warning system to predict outbreaks, addressing climate-driven surges in cases and fatalities.

21 January,2025 11:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Amitav Ghosh: ‘Bombay needs a disaster management plan urgently’

Amitav Ghosh: ‘Bombay needs a disaster management plan urgently’

Amitav Ghosh, author and climate worrier, is concerned about the city’s lack of preparedness for ecological disasters but is happy that we have mangroves and urban forests. His new book of essays, Wild Fictions, walks us through precious rainforests, forgotten communities and fragile ecosystems

21 January,2025 02:21 PM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Trump signs executive order to withdraw from Paris Climate Change Agreement

Trump signs executive order to withdraw from Paris Climate Change Agreement

Notably, Trump had withdrawn from the Paris Agreement immediately after his first inauguration in January 2017. Joe Biden reversed that decision later

21 January,2025 10:28 AM IST | Washington | PTI
IMD hosts 'Run for Mausam' marathon ahead of its 150th year celebration

IMD hosts 'Run for Mausam' marathon ahead of its 150th year celebration

The department was established in 1875 and since then, it has been helping in systematic observation, regular reporting, and scientific forecasting of weather

12 January,2025 03:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Joe Biden climate adviser says California wildfires show 'you have to take scien

Joe Biden climate adviser says California wildfires show 'you have to take scien

"Just because the US has the biggest, most prosperous economy in the world does not mean climate risk stops at our borders

11 January,2025 07:50 AM IST | Washington | AP

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