India Has Practically Achieved Pre-2020 Climate Action Targets: Prakash Javadekar
India News | ANI | Saturday November 28, 2020
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday launched the "India Climate Change Knowledge Portal" through a virtual event where he said that India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets.
Scattered Rain In Several Parts Of North India Brings Down Temperature
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 8, 2020
Scattered rainfall and thundershowers in several parts of northern India led to below-normal temperatures in the region today, with the weather department ruling out any significant rise in the mercury over the next four-five days.
India May Suffer Devastating Climate Change Impact In 80 Years: Study
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 6, 2020
India may face devastating climate change effects, including killer heat waves and severe floods, in the next 80 years, says a study that calls for urgent steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avert associated risks to the country's population, ecosystems and economy.
50 Degrees In Rajasthan's Churu, Red Heatwave Alert In North India, Vidarbha
India News | Reported by Divya Wadhwa, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday May 26, 2020
A red heatwave warning was issued for Maharashtra's drought-prone Vidarbha district, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, where Churu recorded a day temperature of 50 degrees Celsius - the second hottest day ever recorded in May since May 19, 2010. The meteorological department also issued a red rain alert for Assam, Meghala...
North India Floods Killed Over 1,900 People This Year: Report
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 27, 2019
Floods in north India killed 1,900 people this year and forced more than three million out of their homes, according to a new report, which said these weather events reflected trends being driven by climate change.
Banana Production In India May Get Affected By Climate Change, Says Study
Sakshita Khosla | Wednesday September 4, 2019
A new study has created cause for worry for banana cultivators and consumers in the country.
North, Central India To Be Warmer Than Usual Between April And June
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 2, 2019
The average temperature between April to June is likely to be 0.5 degree Celsius warmer in north and central India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Monday in its seasonal outlook for the next three months.
US, China Largest Emitters, But India's Coal Plants "Unhealthiest": Study
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019
Though China and the United States may be the largest producers of coal power in the world, it is power plants in India that take the highest toll when it comes to health, a global study has claimed.
India To Get $43 Million For Boosting Climate Resilience Along Its Coast
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 22, 2018
A UN-backed fund has approved USD 43.4 million for enhancing climate resilience for millions of people living in India's coastal communities as part of its efforts to combat extreme impacts of climate change.
North India Shivers Under Cold Conditions, 4 Dead In Uttar Pradesh
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 6, 2018
Cold conditions persisted in the northern states and claimed four lives in Uttar Pradesh as dense fog engulfed parts of the plains adding to the woes of the people.
India Emerging As Front-Runner In Fight Against Climate Change
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 8, 2017
India is emerging as a front-runner in the global fight against climate change, the World Bank has said, noting that the solar power is gradually displacing coal as an energy source in the Asian country.
Dry Spell Hits Jammu And Kashmir As Jhelum's Water Level Hits 60 Year Low
India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday January 1, 2017
Jammu and Kashmir is facing the longest post-monsoon dry spell in more than 40 years. The impact is most distinctly visible in the plummeting water level of the River Jhelum. Just two years after the river flooded much of Kashmir, it has dropped to its lowest in six decades.
Western Disturbance Raises Temperature Across Bihar
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 25, 2016
Residents of Patna today witnessed a sunny day and an increased temperature which was a few notches above normal due to the western disturbance which could approach Bihar in two-three days, the MeT department said.
109 Glacial Lakes Formed In Himachal Pradesh In 2 Years: Study
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 7, 2016
Highly fragile moraine-dammed lakes, an increasing phenomenon in the Himalayas, increased from 596 to 705 in barely two years in Himachal Pradesh, raising the spectre of glacial lake outburst floods, warns a state government study.
Paris Climate Pact To Enter Into Force On November 4
World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 6, 2016
The Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on November 4 as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its implementation, United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon has said.
India Has Practically Achieved Pre-2020 Climate Action Targets: Prakash Javadekar
India News | ANI | Saturday November 28, 2020
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday launched the "India Climate Change Knowledge Portal" through a virtual event where he said that India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets.
Scattered Rain In Several Parts Of North India Brings Down Temperature
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 8, 2020
Scattered rainfall and thundershowers in several parts of northern India led to below-normal temperatures in the region today, with the weather department ruling out any significant rise in the mercury over the next four-five days.
India May Suffer Devastating Climate Change Impact In 80 Years: Study
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 6, 2020
India may face devastating climate change effects, including killer heat waves and severe floods, in the next 80 years, says a study that calls for urgent steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avert associated risks to the country's population, ecosystems and economy.
50 Degrees In Rajasthan's Churu, Red Heatwave Alert In North India, Vidarbha
India News | Reported by Divya Wadhwa, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday May 26, 2020
A red heatwave warning was issued for Maharashtra's drought-prone Vidarbha district, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, where Churu recorded a day temperature of 50 degrees Celsius - the second hottest day ever recorded in May since May 19, 2010. The meteorological department also issued a red rain alert for Assam, Meghala...
North India Floods Killed Over 1,900 People This Year: Report
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 27, 2019
Floods in north India killed 1,900 people this year and forced more than three million out of their homes, according to a new report, which said these weather events reflected trends being driven by climate change.
Banana Production In India May Get Affected By Climate Change, Says Study
Sakshita Khosla | Wednesday September 4, 2019
A new study has created cause for worry for banana cultivators and consumers in the country.
North, Central India To Be Warmer Than Usual Between April And June
India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 2, 2019
The average temperature between April to June is likely to be 0.5 degree Celsius warmer in north and central India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Monday in its seasonal outlook for the next three months.
US, China Largest Emitters, But India's Coal Plants "Unhealthiest": Study
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 21, 2019
Though China and the United States may be the largest producers of coal power in the world, it is power plants in India that take the highest toll when it comes to health, a global study has claimed.
India To Get $43 Million For Boosting Climate Resilience Along Its Coast
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 22, 2018
A UN-backed fund has approved USD 43.4 million for enhancing climate resilience for millions of people living in India's coastal communities as part of its efforts to combat extreme impacts of climate change.
North India Shivers Under Cold Conditions, 4 Dead In Uttar Pradesh
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 6, 2018
Cold conditions persisted in the northern states and claimed four lives in Uttar Pradesh as dense fog engulfed parts of the plains adding to the woes of the people.
India Emerging As Front-Runner In Fight Against Climate Change
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 8, 2017
India is emerging as a front-runner in the global fight against climate change, the World Bank has said, noting that the solar power is gradually displacing coal as an energy source in the Asian country.
Dry Spell Hits Jammu And Kashmir As Jhelum's Water Level Hits 60 Year Low
India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday January 1, 2017
Jammu and Kashmir is facing the longest post-monsoon dry spell in more than 40 years. The impact is most distinctly visible in the plummeting water level of the River Jhelum. Just two years after the river flooded much of Kashmir, it has dropped to its lowest in six decades.
Western Disturbance Raises Temperature Across Bihar
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 25, 2016
Residents of Patna today witnessed a sunny day and an increased temperature which was a few notches above normal due to the western disturbance which could approach Bihar in two-three days, the MeT department said.
109 Glacial Lakes Formed In Himachal Pradesh In 2 Years: Study
India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 7, 2016
Highly fragile moraine-dammed lakes, an increasing phenomenon in the Himalayas, increased from 596 to 705 in barely two years in Himachal Pradesh, raising the spectre of glacial lake outburst floods, warns a state government study.
Paris Climate Pact To Enter Into Force On November 4
World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 6, 2016
The Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on November 4 as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its implementation, United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon has said.
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