As a part of the nationally determined contribution (NDC), India aims to increase around 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, with a target to reach 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. India wants to attain this sustainable energy goal to combat
Himachal Pradesh, which is facing ceaseless rainfall since Tuesday night, has been now hit with cloudbursts and flash floods in Malana Village and Manikaran valley in the Kullu district on Wednesday. According to State Disaster Management Director, Sudesh Mokhta, four to six people are missing
I often wonder about the towering Mount Everest, the planet’s highest mountain, how it came to be, and where it is heading to amid the climate crisis fiasco. Well, it came into existence after an upward thrust by tectonic action as the Indian-Australian Plate collided
The past week has been one of the most devastating events where a devastating fire ravaged the Jangi Chilgoza forest in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district. The fire stretched for several kilometres and devoured the chilgoza pine forest, which is an important conifer and a cash
Using the computer modeling system, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany have predicted the disappearance of the Siberian tundra by 2500. The reason for this is the obvious global warming that’s rapidly increasing the temperatures in the Arctic region. As a result, Siberian
The alarming global warming takes hold of the usually snow-capped Alps, which are now turning green. This massive impact of climate change is now visible from space. Researchers from the University of Lausanne and the University of Basel have mentioned the impact in the journal
Recently, researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) have created a new direct air capture system to collect waste carbon dioxide. According to the team of researchers led by Professor Seiji Yamazoe, this new carbon capture system works two times faster with 99 percent efficiency.
Every year, World Environment Day is commemorated on June 5. The main purpose of this day is to increase awareness about the environment. Meanwhile, people are motivated to take action to conserve our planet while doing their bit to avoid environmental pollution, global warming, overpopulation,
The younger generation is worried that by the time they will be able to visit the Maldives, this spell-bounding country of 1,196 low-lying islands might go underwater. The Maldives is being swallowed by the sea and it has worried the nation for several reasons, one
German farmer Ulf Allhoff-Cramer takes automaker Volkswagen (VW) to court for being responsible for climate change due to their cars’ carbon emissions. According to the organic farmer, the CO2 emissions by VW are causing damage to his family business. He says that the heavier rains