Mumbai’s planners should particularly take note, as a study by a World Bank-run body says that densely populated coastal cities are sinking even as sea levels are rising

NGT notice to centre, UP over polluted Yamuna staining Taj Mahal’s white marbles

18 May 2016

Carbon capture and storage key to unlocking unburnable carbon, says white paper

17 May 2016

Court takes cognizance of harassment charges against Pachauri

14 May 2016

Delhi no longer world’s most polluted city

13 May 2016

Delhi’s air has improved from being the world’s worst to the ninth-worst – but this is small consolation for India, as four of the five worst-polluted cities are in the country

Global warming: Major oil explorers give up Arctic leases

12 May 2016

UK government launches £2-mn Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Scheme to cut emissions

11 May 2016

Relief for BPOs as SC eases diesel taxi ban in Delhi

11 May 2016

Plankton endure range of temperatures, more likely to survive global warming

11 May 2016

Canada hopes to tame forest fires after massive devastation

10 May 2016

Global warming could cause chronic kidney disease: study

10 May 2016

Climate change may be accelerating rates of chronic kidney disease caused by dehydration and heat stress, according to a new study

Early Earth's air weighed less than half of today's atmosphere

10 May 2016

New research reverses the commonly accepted idea that the early Earth had a thicker atmosphere to compensate for weaker sunlight

SC open to modifying diesel vehicle ban in Delhi

10 May 2016

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