Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is trying to go vegan out of concern for the planet, love of animals and his own health.
The study, published in the journal Environment and Urbanization, listed Mumbai among cities Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, Jakarta and Dhaka being some of the others where millions are at risk of flooding and heavy storms
The sweltering heat killed 57 people across Japan in the week from July 29 to Aug. 4, the Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
The reasons why American journalism is against the Tata Nano are obvious. The Nano was 'not invented here (in the United States).'
The financial district of Wall Street is slowly turning 'green'.
The Bihar government has directed its officials not to use bottled water in government offices and meetings
Gore was among the 2007 American Nobel Prize winners who were invited for a photo session with the president.
Global warming may sound like vague jargon from scientists making reports for the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Does it matters if the green house gas emissions by the world cross the limits of 550 part per million by 2050? Or if average per capita carbon emissions go beyond the 2.5 tonne mark?
An FAQ on why the world's richest nations are concerned by climate change.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday voiced concern over climate change threat and said unless people change their lifestyles, 'our future will be at peril'.
'Once a government has approved a report then they necessarily have to accept ownership of it.' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Chairman Dr R K Pachauri in an extensive interview.
'When there is a change in the wind speed or the stress exerted on the surface, it will change the ocean currents.'
Global warming threat has forced all developing nations to go for bio-fuel in a big way. The case of India is also not different.
He expressed hope for positive changes in a world that faced a myriad of daunting challenges, ranging from poverty to global warming and terrorism.
While Global Warming has been talked about for some years now, most of us haven't taken it seriously.
As a consequence of global warming, the melting of ice sheets and glaciers in the high mountains would lead to a rise in sea level and adversely affect the low lying coastal areas in the Indian subcontinent.
A key UN climate change summit that will be attended by nearly 150 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks off on Monday under the shadow of the deadly Paris terror attack to try to craft a long-term deal to limit carbon emissions.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a fraud, a liar and a hypocrite, top Democratic leaders and speakers at the party's national convention said as they lashed out at the billionaire from New York.
'In the next 14 years, 100% of US energy will be clean and solar.'
The prime minister lamented on the lack of unanimity amongst the member states on the issue of terrorism, saying it dents those very principles, that are the basis for the creation of the United Nations.
A White House spokeswoman, Michele St. Martin, was quoted as saying that Cooney would not be available to comment.
The company has battled opposition from green groups since starting work on the project five years ago
UK parliamentary delegation to visit India
"It's very difficult for animals and vegetation to adjust to the rapid temperature changes in the Artic. They could die," director of Danish Polar Centre Hanne Petersen said.
Anil Madhav Dave is a known conservationist but may have to fight green allegations.
The study was conducted with CSIRO scientist Neil White using data from tide gauges and satellite measurements, and the results vindicated sea-level rise projections by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate.
The two-day G20 Summit saw the Indian side making "significant contributions" on resolve to counter terrorism and boost global trade and investment.
The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of their 8th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition: a selection that runs the gamut between beautiful, eye popping and, in the case of the Conservation category winner, tragic and unnerving. This year's contest attracted "thousands" of entries from 78 countries across the world.
'I will live my life and let other people live their life too.' 'There are big problems in life yaar, like global warming. Let's talk about that.'
Scientists said Artic may be caught in a "vicious cycle" of global warming. As ice melts, there is less white matter to reflect sun's heat back into space. The dark ocean absorbs more of sun's heat and that, in turn, melts more of the ice pack.
Today is World Environment Day; apt then we look at what contribution some of the best-looking people we feature on our pages make to it!
Readers share their experiences of Terrible Tuesday.
Italy, Germany and France issued a collective statement dismissing US President Donald Trump's suggestion of revising the global pact, hours after the latter decided to 'get out' from the Paris climate accord.
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