Climate Change

Germany is set to lose up to 900 billion euros by 2050 due to climate change related damages to its economy, according to a study published the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Ministry for...

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Sunday said heat caused by climate change poses an additional challenge to women workers in informal sectors and a global ‘Climate Resilience Fund’ will help tackle this challenge. Clinton also announced...

Continued carbon emissions would significantly reduce rice and coffee production in Indonesia -- one of the world's top producers of both crops -- according to a groundbreaking study that will be published by a team of scientists led by...

India is ranked among the top five countries, and the best among the G-20 nations, under the global Climate Change Performance Index, an official statement said.The index is published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network...

Climate change could be twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world if carbon emissions remain high, according to new data released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Climate Impact Lab.Using Dhaka, Bangladesh, as...

Climate change is taking more lives than we think – this was highlighted in an alarming report by the Lancet journal that states that there was a whopping 55% increase in the number of heat-related deaths in India between...

Assam and Nagaland Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Monday maintained that man-made factors were partly responsible for climate change and serious corrective steps need to be initiated.He also underlined that the threat of climate change could present an existential challenge...

Continuing the spree of public notices for amendments to its various acts at a pre-draft stage, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has now proposed decriminalisation of certain sections of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. During last 10...

When multiple extreme weather events are being witnessed across the globe, are there any that are being incorrectly attributed to climate change? A newest study has shown how attribution science has led to major advances in linking the impacts of...

The inaugural programme of the two-day workshop on “Strengthening Community Resilience to Climate Change & Disaster Risk” was held in Kohima on Wednesday.According to a DIPR report, the workshop is organised by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA),...