Environment/Science
New York: Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news is, they’re the shape of things to come. more
World has ‘gambled on fossil fuels and lost’, warns Guterres

New York: The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount of resources, such as fossil fuels, will only deliver a “permanent triple whammy ...

China's policy destroying Tibet's environment: Report

Lhasa,Tibet: China, for its own benefit, is shattering and destroying the nature-bound systems of Tibet, while Beijing is not even giving an iota of thought to the inhabitants, reports sa ...

Revitalize our seas’ UN chief urges on World Oceans Day

New York: Ensuring a healthy and productive ocean that serves the whole planet, is a “collective responsibility” that can only be fulfilled by working together, the UN chief t ...

Melting of glaciers in Tibet is threat to region: Report

The melting glaciers of Tibet have emerged as a new challenge for the region which depends on it for water.

‘We can do better, we must’ declares departing UN climate change chief, as COP27 looms over horizon

New York: The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27, due to take place in the Egyptian coas ...

World Environment Day: Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’

New York: “This planet is our only home”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, to be marked this Sunday, warning that the E ...

Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit

New York: Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises on the environment – UN Secretary-General António Guterr ...

Australia: Largest known plant on earth discovered at Shark Bay

Melbourne: Researchers from The University of Western Australia and Flinders University have located what is believed to be the largest plant in the world – an ancient and incredibl ...

Video games for climate action: winning solutions for the planet

From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds, the ga ...