Extreme climatic conditions are threatening food security in South Asia, as per the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report. The report by the UN body claims that escalated threats of floods and droughts will make India and Pakistan among the most vulnerable to climate change. The second installment of the IPCC Working Group...Read More
As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere — but unlike U.S. President Joe Biden he thinks Russia will not invade...Read More
Climate change and rapidly rising temperatures across the globe pose a threat to children in the womb, claims a new study. Premature birth is more likely as a result of the rapidly rising temperature. It could also result in problems like hospitalisation and weight gain among young children, the study further claims. In six separate...Read More
The year 2021 was climacteric as the world focused its spectacle on climate change issues like never before. The discourses around sustainable conscience, ethical usage of resources, and climate-conscious behaviour spread their influence in almost all sectors of the world. For example, the auto industry saw many major players deciding to go carbon neutral and...Read More
This shift to a plant-based diet can help the world achieve its target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels and provide rich nations a “double climate dividend”, a new study has revealed. According to the research, conducted by the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University (The Netherlands), if 54 high-income...Read More
