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G20 role in climate finance critical: UN body chief

Ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged world leaders to prioritize climate action and increase financial support for developing countries. Stiell emphasized the urgency of the situation as negotiators in Baku work towards finalizing post-2025 climate finance goals. [...]

India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity plan

India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan sets a goal to protect 30% of its natural areas by 2030, aligning with global targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. With a focus on reducing threats, sustainable use, and effective implementation tools, India aims to restore degraded ecosystems and expand protected areas, spending significantly on conservation efforts. [...]

UN, other agencies aim to standardise measurement of environmental impacts

Major multilateral organisations will launch a new initiative next week aimed at developing a system of standards for companies, investors and financial institutions to measure their impact on global sustainability. The new Impact Management Platform is founded by four UN agencies, the OECD, and the World Bank. [...]

Shift to Net-zero buildings is not only cheap now, but viable too; India slowly finding solutions as well

Cheap technology and sufficient skills already exist worldwide to achieve net-zero energy buildings – those that produce enough renewable energy to meet their annual energy demands – at costs in the range of traditional building projects, a study published recently in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has found. [...]

As UN Secretary General makes fresh appeal for carbon neutrality, a Coalition of Indian industries sign charter for ‘near zero’ emissions by 2050

On a day when UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres made a fresh appeal to countries to raise climate action ambitions at a round-table in New York, a coalition of six Indian companies on Thursday signed up an ‘Industry Charter’ for ‘near zero emissions’ by 2050. [...]

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO

Colombia and the Philippines combined accounted for just over half of the confirmed deaths -- 64 and 43, respectively -- followed by Brazil, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. [...]

India’s fight against climate change and disasters needs your bold tech solutions

The spread of COVID-19 brought to the forefront the need to focus more on innovation. [...]

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India's green cover increased by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023: Government report

Madhya Pradesh continues to lead in total forest and tree cover, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra, according to the India State of Forest Report 2023 [...]

Google’s GenCast AI turns spotlight on powerful new weather forecasters Explained

Like ChatGPT can identify what the next word in an unfinished sentence could be, GenCast can guess what the future weather will be given the weather until some point [...]

Opinion divided on Ennore thermal plant expansion at public hearing

Many supported the project, citing job creation for the locals. However, opponents of the project raised concerns over the potential environmental and health risks associated with the expansion of the plant. [...]

Assam bird sanctuary records 72% decline in bird species count in 27 years

A study has attributed the drastic drop in the bird species count to fishing, poaching of birds, collection of eggs, use of the sanctuary as pasture land, and cultivation of crops [...]

Watch: Carbon emissions from Arctic Tundra, cyclone Chido, and more

The episode also looks at Cyclone Chido that struck Mayotte and the Cancel Coal case in South Africa [...]

Permanent ban imposed on crackers, Delhi tells Supreme Court

Counsel for firecracker dealers allege that the Delhi government held no consultations with them despite SC directive [...]

Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans

Factors such as climate change, habitat interruption, environmental decline and pollution have all caused the Helmeted Water Toad's numbers to dwindle. [...]

Data on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of autonomous drones

The scientists at Hungary’s Eötvos Loránd University have been studying group robotics since 2009, and earlier succeeded in creating the world’s first flock of synchronised drones [...]

Ganges river dolphin tagged for the first time in India

The lightweight tags emit signals compatible with Argos satellite systems even with limited surfacing time and are designed to minimise interference with dolphin movement [...]

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