(AI generated representative image) As air pollution levels continue to rise across Delhi-NCR, children are becoming increasingly vulnerable to its harmful effects. With AQI levels frequently touching the 500 mark, even everyday activities such as playing outdoors, cycling or walking to school can expose them to dangerous pollutants. Children’s lungs are still developing, making them…

World entering ‘age of climate extremes’: UN chief United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has called for an accelerated transition away from fossil fuels, warning that dependence on them carries a heavy economic and security cost, alongside its impact on the climate crisis.At the COP31 climate summit, the UN chief said countries must move beyond discussions…

The world leaders and climate activists will gather in Antalya from November 9 to 20 for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP31. “In nature nothing exists alone,” wrote renowned environmentalist Rachel Carson in her 1962 book Silent Spring highlighting the intricate connections that bind every living organism to its surroundings.But climate change…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders to take immediate action against climate change, calling the upcoming COP31 summit a “moment of truth” as he prepares to make his final major climate appeal before leaving office at the end of the year.Speaking ahead of the UN climate conference in Turkey, scheduled from November…

A newly released report warns about the perils of temporarily surpassing the critical 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit. A newly released report warns about the perils of temporarily surpassing the critical 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit. A newly released report warns about the perils of temporarily surpassing the critical 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit. A…

World Vegan Day is observed annually on November 1. For many Indians, the day begins with a cup of milky chai, followed by breakfast cooked in ghee. Lunch may come with a bowl of curd and paneer on the menu, while a Sunday meal is often incomplete without chicken curry.These familiar food habits are so…

Landon HobermanPhoto credit: https://barronprize.org/ Landon Hoberman is just 17, from New Jersey, but he’s demonstrating how one small change in the way we eat at restaurants can make a big difference for the environment. He has been lauded for his campaign to get restaurants to stop automatically including plastic cutlery with takeaway and delivery orders,…

India’s 2024 emissions averaged 2.2 tonnes per person, against 5.39 tonnes in the EU and 14.2 tonnes in the US Europe grew rich burning fossil fuels. India is still trying to catch up. And when climate disasters strike poorer countries, the bill often lands on those least able to pay.What would you do if someone…

The high cliffs of Thwaites Glacier taken from the British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter aircraft (Rob Larter/British Antarctic Survey) Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could unleash a bigger threat than previously feared, with new research warning that it could drive twice as much sea-level rise by 2100 as earlier models predicted.According to CNN, the study found that…

File photo: A fish swims through a coral reef in the Dutch Cays of Guna Yala on Panama’s Caribbean coast (Picture credit: AP) A potentially record-breaking super El Niño could push the world’s fragile coral reefs closer to extinction as ocean temperatures soar to unprecedented levels, David Obura, chair of the UN’s expert scientific panel…