India ranked 155th in global environment performance list at World Economic Forum

India has been ranked at a low 155th position in a global list that places countries on how well they perform on high-priority environmental issues.

The 2014 Enviro...

Nepal clinches 139th position in environment index

KATHMANDU: Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world.

The EPI assesses nine parameters,...

Beijing’s bad air would be step up for smoggy Delhi

In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked buying of air f...

Kenya to generate over half of its electricity through solar power by 2016

Government invests $1.2bn jointly with private companies to build solar power plants across the country

Masinga hydroelectric power plant. Kenya gets most of its po...

Pakistan worst affected by climate change

KARACHI: Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change globally and in Pakistan, which is the one of the worst hit countries of climate change, agriculture is badly...

Black carbon in air a worry, say scientists

PUNE: The amount of black carbon or soot, a potential cancer-causing substance, has been gradually increasing over Pune city since 2005, shows a study conducted by the Indi...

Polar Bears Changed their Diet to Survive Climate Change

Polar bears in the western Hudson Bay area have become more flexible with their diet due to climate change.

Linda Gormezano, lead author of the study and a vertebra...

Equity and sustainability, the way forward, say environmental experts

JAIPUR: When we can’t say carbon dioxide is yours and oxygen mine, it’s time to stop playing solo and join hands together to work towards preservation of our fa...

Climate change adversely affecting agriculture

JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if p...