The government has set a target of increasing non-fossil power capacity to 500 GW by 2030. It wants non-fossil fuel power sources to provide half of its electricity supply by 2030
Country's Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has brought attention to India's commitment to the climate targets and its efforts toward the global good.
As Goa faces climate change threats from rising sea levels and extreme tidal events, its age-old khazans could come to the rescue
By 2050, sea level rise is expected to inundate 40 per cent of Goa’s low-lying areas, ravaging the state’s popular beaches by draining the sand along its...
To reduce environmental norm violations in West Bengal, the state pollution control board has announced a monetary reward of Rs. 500 to those who report cases...
World Environment Day 2022 is not only a day to express intent, but also step on the gas on climate actions
Renewable energy and hydrogen can reduce help reduce emissions, but there is a need for conferences of parties to reduce larger risks to the planet, its...
The first Heat Action Plan (HAP) was designed and implemented in Ahmedabad in 2013. With India experiencing severe and prolonged heatwave conditions this year,...
In Central Asia, scientists stumble on the interactions between land, atmosphere and ocean.
Climate change has been a topic that people all over the world have been talking about for years. Here are a few films that showcase climate change across the...
COVID-19 is a rude awakening for us and business cannot resume as usual. There is urgency in getting all parties and stakeholders to agree and arrest the rapid...
The climate crisis is raising its ugly head as heatwaves, wildfires and sudden flooding wreak havoc with the loss of lives and livelihood. Climate scientists...
Heatwave Horror | How will the #heatwave impact India? Read all the stories of the current issue here: https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine
The warning signs are flashing for all to see. But no one is bothered. Not the people, nor the polity.
Forget escaping to Shimla or Manali in summers. The heatwave has hit Himachal Pradesh with extreme weather events and water scarcity
India has no policy for rehabilitating climate refugees even as the people living along coastal West Bengal and Odisha are exposed to greater vulnerability
Farmers are waking up to the threat of extreme heatwaves across India. Are our policymakers listening?
While the heatwave in Vidarbha has claimed 25 lives this year—the highest in seven years—the poor and homeless continue to suffer its ill-effects
The marginalised and poor communities are at a greater risk of deadly heatwaves, disastrous floods and devastating cyclones
A brutal heatwave that has exacerbated India’s power crisis is threatening to short-circuit New Delhi’s COP26 commitments
An Adivasi woman writes about life in Maharashtra’s hottest area
Outlook photographers tell the brutal story of heatwave through the sufferings of people
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca was an instructor of english, french and spanish before debuting as a poet in 1989
Joshi, who completed his school education in Chiplun tehsil, later studied at Model Art Institute in Mumbai’s Dadar and at Bharati Vidyapeeth in Pune.
Despite all the challenges and lofty targets, the world can still meet climate targets if all sectors take up mitigation efforts immediately, says the latest...
