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Bidding Goodbye to COP33: Has India Missed a Trick?

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (777+ words) Last week, India withdrew its bid to host COP33the 33rd annual climate conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)in 2028, vaguely stating that it had done so after reviewing its commitments. While the withdrawal was quiet, the decision…...

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India Withdraws Bid to Host COP33 in 2028

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (157+ words) India has withdrawn its bid to host the 33rd Conference of the Parties (COP33) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The decision comes as the country shifts its focus to pressing regional diplomatic initiatives and ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects....

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Science vs Suspicion: Decoding India's Rising Interest in the 'Chemtrails' Panic

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1662+ words) When Delhi saw windy weather, sudden rains, and thunderstorms in March, some people took cover under an umbrella or raincoat, while some others took out their brand new 'tinfoil hats' and started posting videos and posts on the internet. We're…...

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Climate Justice as a Metric: 3 Resets India Needs to Protect the Most Vulnerable

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (950+ words) India's climate story is increasingly told in numbers, degrees of warming, millimetresof sea'level rise, parts per million of carbon dioxide. The latest State of the Global Climate report adds even more sophisticated metrics to this lexicon'from Earth's energy imbalance to…...

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Celebrating Our Tigers: Can Music Make Us Feel Climate Loss?

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (672+ words) When you are doing projects of this nature, there is a canvas that is provided, and your idea is to kind of put your colours on that canvas, but you must keep the ethos of the painting alive," says renouned…...

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The West Asia War Made a Case for Renewables, but the Reality Is More Complex

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1272+ words) The largest release of oil from countries" strategic reserves in history is underway, in an effort to ease prices. But even so, billions of people are dealing with surging energy prices and spiking food and fertiliser costs. Governments are scrambling…...

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India's New Climate Goals: Experts Decode 47% Emissions Intensity Cut by 2035

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (947+ words) India on Wednesday, 25 March unveiled its updated climate pledge'nearly six months after missing the September deadline. The Union Cabinet approved the much-anticipated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for 20312035, stating that the new targets build upon India's earlier commitments submitted in 2015, and…...

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Global Climate in "State of Emergency" as Energy Imbalance Hits Record High

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (495+ words) The World Meteorological Organization's 2025 State of the Global Climate report has confirmed that Earth's climate is experiencing its highest-ever energy imbalance, with the years 2015 to 2025 being the hottest on record. The report highlights that over 90 percent of excess heat is…...

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Can Nicobar Islands' Corals Survive Translocation? Coral Biologist Raises Doubts

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (546+ words) At a time when corals around the world are facing unprecedented threats from climate change, India's plans to translocate big coral colonies in the Nicobar Islands for a mega development project has come under severe criticism. A comprehensive plan to…...

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Global Sea Levels Higher Than Estimated, Raising Risks of Coastal Floods: Study

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (534+ words) Sea level in Asia rising at faster rate, finds study Recent scientific analyses indicate that global sea levels are significantly higher than previously estimated, placing millions more people at risk of coastal flooding and related hazards. The findings indicate that…...