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UN climate chief Simon Stiell set the tone on Monday: “There is a deep awareness of what’s at stake, and the need to show climate cooperation standing firm in a fractured world.” His warning was blunt: “There is no time to lose with delays and obstruction.” For the next two days, ministers will lay out their positions…

Pune: India had been undergoing faster and more uneven climate shifts than earlier estimated and the country had warmed by 0.89°C (2015–2024) compared to the early 1900s (1901-1930), revealed a new peer reviewed study.The hottest day of the year had been warming by 1.5-2°C in western and northeast India since the 1950s, the assessment published…

But this lush harmony carries a warning. If negotiators at COP30 hope to protect the world’s forests, they must first safeguard the people who sustain them. Chocolate, community and a vision for the future Just 30 minutes by boat from Belém – known as the ‘gateway to the Amazon’ rainforest and host city of this…

NEW DELHI: The 30th session of the UN climate conference (COP30) concluded in Belem, Brazil with a compromised deal as countries agreed to triple adaptation finance (funds to assist developing countries to tackle impacts of climate change) as part of the summit agreement – called global ‘Mutirao’ decision – but could not reach consensus on…

On Tuesday in Belém, ministers from Colombia, Germany, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and several other countries, voiced strong support for Brazil’s proposal to elevate the issue in this year’s round of UN climate negotiations. The coalition called on negotiators to reinforce language around the fossil fuel transition in the draft…

NEW DELHI: Total annual groundwater recharge in the country marginally increased in 2025 compared to last year and so did the water availability for different uses, but nearly one-fourth of the assessment units collectively continued to be in semi-critical, critical and over-exploited categories due to notable decline in recharge in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,…

On a sandy riverbank, a modest school crowned with a solar-paneled roof tells a different story – one of resilience, ingenuity, and hope for the next generation. A school built for the future For three years, the Maria Naura Gouvêa Municipal School has been living out one of COP30’s central themes: adaptation. Its flood- and…

Hyderabad: A quiet cliff edge at a stone quarry in Yenakathala, Vikarabad, turned into an unexpected sanctuary after a birder’s alert about a Rock Eagle Owl nest prompted the Telangana forest department to halt quarrying operations for over a month.Birder Manoj Kumar Vittapu, joint secretary of the Telangana Photographic Society, visited the quarry on Sunday…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures: a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time. A recent study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications earlier in December, centered around a construction site that was…

Amid reports of deadlocks on fossil fuels, climate finance and other key issues, both leaders urged negotiators to act decisively on phasing out fossil fuels and boosting adaptation finance, insisting that fairness and ambition must guide the final hours of COP30. Guterres: 1.5°C is the ‘non-negotiable red line’ Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Mr. Guterres…