DDIndia Climate Change: Environmental Insights

Climate Change

August 13, 2024 3:23 PM

Nepal plans to plant 10 million saplings to mitigate climate change

Nepal's Minister for Forest and Environment Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri has instructed all subordinate bodies to plant 10 million saplings of different plant species at all local levels during the ongoing monsoon. Monsoons in Nepal generally begin on J...

August 13, 2024 12:50 PM

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region's south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday. Last year was the ...

August 9, 2024 12:42 PM

Climate change fueled record early fires in Brazil’s wetlands, study says

Climate change intensified by 40% the weather feeding devastating wildfires that have likely killed millions of animals this year in Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest wetlands, scientists said in a study published on Thursday. Climate change al...

August 8, 2024 1:27 PM

Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say

Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past decade, placing the world's largest reef under threat, according to research published on Thursday. The reef, the world's largest ...

August 7, 2024 2:16 PM

OPEC’s tightrope walk between oil price stability and climate goals

In recent days, the global oil market has experienced significant volatility, reflecting the complex interplay of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, economic concerns, and production disruptions. This turmoil highlights the delicate balance OP...

August 7, 2024 8:47 AM

India’s renewable energy capacity has increased by 165 percent in 10 years: Pralhad Joshi

India's installed renewable energy capacity has increased by 165 percent over the past decade, rising from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday. Replying to a debate in Rajya Sabha on demands...

August 6, 2024 6:21 PM

Incessant Rain Disrupts Kathmandu Flights, Dark Clouds to Persist Over Nepal

Incessant rainfall across the country from Monday night has affected flights. According to Tribhuvan International Airport Office, both flights—domestic and international from TIA have been disrupted due to poor visibility following incessant rainf...

August 6, 2024 6:15 PM

Landslides in Baglung Claim 7 Lives; Continuous Rains Threaten More in Mountain Regions

The death toll from separate landslides today in Baglung has reached seven while four have been rescued alive. In Badigad municipality of Baglung district in Gandaki Province, two were killed when the landslide buried a house in rural mu...

August 6, 2024 1:53 PM

Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study finds

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva came into office in 2023 pledging to tackle deforestation in the Amazon and restore his country as a climate leader after years of intense destruction in the world's largest rainforest under predecessor Ja...

August 2, 2024 4:59 PM

Heavy rain, floods in Pakistan kill at least 30

Floods brought by torrential rains in Pakistan caused damage that killed at least 30 people this week, authorities said on Friday, as the second-largest city of Lahore was drenched in the most rainfall it has received in more than four decades. The ...

DD India