Large cardamom yields are falling dramatically across the north-east Himalayas, where a fungal infection caused by climate change threatens one of the world’s most expensive spices
As India celebrated its 66th Republic day this week, chief guest US President Barack Obama watched a display showcasing the rich culture of various Indian states pass by on the Rajpath, New Delhi’s ceremonial boulevard. A beautiful…Read more
Climate change, leading to a warmer sea temperature and ocean acidification, is turning the rich coral reefs off India’s Andaman & Nicobar Islands into a graveyard
Brown white-tipped horns of the Staghorn coral, named so due to its resemblance to deer antlers, have always been the home of dainty little damsel fish off the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands. But this has changed in less than five years…Read more
India strengthened its clean energy cooperation with the US at a New Delhi summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama and agreed to hasten its HFCs phase-out, but made no commitment on controlling carbon emissions
India will take more action to advance its transition to a low carbon economy, and the United States of America will help this process in…Read more
The government policy is to plant lots more trees as part of India’s climate mitigation strategy, but experts worry about contradictory policies that may take away more forest land for factories and other projects
India will opt for “aggressive” afforestation to expand its tree cover as part of its climate change mitigation strategy, says Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate…Read more
Scientists can take a lead role and cooperate across national borders to find development pathways that will benefit every country in the region
The eight countries in South Asia that comprise the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have a collective population of over a billion and a half people, many of whom live in some of the ecosystems that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts such low…Read more
